I am a garden caretaker right now, watching a friends little garden. I ate a lot of gooseberries and raspberries and harvested some salad and zucchini. A good thing such a garden.
And I made friends with this little guy who was not at all shy. One wonderful evening I lay in front of this sage bush and watched my friend eat. It did not care at all and allowed me about twenty centimeters close. And now I am a little in love with a mouse.
So please, do me a favor. Stop killing mice. They are part of your ecosystem as well as your well beloved foxes or squirrels.