feeding the ice so they leave you alone.

[Slo-go'en]

The old sacrificial cookie scheme. That idea has been around for a long time.

I throw a handful of sunflower seeds under every shelter I pass so my tent sight stays meece free.

I was throwing sunflower seeds out onto my driveway to get rid of them - figure the squirrels or birds would eat them. But I found most of them inside my car engine compartment!

[Feral Bill]

That's why I hike with my emotional support snake.

That would be a service snake. It compensates for your inability to catch and eat mice.

[Ethesis]

As a biology teacher, I can tell you that this is a really bad idea. As others have pointed out, the more food the mice have the more mice there will be in the future. The only way to control the mouse problem at shelters is to make sure the mice don't get fed by humans. Other than that, encouraging snakes to also frequent shelters is probably the best other option. So if you see a snake at or near a shelter, leave it alone.

I’ve been happy to see snakes under shelters.

[Sarcasm the elf]

You mean leaving a little bit of this as an offering? *



*This is a joke, absolutely don't do this.

[Vanhalo]

I throw a handful of sunflower seeds under every shelter I pass so my tent sight stays meece free.

lol

Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down....

In a most delightful way.

[rocketsocks]

You mean leaving a little bit of this as an offering? *



*This is a joke, absolutely don't do this.

its like liquid plumber in da can

[Cheyou]

What is the proper mouse diet ? Are they vegan, ovo-lacto ,pescatarian ? Would you resupply with mail drops ? Would mouse food b considered base weight ? How much money should I budget for a through hike for mouse food ? Separate cook kits or can I share w the mice ? I may need a larger backpack:0)

thom

[Slo-go'en]

I know mice have the uncanny ability to chew a hole in a food bag exactly where the peanuts are.

Speaking of snakes, my hiking buddy at the time and I came up on a shelter in PA in the late afternoon just in time to see a big fat rattler come slithering out of the bushes and go under the shelter. We looked at each other and I said "I bet there are no mice at this shelter, but I'm less then enthusiastic about sleeping atop a rattle snake den." My buddy agreed and we proceed to the next shelter.

[blw2]

yeah, I know I get all that....well as I said i think it's a horrible idea ethically..... but what I meant by "brilliant" is obviously the short sited selfish side of it. I'd bet it would work.... keeps them busy and satisfied so as to not eat holes in packs and such....for the night.

and it wasn't the scoutmaster's idea....it was the guy "loner boner" Apparently has hiked the AT 3 or 4 times now.....???

[middle to middle]

I thinkI stayed in that shelter !

[saltysack]

I’m bringing one of my service owls on my next hike....f$$$ the mice.....one is ultra light...one is just light and even have one for 4 season use... ....


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[SoaknWet]

Now that's my definition of a true hiking partner!

[glenlawson]

and it wasn't the scoutmaster's idea....it was the guy "loner boner" Apparently has hiked the AT 3 or 4 times now.....???

I watched his youtube. He said his hiking partner "heard about a guy who" Then he went on to detail how he put 6 pieces of spinach tortilla out to feed the mice so they would be full. And it worked! He didn't hear them all night. He also admitted he had in earplugs.

I commented on his youtube page that he is spreading vermin and disease because he is feeding the mice. The mice are bad around shelters and they spread disease. I don't see room for anyone promoting this kind of behavior.

[Reverse]

I have never heard of a full mouse.

[saltysack]

Not sure I’d take much advice from a guy named “Loner Boner”


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[devoidapop]

I’m bringing one of my service owls on my next hike....f$$$ the mice.....one is ultra light...one is just light and even have one for 4 season use... ....


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Kind of surprised there are no decoy owls put up at shelters. We had them in the backyard when I was a kid to keep woodchucks out of our apple trees.

[Highstepper]

I stayed in Moreland Gap shelter a few years ago and Loner Boner was there. I'm sure it was his snoring that kept the mice away.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Not sure I’d take much advice from a guy named “Loner Boner”


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Mercifully, it's simply his last name. IIRC, his trail name is actually Loner Bohner.

[D2maine]

Mercifully, it's simply his last name. IIRC, his trail name is actually Loner Bohner.

this is Loner Boehner

https://youtu.be/baxCMk5VnjQ

[D2maine]

correct spelling

Bohner, Lee E. 'Loner Bohner' ; Osgood, IN ; NOBO 09-25-11
Bohner, Lee E. 'Loner Bohner' ; Osgood, IN; NOBO 09-23-15