Threeband
The M1 Does My Talking
I live in the country and would not do without a cat! We had three and are down to one and told the wife to get a spare, ASAP, and she has not done so. We have not had a mouse in the house in 16 years since having cats we allow outside also. Indoor cats are useless for controlling mice. Once they mice get inside there is too much for them to hide in and avoid the cats.
Long ago, I lived in a house in Old East Dallas that had rats. They drove me nuts. I used to shoot at them with .22 shorts out of my Marlin 39A - never could hit them on the run. I trapped a bunch in various traps, including a Victor muskrat trap I happened to have. That was a leg hold trap, and I would finish them off with the Marlin.
One day I brought home a stray cat from work, and the rats disappeared instantly.