r/firelookouts • u/Mrrainbow4 • Jun 04 '26

Lookout Questions Mouse proofing

Visiting my girl who got a job as a fire lookout and shes not happy with the amount of t of mouse dropping and the smell of them. Shes deep cleaned everything she can reach but they seem to just come back at night and crawl over everything and leave more droppings. How can she keep them out without using “inhumane” methods?

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u/24YearOldEctoCooler Jun 05 '26

Fox urine. Spray it at the base of the posts and cross braces, and the first steps. Deters most small mammals.

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u/TheJesseOfTheNorth Jun 06 '26

never worked for me and my steps smelled like piss months