There are plenty of them out at the Armadillo Ranch. I they get into the main house by squeezing in at the corner of the screen door on the front porch and just waltz in through the double doors that are usually left open when we are there. This one took the bait.
Many times one will build a nest in the gas grill on the back porch. Back in 2011, when we were having a major drought, the woods were tinder dry. I did not open the lid to light the grill like normal and just clicked the starter button. A flaming mouse dropped out of the bottom and headed for the woods. I managed to run it down and stamp out the fire on the critter before it reached the woods. The mouse did not survive. This one was ushered out before I cleaned out the nest and lit a fire.
