"Pop" wrote:

I've heard that before but I have a neighbor tried it and all he
got was some soggy oats. He put one at the silo door and another
at the hey mow steps. Only thing it ever caught was an
unsuspecting farmhand going up into the mow. It was cold & he
got rather wet when it tipped over. And mad.

I use a 5 gal bucket with a cover. cut a hole about 2" round . . .
wipe peanutbutter on the bottom side of the cover. . . add 3-4 inches
of water. Dump 4-5 mice per week from my garage.

I do provide an easy way for the mice to climb atop the bucket. I
also wipe a bit of peanut butter on the ramp & replace it when I empty
the bucket.

Jim