How to catch mice without a mouse trap. A simple trick that works! Mousetrap Monday

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  • @ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday
    @ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday  3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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    • @gamehacker2494
      @gamehacker2494 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🇨🇦

    • @John-kv7jo
      @John-kv7jo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would this trap work for rats as well?

    • @vaccineskillpeople3688
      @vaccineskillpeople3688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@John-kv7jo I bought 2 of these bucket things off Amazon, it does work. I used sweet feed for my cow

    • @outdoor121
      @outdoor121 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Will this work for a rat, got one in kitchen, he's very smart cannot catch

  • @kvnnnnr
    @kvnnnnr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +491

    man let me tell you.. i came home and unexpectedly saw a mouse in my room. upsetting bc i keep it clean. googled and saw this video, set up the trap, smoked a blunt outside for about 15 mins, came back in & the mouse was caught. big s/o to u bro

    • @playlistjohnnybitter
      @playlistjohnnybitter 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      This post is blunt an to the point.

    • @RickMcGuire-bl2vs
      @RickMcGuire-bl2vs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      It doo be a good video

    • @front2427
      @front2427 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RickMcGuire-bl2vs I go watch video it be a good video

    • @JaySamurai79
      @JaySamurai79 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Videos be good sometimes. It's Friday, ain't got no job, ain't got $h!+ to do

    • @Deemonster537
      @Deemonster537 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Blunt 😂that NYC !!!! Yurrrrr

  • @margorife740
    @margorife740 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    This is so easy to set up and use. I trapped 36 baby mice with the bucket trap. Four at a time even. Thanks, Shawn.

    • @soniavos8065
      @soniavos8065 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine jump out. 😢

    • @shinola228
      @shinola228 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@@soniavos8065If you put more grain inside they may not get good footing to jump.

    • @soniavos8065
      @soniavos8065 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @shinola228 turns out that the babies I was catching. The big ones jump out, and other get smart to the traps I set. I got a 1/3 measuring cup tied a string to the hole in the end. Baited ia bowl with a cracker tied to a bell on a string.Then teped it to the top of the bowl. The string on the measuring cup that held the bowl up slightly. Then I ran the string down the hall to where I slept. If I heard the bell I knew he was eating the bait, pulled the sting, and trapped him under the bowl. Evaded me for weeks. I went without a mouse in the house 1 week. Until next time. Thanks for your help.

    • @shoozu
      @shoozu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Oiling the walls below the peanut butter would help

  • @boldcounsel9406
    @boldcounsel9406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +550

    Mouse Trap Manufacturers HATE him.
    Find out how he catches a ton of mice with this ONE SIMPLE TRICK

    • @RydalS
      @RydalS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Made me LOL

    • @wuxxie843
      @wuxxie843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This kind of meme isn't used very often. Good one.

    • @josephburchanowski4636
      @josephburchanowski4636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      "Find out how he catches a ton of mice with this ONE SIMPLE TRICK"
      .
      Bowl of oil.
      .
      Lets see how many people remember.

    • @classichank60
      @classichank60 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It sounds like those hyperbolic ads you see browsing through some random sites.

    • @maxlevedgeful
      @maxlevedgeful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      This guy let a bucket with sunflower seeds in the night. What happened next will shock you!

  • @jasongooden917
    @jasongooden917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +474

    That Second mouse is like: But the food is over here,
    Shawn: Go this way

    • @fanplant
      @fanplant 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      the mouse thought he hit Lotto!!

    • @-danR
      @-danR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "I'm gonna take 'em far out in the wild..."
      Shawn gave them a little trip.

    • @armvex
      @armvex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      At the end it seems the mice even chasing the bucket

    • @JMRSplatt
      @JMRSplatt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Little guy just wanted his food mountain!

    • @carndt2911
      @carndt2911 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JMRSplatt Yeah, maybe he could have left out some of the food for them in the bush. In any case, nice not to kill them.

  • @deadowl833
    @deadowl833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1245

    Shawn Woods: So good at catching mice, he invents traps accidentally.

    • @84257542
      @84257542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      He don't even need a trap to get mice trapped

    • @jamess3417
      @jamess3417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      This isnt new, people have been using this style of trap for decades

    • @yourordinarysmallyoutubech1373
      @yourordinarysmallyoutubech1373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@jamess3417 who gives a dang darn?

    • @jamess3417
      @jamess3417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@yourordinarysmallyoutubech1373 because someone implied it was a new invention

    • @terryv
      @terryv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Justin Bazzle - That’s how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone!

  • @MrHackSatireVideos
    @MrHackSatireVideos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    I usually just play my flute and they follow me out of the house in a line -- but this works, too.

  • @212frankiefame
    @212frankiefame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    Exterminator: *sprays chemicals and leaves poison around the house*
    Shawn with a bucket: hehe mice go plop

  • @vintagesimpilot2623
    @vintagesimpilot2623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    Been meaning to try this. It's been on my bucket list for a while.

    • @ITPalGame
      @ITPalGame 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      🥁🥁🥁

    • @PoeLemic
      @PoeLemic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ha ha ha ... saw what you did there ...

    • @ethanlexa1725
      @ethanlexa1725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ha!

    • @ArDeeMee
      @ArDeeMee ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ba-dum-tssssh!
      Had to read that twice, actually. 😂

    • @greensunfish
      @greensunfish ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LOL 😂

  • @Josh12323
    @Josh12323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +398

    Who would win: a mouse, or literally just a bucket

    • @koitou6828
      @koitou6828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      A bucket

    • @AntiusII
      @AntiusII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A stick!

    • @gangatalishis
      @gangatalishis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A bucket filled with water

    • @ionymous6733
      @ionymous6733 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      well, to be fair it's not literally just a bucket. There's a ramp and bait.

    • @Notorious-AP
      @Notorious-AP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ion Ymous hahahah

  • @truthsmiles
    @truthsmiles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +619

    TH-cam: Demonetizes Shawn for showing mice jumping into a bucket.

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Without a doubt! Any excuse will do!

    • @em1osmurf
      @em1osmurf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      he said "kill". uhoh.

    • @fritz1990
      @fritz1990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yep, just about ready to uninstall the TH-cam app because of their BS

    • @N54MyBeloved
      @N54MyBeloved 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@fritz1990 Dude come to the light as millions of others have and get TH-cam Vanced. No ads, able to play videos when unfocused on the app, etc.

    • @warlikelaughter6230
      @warlikelaughter6230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fritz1990 I like how brother Nathaniel calls the CEO seasoned wood sheets key

  • @giselledawson7275
    @giselledawson7275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Used this hack in a hurry when there was a mouse in our house. We managed to trap it in one room. Set the bucket trap and it worked like a charm. Thanks Shawn.

    • @simonebaileycampbell2013
      @simonebaileycampbell2013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How big was the bucket?

    • @michellenason5905
      @michellenason5905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@simonebaileycampbell2013 You need a bucket as big as his or something similar . Maybe a pickle bucket , painting bucket , construction bucket or even a cat litter bucket .

    • @yvonneanders8547
      @yvonneanders8547 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have seen similar videos using a bucket. This is the easiest.

    • @stezzysteve8903
      @stezzysteve8903 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You only had one? I just caught one haven’t seen any more 🥵

    • @sweetcountrylivinfloyd3659
      @sweetcountrylivinfloyd3659 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michellenason5905 yee haw

  • @dr_ivel3489
    @dr_ivel3489 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You need the sunflower seeds. They create a soft ground. In this way they absorb the impulse of the jump. It's like jumping in beachvolleyball. This way the mouse can't jump out of the buket.

  • @cindyh9907
    @cindyh9907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Worked like a charm! I did this, and the oil bowl technique you shared. The 1st time I tried... I caught 3 mice! I'll try again in a few weeks to make sure we don't have anymore hanging out in our garage. Thanks so much!

  • @sammirenee7560
    @sammirenee7560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    the fact you’re able to be near them.. and put your hand in the bucket with them in it and be calm when they run out the bucket… my whole body got chills

    • @brendaclark3234
      @brendaclark3234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wouldn't stay in the house with a rodent, let alone the same room. Nasty

  • @kevinmontoya7318
    @kevinmontoya7318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    3:03 Never seen before footage of shawn woods threatening mice to subscribe

  • @wraith4978
    @wraith4978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    when the mice are smart enough to know they can't be killed if they are native so they just go for it.

  • @Vexzion
    @Vexzion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    you've seen electric traps, you've seen walk the plank traps, now finally we have ... a bucket, yep we've reached the absolute minimum

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      But have we really reached the minimum?

    • @fur_avery
      @fur_avery 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      2021: Super effective mousetrap 23 mice in one night. Mousetrap made out of 100% air, no bait needed

    • @emiliohernandez6005
      @emiliohernandez6005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Shawn is so powerful and respected by mice that he could put a sing that says: "Dear mice, please go into this bucket" and catch at least one.

    • @MrVBolton
      @MrVBolton 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Purity of awareness ♈️

  • @KEG-keg
    @KEG-keg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This actually worked!!! 🙌🏼
    I woke up in the middle of the night to hear something running under my bed and to my horror saw a small grey mouse running out of my bedroom. For the last few weeks, we’ve pulled up the carpets, plugged any potential mouse holes and used this bucket trick, as wanted an alternative to mouse traps.
    We placed the bucket in the warmest room in the house (laundry/boiler room) and just left it and to be honest, completely forgot about it 😂
    You need a lot of patience as this was not an overnight operation but took 2-3 weeks until we caught a mouse. Would recommend to anyone looking for a laid back approach to catching mice.

    • @KEG-keg
      @KEG-keg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Caught another one 😂

    • @Ramslamtheman
      @Ramslamtheman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KEG-keg lmao😁😁good deal

  • @DeirdreYoung1
    @DeirdreYoung1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Here the sunflower seeds prevent them from jumping out - we've seen mice jump out of a plain bucket. Nice live catch trick. I still like the oil the best, though.

    • @monkeygraborange
      @monkeygraborange 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The oil makes them easier to fry up later!

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@monkeygraborange TMI

    • @HHmz-rp8ht
      @HHmz-rp8ht 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lmao stop spreading bullshit. He just gave them food.

    • @JerezIwiski
      @JerezIwiski 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Have yet to see mice escape a 5 gallon bucket

    • @KyleHarrisonRedacted
      @KyleHarrisonRedacted 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The sunflower seeds do double duty of further bait, and preventing the mice from cannibalizing one another

  • @rbtyod
    @rbtyod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Smear peanut oil around the rim!
    Bait and trap improvement in one.

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Diabolical !

    • @jonl1319
      @jonl1319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah I was thinking a similar thing maybe just above the layer of peanut butter so they are more likely to slip

  • @johncage3025
    @johncage3025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    The mice really seem to not care about food when they realize they’re trapped, they show signs of panic and sometimes aggression. Pretty interesting.

    • @tylerblock3377
      @tylerblock3377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      He's shown similar traps in the past, though, where it caught a bunch of live mice in the same container. They didn't have any food in that container and they ate one of their smaller inmates before he got there in the morning.

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@tylerblock3377 YIKES! Cannibal Mice!

    • @muskokamike127
      @muskokamike127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@tylerblock3377 Or the rat who discovered his live trap bucket and would hop in, grab a mouse and hop out....

    • @zoppie
      @zoppie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Never forget the legendary Fat N.Happy.

    • @1USAUSA
      @1USAUSA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well, yea... it is very understandable. Right? I mean they know when they made a huge mistake and can't treat back to their nest after the feast... lol...

  • @tonka5
    @tonka5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Shawn is so well known among the mice community, the mice just show up and jump in his bucket.
    Nice video! Thanks.

  • @jbrown9431
    @jbrown9431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am still mesmerized by the his tone and techniques every time!

  • @jamesmurphy7828
    @jamesmurphy7828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I am now putting this to the test in my home. I got three 5 gal buckets with water in them. Will see how they do in practice. I have a well sized colony in my home by now so if they work at all, they will work well. I added canola il on the rim to make it easier for the mice to slip in as well.

    • @fromcanada6259
      @fromcanada6259 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      how did it go for you?

    • @jujujijijaja
      @jujujijijaja 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Did it work?

  • @cliffcannon
    @cliffcannon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The Zen minimalist mousetrap ... and no creatures were harmed in the making of this video.

    • @bbris52
      @bbris52 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love your comment!

  • @catherinesearle9596
    @catherinesearle9596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I tried this idea. Came home and found the bucket full of mouse droppings, the peanut butter gone, and no sign of the mouse! I have tried every trick in the book. I am basically putting on a free mouse buffet. My life is a Tom and Jerry cartoon at this point, spending all my spare time plotting against my arch nemesis, the mouse.

    • @ArDeeMee
      @ArDeeMee ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The bucket probably wasn’t tall enough. Add water, you can’t really jump while standing in water. Or, if you don’t want to drown them, put oil in the bottom, just enough to completely cover the bottom. Their feet will be so slick they can’t hold onto the rim.

  • @unknownyoutuber466
    @unknownyoutuber466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Shawn: says Im not going to kill them insted of **humanely dispatching them**
    TH-cam:** demonetization intensifies**

    • @danavidnong2525
      @danavidnong2525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The vid didnt get demonitized ( if i spelled that right ._.)

  • @donjackson7429
    @donjackson7429 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Caught the mouse in our house in 10 minutes!!!! Thank you!!!

    • @wisdomfox857
      @wisdomfox857 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's not a good you know that right

  • @kimberleymiller2017
    @kimberleymiller2017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I used *lucky charms* instead of seeds, worked like a champ!! Thanks so much Shawn!! Appreciated in Mi.

    • @jennifervp4208
      @jennifervp4208 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Works Like a charm 🍀

    • @Jeffybeebop
      @Jeffybeebop 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      3:49 did you catch any leprechauns though? 🍀

  • @divinedplayer1803
    @divinedplayer1803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Shawn accidentally created an insane mouse trap by just leaving it in his yard’
    *legend*

  • @JuanFranco-mq7js
    @JuanFranco-mq7js 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    next week: how to catch a mice without mices in your house.

    • @amandamimic2725
      @amandamimic2725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      *is forcibly removed from the pet store*

    • @ronellkelly1470
      @ronellkelly1470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Juan Franco *How to catch a mouse without mice in your house

    • @paulfernandoesparzabueno9130
      @paulfernandoesparzabueno9130 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Next month: how to catch mice without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch without catch

  • @cw1462
    @cw1462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Thank you so much. Literally set this up and 2.5 hours later, we got our man. I didn't have seeds so only used the peanut butter. It totally worked.

    • @muyy1
      @muyy1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whats the purpose of the seed?

    • @blackswan4486
      @blackswan4486 ปีที่แล้ว

      Olive oil?

    • @death__ray
      @death__ray ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@muyy1 I guess it's less easy for them to jump with the seeds 🤔

    • @nightlady2001
      @nightlady2001 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@muyy1maybe to give them a softer landing and something to eat since they must have been hungry

  • @Milty2001
    @Milty2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    Those dislikes are probably the mice that fell into the trap

    • @squid.3044
      @squid.3044 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you even have a brain mice don't any devices in order to dislike plus you as you the people with no brain doesn't not nows they don't even realize they would be clicking dislike next time use your barin. In case anyone was wondering yes this is a joke.

    • @Milty2001
      @Milty2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@squid.3044 it's just a joke dude jeez😒

    • @unknownyoutuber466
      @unknownyoutuber466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Average Nerd calm down. I hope you are joking

    • @MarioMario-yb3iz
      @MarioMario-yb3iz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Average nerd was joking too lol apparently

    • @paulfernandoesparzabueno9130
      @paulfernandoesparzabueno9130 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@unknownyoutuber466 lol he said it was a joke

  • @ronsout
    @ronsout 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Shawn, several years ago I had a cookout and had a 6 gallon bucket with water in case of fire as we were in a terrible drought. After the cooking was finished and the fire was out, I doused the areas around the grill and stuck the bucket inside a shed. Someone had thrown a chicken leg bone in the gallon of water left in the bucket. I came out to do some yard work the next morning and was going to dump the water as it was next to my work bench. There was a huge dead rat in it. Apparently he had tried to get to it off the workbench and fell in but couldn’t get out. This video brought back a good memory for me. Take care and Friday and today Your counter showed I was #421 on the Like counter. Have a great week and check You Friday 🤠

  • @queenabaddest1
    @queenabaddest1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    How big does the bucket need to be so they can’t jump out

    • @barrylafleur8526
      @barrylafleur8526 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It seems the seeds keep them from being able to jump well. It doesn't look like they are jumping too high.

  • @Danmo143
    @Danmo143 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    We’ve never had a mouse until I saw one tonight (about 11pm) in my kitchen after just getting home from traveling 😳. I was even afraid to go to bed!!! Didn’t know what to do, so I made one of these-and it was in there within 15 minutes!!!
    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! 🎉

  • @AlouetteRC
    @AlouetteRC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    3:19 "On second thought, I'll just stay here..."

    • @6610stix
      @6610stix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why not?
      The weather's good and it looks like I won't need to call Uber Eats today.

    • @jnas273
      @jnas273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Go this way !

    • @armvex
      @armvex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      3:29 hey! Thats mine.

  • @UnwiseWings0973
    @UnwiseWings0973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That last one had a hard time choosing between freedom, or a lifetime supply of food.

  • @Jenniferg008
    @Jenniferg008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    15 minutes.... thats all it took to catch 2 mice in my basement. Thank you for this lifesaving, effective and EASY mouse trap!!!!

  • @MrChubbyHubby.
    @MrChubbyHubby. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Now that is minimalist mousing at it's best, nice job Shawn!

  • @chelsearh7476
    @chelsearh7476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thank you for supporting such a humane trap! Either catch and release or instant kill are the only way to go. Drowning, sticky pads, etc are so horrific.

    • @angiebaby8870
      @angiebaby8870 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well he told ppl exactly how to turn this into a drowning trap lol sooooooo

  • @ananamu2248
    @ananamu2248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If you run out of mouse traps Shaun ,you could read audible books ...your voice is so kind and soothing

  • @nicolalabrador8830
    @nicolalabrador8830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It WORKED!!!! Thank you so much! You have no idea! My cat brought a mouse in my house and the bucket worked! Happy New Year!

  • @thinkingimpaired5663
    @thinkingimpaired5663 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Do you think it might work with a 7 gallon bucket like the buckets used in sports? The 7 gallon bucket has much higher sides that might prevent the rats from jumping out.

  • @colinnorris4156
    @colinnorris4156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    How deep does a bin need to be so they can't jump out? I once found a mouse "nest" and put the mice in a small garbage bin (about 50cm deep) - they all jumped out. Or does there need to be something in the bottom to absorb the energy when they try to jump?

  • @harrisonlewis6853
    @harrisonlewis6853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Shawn, based on your video's. I took a 5 gallon Lowe's bucket and filled it up with 5" of water. Took a piece of styrofoam and glued 2 washers to one side and a dab of jiffy on other side and let it float. Ramp and 4 mice tried to jump aboard for peanut butter but had to swim. Only one was still alive in morning. Best clinger. Am now rewatching your videos to find out how to identify native species. For Ohio.

  • @alicoreee3873
    @alicoreee3873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Great video (as always) Shawn Woods I have a question for you about catching mice and rats. Over all what mousetrap worked the best for you and how affective was it?

  • @0511wells
    @0511wells 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great idea! I am not friends with these little guys, and the fact that you are so humane to let them go is just better. If I hadn't seen this, I would have doused the bucket with water. You are a good man.

  • @theapocilip
    @theapocilip 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Shawn: “you’re free”
    Last Mouse: “Looks out” naa.... I think I’ll just hang In here and eat seeds
    Shawn: *go this way*

  • @TheBlairThing
    @TheBlairThing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel like what makes this trap so successful isn't the bucket itself, but the seeds at the bottom preventing the mice from getting enough footing to jump out

  • @jasepoag8930
    @jasepoag8930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Super complicated electronic mouse trap mechanisms?
    Nah, literally just a bucket.

    • @GreenAppelPie
      @GreenAppelPie 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely, but it’s still fun screwing around with traps. The mice kind of traps that is.

    • @prcervi
      @prcervi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you seen the oil bowl trap? complex traps have their benefits but it's hard to beat functional simplicity

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ive always thought about this. If you just put a lightly suspended platform in the middle, they'll think its solid ground and jump on their own... I guess you dont even need that!

    • @iconikthekid8166
      @iconikthekid8166 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pvic6959 I have mice and no mouse traps so what should I do

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iconikthekid8166 no idea. im no expert. though i guess youre on the best channel for that

  • @fluffyotter1601
    @fluffyotter1601 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wish me luck 🍀 I just set this bucket trap up……the snap traps are NOT working, mouse steals the bait and the traps snaps…..NOTHING! Now it’s WAR, lol!

  • @Blacknstraight
    @Blacknstraight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Love the videos. I have a compost bin and a garden in my backyard so I have mice and rats. I’ve tried all sorts of traps, lately I’ve been able to catch a few by cornering them and using blunt or sharp objects near by. It’s more work but gets job done. I’m going to try the peanut butter 3” down on a bucket of water (no native mice around my parts)

    • @PoeLemic
      @PoeLemic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Decide to start eating them. They're easy to cook and very nutritious. Then, you won't have the waste after you're done.

    • @Blacknstraight
      @Blacknstraight 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@PoeLemic I've got plenty of squirrel around but if times get hard enough I will do what i need to in order to survive

  • @gauntletsportsmedia
    @gauntletsportsmedia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This trick worked for me! I used a plastic container and spread peanut butter and put cheez its in the bottom. I got some annoying house mice! Thank you very much for sharing.

  • @_Ramen-Vac_
    @_Ramen-Vac_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Deer mouse: "ur not gunna leave the seeds? ? ? :( well keep me..."

  • @chanba4015
    @chanba4015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I tried this today!
    It worked really well!
    My cat unfortunately "lost" a mouse the day before and it ran into my flat.
    I didn't want to kill that mouse , so I looked for a way to catch it alive.
    And it turned out great!!!

  • @mitchellmiller3176
    @mitchellmiller3176 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good idea I'll definitely have to give this a try, my trailer has been getting infected with mice and rats for months now and I've been wasting my money with glue traps forever

  • @brhanafi
    @brhanafi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I saw a mouse in my apartment last night and tried this trick. And it worked! Thank you, Shawn!

    • @ASHLEY143MUHA
      @ASHLEY143MUHA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Omg i just saw one in mine im sick 😬do you mind if I ask wht size bucket your used?

    • @brhanafi
      @brhanafi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ASHLEY143MUHA The 5 gallon bucket. Goodluck!

  • @Solarphobie
    @Solarphobie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Shawn: starts catching mice
    Me: Mr. Shawn are you catching mice
    Shawn: yes

  • @Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot
    @Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Sell this for 2x the price of a bucket

    • @meep1433
      @meep1433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bruh you are one big brain man

    • @Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot
      @Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@meep1433 ez cash

    • @meep1433
      @meep1433 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot yes indeed

  • @Jane_Ricciardi
    @Jane_Ricciardi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hi, Shawn. Thanks for all the great videos. How tall is that bucket?

  • @thomasfotiii4363
    @thomasfotiii4363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I believe this could be improved by adding cooking oil in a ring just below the top. I notice they like to lean into the bucket by putting their front feet against the inside wall.

  • @dapper_gent
    @dapper_gent ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I used a cardboard lid with a plank cut into it with a bait trail to the end of it. It caught all the mice that coffee shop had in it.

  • @blueferral3414
    @blueferral3414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    When I was in college our barracks were infested with mice. We used to put peanut butter at the bottom of our metal trashcans and catch mice.

    • @em1osmurf
      @em1osmurf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      50 years ago, in 'A' school at Great Lakes, they still had some of us living in old WW2 "H" barracks. we did the same for cockroaches. one legendary Jurassic roach was pinned to the bulletin board on top of a dollar bill. No BS: it was larger than the bill. people would come from all over the base to see it.

    • @leebertie57
      @leebertie57 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did you; humanely dispatch them and feed them to local wildlife?

  • @Echotracers
    @Echotracers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Next thing you know, Some company in China is going to try to get a patent on buckets.

  • @eldergroan
    @eldergroan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Shawn single-handedly tanks the entire mousetrap market...

  • @gatorgotme
    @gatorgotme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Using the same setup, also add a ring of oil about an inch down from the top and they won’t be able to hang there and think, just slide down. Awesome.

  • @makay1116
    @makay1116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’m going to try this! Also, I think I’ll add a little oil just below so that if they reach down, they slip

  • @johnstrauch2112
    @johnstrauch2112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have been using just a bucket like this for the last couple of years now. About 70 mice in my shed this summer so far. They come for the water since it is dry out here in West Texas. Cute little critters but so nasty and destructive.

  • @tin2001
    @tin2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Shawn: "you're free..."
    Mouse: "what's that? The foods free? Neat!"

  • @MattXShaver
    @MattXShaver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mr. Sunflower Seed probably gets so happy every time you walk in his store

  • @kl3nd4thu
    @kl3nd4thu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow. This is as easy as the oil in the bowl trap too.

  • @Ventrishero
    @Ventrishero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You could combine this with the peanut oil trap so the larger mice can’t jump out

  • @XXWhambarXX
    @XXWhambarXX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I didn't even have a ramp or food and I found 3 mice running around in the rubbish in my shed bin.

  • @WadcaWymiaru
    @WadcaWymiaru 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would oil the edges to make it more slippery.
    BTW - you should isolate the food-bait from the mice to catch more because of the smell.

  • @luke1stars1masher
    @luke1stars1masher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The way he point at the mouse as he talks about subbing, makes me think he's telling the mice to subscribe. That image is so funny to me

    • @legomegaman101
      @legomegaman101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tbh, I wouldn't put it past him at this point 😂😂😂

    • @leebertie57
      @leebertie57 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am not sure humanely dispatching half of your subscribers will be a good strategy.

  • @MuskratOutdoors
    @MuskratOutdoors 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a big glass bottle called a carboy that I use to ferment chokecherries and things to make wine. If I don't remember to cork it, a mouse or two will crawl into it and die. No bait at all. They must be able to smell the wine even after it's gone and the bottle has been washed out.

  • @ThijsK1991
    @ThijsK1991 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    1:33 is Minecraft dirt digging sound😂

    • @BGDIMO
      @BGDIMO 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😂😂😂😂

  • @Ben-ve2fp
    @Ben-ve2fp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you tape a piece of paper to the edge, like a bridge, with peanut butter or bait of your choice at the end, they won’t think twice about crossing it and the paper won’t support their weight and will collapse and you’ll catch more.

  • @yulianamiranda1983
    @yulianamiranda1983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I loved your idea, I can’t imagine harming them even though I don’t like them...

  • @TacoJauns
    @TacoJauns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, Shawn was so excited with this trap he wasn't going to "humanely dispatch them" he was just going to straight up kill them if they weren't native 2:52

    • @legomegaman101
      @legomegaman101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      . . . And here I was thinking he was just acting for the video lol you took that to a whole other level 😂😂😂

  • @Senamora
    @Senamora 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i hope this works a mouse is in my house :(!
    1 hour later caught and relocated! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

  • @loonypics6938
    @loonypics6938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Occam's Razor : Proven right here. Simplicity at it;s finest !.

  • @zaledalen9931
    @zaledalen9931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've been catching mice and shrews this way since I was a kid. That's a long time ago, eh.

  • @CJfoks
    @CJfoks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I also discovered this by accident. I have tall metal bucket where I store mice from my live catch mouse trap. One day I left it for night with 3 mice and some rice and wheat in it, next day there were five mice. Two just jumped in from small table that was close to bucket.

  • @Innuya
    @Innuya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hey Shawn I don't mean to alarm you but I think you might have a mouse problem. Hope this helps!

  • @cougar02000
    @cougar02000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Most effective mouse trap yet, totally free and easy too use.

  • @Maunory
    @Maunory 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Friend's family apparently dug a bucket into ground on a corner of their house and caught mice with that. I always thought that sounded implausible

  • @MadDoofer
    @MadDoofer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Next: Gonna catch mice by just looking at them
    Coming soon: Gonna catch mice by command

  • @Daniellehabibis
    @Daniellehabibis 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi,Erin! is combat boots still in style for this winter? or the pointy toe is taking over? Thank you!

  • @BrunodeSouzaLino
    @BrunodeSouzaLino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is reaching Lockpicking Lawyer levels of simplicity.

    • @hughbrackett343
      @hughbrackett343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Squeak on one, nothing on two....

  • @dinodice
    @dinodice ปีที่แล้ว

    I caught one tonight with this trick. Setting it free in a bit. I didn't think it would work. I didn't even have a ramp, he probably jumped straight into it from the shelf where we heard it walking often lately. Thanks!

  • @volvo09
    @volvo09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'd laugh if I heard you joke one of these days and say "so we're gonna take these over to my neighbors yard and let them go". :)

    • @GinaZalner
      @GinaZalner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      volvo09 funniest comment on this video! 😂

    • @darkharlezucreek
      @darkharlezucreek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My 1st thought was exs house 😆

  • @hunterpeckinson1655
    @hunterpeckinson1655 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My family and I just moved into our new home and unexpectedly brought another family with us from our storage unit. Well I caught two last night with this method!! Thank you

  • @josephpacchetti5997
    @josephpacchetti5997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is just what I need, and it works well, Thanks Shawn!

  • @bp6877
    @bp6877 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG! I've been trying to figure out how to catch mice without endangering my parrots! You just might have the answer! I can't wait to try this! If successful, I'll comment again with an update! Thank you for an excellent suggestion!

  • @tech1250
    @tech1250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What is the minimum height of the bucket so they dont jump out?

  • @eyeborg3148
    @eyeborg3148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Shawn, I along similar lines I used to use a similar trap on chipmunks that were destroying my garden -
    I would get a bucket, fill it up slightly with water, and cover the top with sunflower seeds. Chipmunks would then jump into the bucket, thinking the layer of sunflower seeds was solid, only to drown in the water beneath. Very simple and effective.

  • @logiic8835
    @logiic8835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Next video do how to catch a mouse without a mouse