Yes. I lost a super size pike net.
Noticed two groundbait bags in the boot had holes in them.
Stripped boot out and the korum net had been bitten through half way around the top
Never had them in the boot before and really worried that they may get into rhe electrics of the car. That could be terrible news.
Two mouse traps overnight, and two mice.
Left two more days and all seems good, no more signs. I'm guessing they got in via a tackle bag on the grass.
Have always kept two traps primed in the shed without result.
You are correct in worrying about the little bar ….. in your car Graham.
A couple of years ago my last Volvo began playing up, different warning lights coming on for this and that , the local garage checked it out , couldnt find anything wrong. We called in an Auto Electrician he did his stuff and found a mouse nest underneath the back seats, the little sods had pulled a lot of the sound muffling padding into a cosy home for themselves, and then started to chew through the wiring loom.
I had an idea that a mouse may have climbed inside my rod sleeves whilst I was fishing and exited when I put them in the car to go home.
The Electrician said he had a couple or three cases of rodent attack every year on various cars, but they were always cars that were from rural areas, I live in a rural area, but still no knowledge as to where the little sod got in, cost me a good wedge to get fixed as well.
We had another large rodent problem last year , visiting my son in Germany, he lives in a heavily wooded area, one night a Pine Marten climbed under the bonnet of my present Volvo, ate through the engine cover and crapped all over underneath the bonnet. It seems they also like to eat through brake hoses . Maybe I was lucky .
I have bought an Ultrasonic device for deterring the Pine Martens, it gives out a high pitched ping which they dont like. It seems to work, as I have had no trouble from the Martes since then in Germany .I wonder if it would work for Mice in the UK?
Worth thinking about as they devices dont cost much, certainly cheaper than replacing nets and Rod bags etc.
David .
