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Stuff openings with steel wool. Mice don't like it and won't pull it out. We had our high mouse population a few years back. A neighbour rigged up a pail of water with a ramp and bait on a tin can strung on wire across the top and that got about 50 mice that fall. Works pretty well for mass production unless you're adverse to mouse drowning. Our yard weasel did it for us that year.
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I call it a yard weasel tongue in cheek since we only saw it once although it likely was hanging around most of the fall. If you find a pile of dead mice tucked away somewhere, it's almost certainly is the work of a weasel. They really can go through mice, and they store them for later use.
The weasel was pretty funny when we saw it. It had turned white for winter and fit for a king's robes but the lawn was still green. The weasel comes around the side of the house and my shepherd starts barking at it from his run. The weasel freaks and runs under my truck. Then it tries to get from the truck across some lawn (no camouflage) to some pine bush and every time it tries the dog barks. The weasel's courage failed, it spun around in circles on the lawn and ran back under the truck a half dozen times before it bucked up courage enough. The dog was definitely entertained but I imagine the weasel was in ill humor. I suspect they're in ill humor generally and it would be sort of like having a Don Rickles with teeth for a pet.
Having livestock (especially chickens) or small pets is about the only reason I can think of for not wanting a 'yard weasel.' They are real hard on rodents. Our yard bear 'also tongue in cheek' is more entertaining (some people have to watch TV) but there are plenty of reasons for not wanting to have a yard bear.
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Well, our yard weasel was around a bit last winter but sort of deserted us. Got to find it and beg it to come back. There weren't too many mice around but those that were found a way into my 1/2-ton, chewed up some floor board insulation and dragged it into the heater. Now when I turn on the blower I get a hint of mouse pee--my wife says more than a hint. Dang I don't want to tear off the blower and clean everything out but suppose I have to. Where are those weasels when you need them--probably off voting in more regulations?
Pete: An adjacent rural township amalgamated with a town--big mistake. The resulting town council voted in a by-law that limited the number of cat a household could have. They recognized the arrangements of cats and farmers so allowed more cats outside of town, but they had to be licensed. I don't think I've heard of anything quite as dumb as licensing barn cats--might be interesting trying to put collars on them. Might as well license the yard weasel too, but at least our council haven't taken leave of their senses--nothing but country people here.
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Steel wool works great. Little buggers won't touch it at all. It may rust but it's about the easiest thing for sealing some openings but not around electrical wiring.
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