ilovetoshoot12345 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 (edited) just out of interest does anyone else use live traps for mink? Edited July 6, 2008 by ilovetoshoot12345 Link to post Share on other sites
Oildriller 2 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Yes, I use live catch mink traps with good results on the river Tawe, but chain them up or the do gooders out with their dogs will remove them if they come across them. what do you want to know about it mate. take care Oildriller. Link to post Share on other sites
Oildriller 2 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 just out of interest does anyone else use live traps for mink? Link to post Share on other sites
scout 1 0 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 bloody nuisances Link to post Share on other sites
Beddy-Poacher 30 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 What's best bait to use for mink? And should I set the trap on the very edge of the river bank or close by? Link to post Share on other sites
yorky_1 0 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Weve done a bit of Mink trapping with live traps and had success, its always good to know that by just doing our job the rest of the wildlife on the river bank are benefiting Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,393 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 What's best bait to use for mink? And should I set the trap on the very edge of the river bank or close by? Up to you but if the river rises your traps will be covered and you might no catch set near by and a few pigeon feather's at the entrance as there easy seen and will move about in the breeze Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieSlade 14 Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) You could put it on a raft, shooting times had a 2 page article on mink and stoat trapping Edited May 30, 2014 by CharlieSlade Link to post Share on other sites
Eds Pestcontrol 66 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Where I trap I only use live traps because the otter have slowly moved up to my area So pleased last year to see young otter tracks 1 Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIE B 3,118 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Where I trap I only use live traps because the otter have slowly moved up to my area So pleased last year to see young otter tracks No need to worry about Otters! Lott's of them on the the rivers I trap, and never caught one in kill traps! An Otter is a large animal, keep your tunnel small and narrow the entrance! Even if one did get a foot caught, it'd shake it off like a mouse trap on your finger! On Glenn Waters mink trapping video, he tells how an Otter kept setting off his traps, and proceed to take the bait! Only way he could keep him from setting off the traps, was to stop using bait! Now maybe there's a small chance of catching Otter kits during the summer, ( I don't trap during the Summer months), but this time of year, no chance! Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Pm me your details and ill send you a mink trapping dvd 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JustinSB 2 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Mink are like rats & squirrels - they just can't resist a tunnel...! Unfortunately for them, I've found that they seem to really like small square wooden tunnels about a foot & a half long with a Fenn in them, which rapidly sorted out our mink problem. Thankfully, we've been completely mink free since then (touch wood & fingers crossed). Link to post Share on other sites
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