[at-l] Of Mice and Men (generically speaking)

[David Hicks" <daveh@usit.net (David Hicks)]

May be.

Can't speak to owls.  However, I have maintained shelters w/ and w/o
extensive comments in the log about seeing snakes.  I have seen a difference
in mouse droppings when snakes were a topic of discussion -- including the
same shelter, esp. enclosed shelters like Chestnut Ridge.

Chainsaw

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Heffington" <phil.heffington@oc.edu>
To: "'AT- L Mailing List'" <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 1:57 PM
Subject: [at-l] Of Mice and Men (generically speaking)


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> 3.  Killing the mice takes away a food source for the snakes and owls.
Ever
> see an owl catch a shelter mouse?  Not likely.  They swoop down on them
> silently in the woods, and need a bit of flying space to do so.  The
number
> of mice in shelters for snakes and owls to eat is pretty minimal compared
to
> the number more easily available in the woods.