Mice In Pole Barn

Hoping someone on this forum had found a way to keep these little buggers out of your barn.

A few weeks ago, my Wife fired up the RTV and a field mouse ran up her leg and under the dash. After making all the racket and commotion we could, the mouse did not show his mug again. We then towed the vehicle 130 miles to the dealer for service.

I immediately put down large sticky traps.

When we arrived this weekend, one mouse was KIA in the trap. The other traps were clean.

I got on the tractor to back it out and as soon as I fired it up, two mice shot out from under the hood and oddly, instead of running for the hills, they ran to the back of the barn. More traps deployed.

My Wife said she had read if you open the hood on your equipment, the mice might stay out of it. So I dutifully raised the hoods on everything including the 9N which had mouse nuggets on the batter. GRRRRRRR

Please tell me that someone on this forum has a trick for keeping this guys from eating your wiring. We have two Aussies but they are not always with us at the farm so poison wasn't my first choice.

I feel so dirty.

Thanks

Mice In Pole Barn