Weasels

[Machias]

Made some weasel boxes today.  Got two out tonight.

[Kain]

Those are great.  Did you make that bigger pan for the trap or buy it like that?  I tried to make some for my traps and didnt have good results.

[Machias]

I made them out of an old plastic lid.

[Kain]

Very cool.  I will have to give it a try again.  Good luck with these and let us know how it goes.

[lokidog]

Fred, what do you use for bait in there?  Wouldn't that be considered a body gripping trap?

[Boss .300 winmag]

Machias what do you do with them?

[Bigshooter]

Fred, what do you use for bait in there?  Wouldn't that be considered a body gripping trap?

Mice and rat traps are not considered body gripping traps.  I heard raw bloody liver is a good weasel bait.

[Machias]

I use chicken livers and anise extract.  A good weasel lure helps as well.  I'll skin, flesh and stretch them and then either sell them or have them tanned.  Probably tan a few and sell a few depending on how many I end up with.

Lokidog the rat traps do not fall in the banned trap list.

[lokidog]

Wish they made rat traps big enough for mink.... 

We are being overrun by mink out here and our rabbit population is crashing.  Will mink hit bait?  I have not had any luck except by putting a trap in front of the hole where they got into the chicken coop a few years back.

[Machias]

Mink will definetly do bait, lots of mink are taken with baited 110 conibears......where legal. 

[WAcoyotehunter]

I have heard of guys using a spray bottle with blood to make a mess of it around the box entrance...ermine seemed to like that?

Keep us posted on your success!

[boneaddict]

Thats awesome. 

[Kain]

Trap weasel to improve small game numbers.   

[Humptulips]

Wish they made rat traps big enough for mink.... 

We are being overrun by mink out here and our rabbit population is crashing.  Will mink hit bait?  I have not had any luck except by putting a trap in front of the hole where they got into the chicken coop a few years back.

Friend of mine in GH County has had good luck catching mink in baited cage traps.

[jager]

That 3rd video is great!
Stinky little guys but very cool!