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Tom Gardner[_6_]

On 9/18/2012 12:59 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:29:25 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:

On 9/17/2012 6:05 PM, Ignoramus16116 wrote:
We discovered that have some mice in the warehouse.

I set up some mouse traps, but I doubt that it will take care of the
problem fully. Maybe we should get a cat here. If so, what cats are
least troublemakers and good at catching mice?

Get a 5 gallon bucket half filled with water. Tie a string tightly to
the handle where it attaches to the bucket Poke a hole in the bottom and
top of a soup can and drain the soup. Place the can on the string and
smear it with peanut butter. Take a 2' long or so piece of wood and
lead it against the bucket near the string.

Mice will smell the peanut butter, walk up the wood and onto the soup
can. The can will roll due to their weight and they will fall into the
bucket and drown. I've caught as many as ten in one night. (not at the
factory but in a Canadian fishing camp)
My Grandfather's record in the hunting camp (November) was 56 the
first night. Second week of the hunt h got three mice all week.
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Gerry :-)}
London,Canada

How did he prepare them? Any good recipes?

My other mouse trap is a paper plate with a loop of duct tape and baited
with peanut butter. That's when you prefer them live!