Lamping

[wambamboo 1]

Hi Lads,

 

We were out lamping last Friday,With the .223 . There was nothing to see but Charlie`s tail going in the oposite direction.So we decieded to Put the squeaker on and within about 5 minutes we saw a set of eyes across the field and it started to come in.As it left the hedge you could see it was smaller than a fox so we thought it must be a small cub.As it got closer you could see it was a mink.When it got to about 50 yards I clapped my hands to stop it but it kept comming . It stoped at about 10 feet away too close to see in the sights.I was suprised at how fast it moved .As we`ve only had a couple with the dogs over the years .

 

Does anyone else see them on the lamp ????

[jamie g 17]

Hi Lads,

 

We were out lamping last Friday,With the .223 . There was nothing to see but Charlie`s tail going in the oposite direction.So we decieded to Put the squeaker on and within about 5 minutes we saw a set of eyes across the field and it started to come in.As it left the hedge you could see it was smaller than a fox so we thought it must be a small cub.As it got closer you could see it was a mink.When it got to about 50 yards I clapped my hands to stop it but it kept comming . It stoped at about 10 feet away too close to see in the sights.I was suprised at how fast it moved .As we`ve only had a couple with the dogs over the years .

 

Does anyone else see them on the lamp ????

 

shooting at a mates in hereford once we where by the 4x4 calling when we see some eyes. you could tell it wasnt a fox. my mat elooked through the scope but he must have got wind of us and didnt hang about or stay still long enough for a shot.

 

i was surprized how fast he shot off to be fair

[SEAN3513 7]

see them a lot

 

and they are unbeleivably quick

 

trapping is the only viable option

 

cheers

 

sean

[mangy1983 51]

see them a lot

 

and they are unbeleivably quick

 

trapping is the only viable option

 

cheers

 

sean

 

 

Its true about trapping being the best as there has been a major trapping scheme going on in the Western Isles of Scotland for the past few years that has nearly completely eradicated the mink here to protect the ground nesting birds the Western Isles is well known for. I'm not sure if it was from here that the mink were first released in the 50's as its well known that there was a mink farm here that released all of its captive mink when the fur trade went for a burton.

 

 

cheers Callum