Post by: lokidog on December 13, 2015, 06:43:15 PM
20 of 33 hens - DEAD, one of two roosters injured and may not make it. >:( >:( >:( >:(
Time to get my trapping permit so I can go after more than just the ones in the yard.
If anyone has any good ideas on what to use for bait/setups, please let me know. Many of my sets will be on shorelines as that is where the mink forage between their trips across land looking for rabbits and chickens.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 13, 2015, 06:46:58 PM
Post by: lokidog on December 13, 2015, 06:48:00 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on December 13, 2015, 06:56:58 PM
I think you know a good bait... :sry:
Post by: lokidog on December 13, 2015, 06:58:15 PM
That bites. Those things are horrible for their size.
I think you know a good bait... :sry:
I'll be saving the guts, but the mink just don't seem to be as much into scavenging as raccoons, unfortunately.
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 13, 2015, 07:02:10 PM
Post by: lokidog on December 13, 2015, 07:14:33 PM
Ever think about putting in a listen device, like a crib monitor or something? :bash:
Might be a bit annoying when the rooster crows at 2 in the morning, which they do frequently.
Post by: TheHunt on December 13, 2015, 07:18:12 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 13, 2015, 07:20:42 PM
Ever think about putting in a listen device, like a crib monitor or something? :bash:
Might be a bit annoying when the rooster crows at 2 in the morning, which they do frequently.
Better look into some rooster obedience classes. :chuckle:
Post by: lokidog on December 13, 2015, 07:22:47 PM
MAN, trapping license or not. I would be putting down traps.
Plenty around the coop. I don't worry about the trap when I see them though. 8) I try to be legal with the traps off of my property though.
Post by: Timberstalker on December 13, 2015, 07:40:16 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 13, 2015, 07:42:12 PM
Post by: lokidog on December 13, 2015, 07:50:27 PM
What's mink taste like? :chuckle:
Don't know, most of the time there's nothing left of them after I'm done taking my frustrations out on them. :mgun2:
Post by: Gobble Doc on December 13, 2015, 10:02:42 PM
Post by: Special T on December 13, 2015, 10:33:03 PM
Post by: syoungs on December 13, 2015, 10:49:59 PM
Post by: Smossy on December 13, 2015, 11:12:13 PM
Don't think ill be doing much trapping this year.
Post by: lokidog on December 14, 2015, 04:41:57 AM
So, I went out before bed last night and my small trap was dragged about four feet and the chicken head I was using for bait was pulled halfway out the side, I guess it was close enough for the turd to reach through. >:(
I woke up a bit ago and couldn't get back to sleep, so I figured I'd check out the traps... got the little (*&%*&$#* !!
:brew:
It looks like a small female, I'll see after I whack it later.
Post by: Old Dog on December 14, 2015, 05:06:26 AM
Post by: jackmaster on December 14, 2015, 05:18:40 AM
Post by: lokidog on December 14, 2015, 05:34:37 AM
A cheap rat trap , like the regular old over sized mouse trap and a wooden box with a hole big enough for the rascal to get In will work fine, I think they cost about 3 dollars each
Some of the mink out here are way too big for a rat trap. We have mixed stock of wild/native mink and fur farm mink (from way back when) which are a lot larger. But, I might try a couple.
Has anyone had any luck using a scent lure for mink?
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on December 14, 2015, 06:31:16 AM
Post by: wolftrapper on December 14, 2015, 06:37:43 AM
In forty years of trapping in Alaska, this is all I ever needed.
Good luck!
Post by: seth30 on December 14, 2015, 06:39:29 AM
Post by: lokidog on December 14, 2015, 08:22:10 AM
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on December 14, 2015, 08:39:30 AM
Post by: lokidog on December 14, 2015, 08:46:21 AM
I have a bottle of Hawbaker's #1 in my cart on another site. :)
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on December 14, 2015, 09:05:22 AM
Thanks Phantom, we are stuck with live traps. :( There are no streams, but the island is surrounded be "bank". We see tracks on the beach all the time, especially at low tide. I'll be working the driftwood piles and there is one marshy area that has lots of trails in the grass around it.
I have a bottle of Hawbaker's #1 in my cart on another site. :)
Ya, just ran through the trapping regs real quick.. Wow. I'm sure trappers that have been in the game more recent than I will chime in but I'd recommend attempting eliminate as much human scent as possible from the box/live traps (boiling in a big old tub perhaps), handle them with clean rubber gloves, and yep... put a stick with the Hawbakers on it back in the trap, covered by a bit of dry grass or moss. Good luck and please keep us informed of your trapping adventures!
Post by: h2ofowlr on December 14, 2015, 09:05:28 AM
Post by: lokidog on December 14, 2015, 09:09:25 AM
Do they just kill to kill? Surprised they just don't grab one.
YES! :bash: It wouldn't be so bad if they would just take one down. The last episode was 16 in one night and before that was 14 young ones.
Post by: Special T on December 14, 2015, 09:37:54 AM
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Post by: LDennis24 on December 14, 2015, 09:52:18 AM
Post by: Birdguy on December 14, 2015, 01:24:36 PM
Good luck in your quest to prevent future issues. Sure does ruin a guys day and takes any fun/pleasure out of being a farmer for a while.
Post by: lokidog on December 14, 2015, 04:23:22 PM
This is just a reminder to keep up on the enclosure maintenance. :(
Post by: Birdguy on December 14, 2015, 09:59:26 PM
That's a bummer on the Chukars Birdguy.
This is just a reminder to keep up on the enclosure maintenance. :(
So true, but you never know you have a problem until it is too late with those guys. I do not live around any water, I am not on any regular travel path for critters like that. Two mink in 10 years was expensive and more mink then I care to see again. I am working on putting up a 2' metal sight guard all the way around my ground pens, pain in the butt and not very cheap but I am hoping it will help to prevent another time even though I have really downsized my operation.
Eagles have gotten more of my chickens than anything else, the chickens all get locked up in the portion of pen with the roof as soon as the salmon runs are over in the fall :bash:, learned that last year.
Post by: lokidog on December 14, 2015, 11:40:42 PM
Post by: Duckslayer89 on December 15, 2015, 12:21:58 AM
The only good mink is one that looks like this... 18 inches nose to tail tip.
That thing is huge. I thought I saw a mink this year elk hunting it must have been a baby it was only like 6 inches long plus a tail. I was thinking how many of those it must take to get a coat but I guess they are a lot bigger
Post by: Jonathan_S on December 15, 2015, 09:08:49 AM
The only good mink is one that looks like this... 18 inches nose to tail tip.
That thing is huge. I thought I saw a mink this year elk hunting it must have been a baby it was only like 6 inches long plus a tail. I was thinking how many of those it must take to get a coat but I guess they are a lot bigger
You likely saw a weasel, a small one at that. That mink that Loki posted looks small/average. Large mink are the size of a half-grown rockchuck.
Post by: lokidog on December 15, 2015, 09:31:42 AM
Post by: Duckslayer89 on December 16, 2015, 07:23:33 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on December 16, 2015, 07:26:52 AM
Loki, your catch there was a double bonus with it being a female. :tup:
Post by: lokidog on December 16, 2015, 07:50:13 AM
I was watching a video about mink trapping, and the guy was talking about letting females go... I'm pretty sure he didn't raise poultry. :bdid: :rolleyes:
Post by: Jonathan_S on December 16, 2015, 07:52:55 AM
Post by: wildweeds on December 19, 2015, 11:48:51 AM
Post by: lokidog on December 19, 2015, 08:17:32 PM
Post by: pd on December 19, 2015, 10:06:23 PM
Shotguns are good for lots of things, and minks are one of them. Winter holidays mean 2 weeks of free time for the boy. Buy his a box of ammo, make him stay up at night, and spotlight-em. Those big eyes glow in the dark, I assure you.
Post by: lokidog on December 19, 2015, 10:30:49 PM
I almost got one with a big rock one night on the beach, seriously, missed him by an inch with a softball sized rock at about twenty yards. :chuckle: