My Lurcher And Mink Hunting Rats Together

[Minkenry 1,044]

Here's a video I filmed yesterday..... My little lurcher is quite the useful and very versatile dog! https://youtu.be/VCy5TDI5fzQ

[dogmad riley 1,348]

Great vid once again.

 

The dog is turning into a very steady hunting dog you should have years of fun with her

[General lee 979]

Good video mate nice little team your lurchers coming on and is the box to carry the mink?

[Minkenry 1,044]

Good video mate nice little team your lurchers coming on and is the box to carry the mink?

Yes, the box is both to carry the mink, as well as give the mink a place to hide her prey. Whenever she catches something, she is supposed to put it in her box, and when she does I reward her with ground meat.

[Francie 6,368]

Great team you have there mste atb

[bird 10,014]

Great team you have there mste atb

+2 great keep them coming

[Casso 1,261]

 

 

Good video mate nice little team your lurchers coming on and is the box to carry the mink?

Yes, the box is both to carry the mink, as well as give the mink a place to hide her prey. Whenever she catches something, she is supposed to put it in her box, and when she does I reward her with ground meat.

Man I really like your thinking , you're impressive, from working with mink to introducing that box idea I like it very much , keep it up mate it's the most interesting thing on here in ages

[jack44 187]

Great vid really like ur way of hunting. Do u ever hunt anything other than rats with the mink?

[Minkenry 1,044]

Great vid really like ur way of hunting. Do u ever hunt anything other than rats with the mink?

Yes, I hunt lots of different stuff. Along with brown rats, we also hunt squirrels, rabbits, kangaroo rats, muskrats, and chipmunks. On special occasions the mink might catch other interesting things like birds or snakes, and I have friends who like to fish with their mink. I myself don't like my mink to catch fish anymore, because I have learned that mink who learn to fish can sometimes get distracted chasing fish while muskrat hunting, so I avoid letting my mink catch fish. Here are some videos of my mink catching various other animals that we like to hunt......

 

 

Muskrats- https://youtu.be/ZYoKVUkqX5c

Squirrels- https://youtu.be/q256c3l380U

Kangaroo Rats- https://youtu.be/MyHGAuc_Y6Y

Chipmunks- https://youtu.be/rEraDlEfoZc

Fish (in tank)- https://youtu.be/S1W8dMBUv0k

Fish (in nature)- https://youtu.be/Y43REKpMQqY

 

 

Here's a picture of a 6kg goose my young 835 gram mink Fang took down a few weeks ago. This is to date the largest animal I've personally seen a mink take down. I REALLY wish I could have gotten a video of Fang on that goose!!!

 

Edited November 22, 2016 by Minkenry

[jack44 187]

Thanks very much for your reply minkenry looking forward to watching your vids later when home. I'll be honest i view the mink over here in ireland as a pest, but i find it amazing the way you have trained and work your mink and it shows just how versitle an animal they are. Keep up the good work and please keep us updated happy hunting

[Dinosaurs 2,147]

Minkerry. Might seem a daft question but is there not a risk of the goode flying off with Fang? Or does the mink kill it too quick for the goose to react??

[Minkenry 1,044]

Minkerry. Might seem a daft question but is there not a risk of the goode flying off with Fang? Or does the mink kill it too quick for the goose to react??

 

Oh, I'm sure the goose could physically fly away with a mink, the problem is the mink quickly climbs up the goose's body and neck, and then bites them on the back of the head or throat area. Just like a little 150 lbs man can control a 1000 lbs horse with a halter tied to the horse's head, or throw an 800 lbs steer by twisting it's nose around (a cowboy sport called "bull dogging" or "steer wrestling"), the mink can control the big goose by hanging onto its head/throat area. I would assume the goose could fly away with the mink if it only hung onto the goose's leg.

Edited November 23, 2016 by Minkenry

[Sirblessed 2,511]

Great stuff mate.

[air gun ant 1,666]

nice one fella! not seen anything from you for a while, good to see your still at it mate!

[bird 10,014]

 

Minkerry. Might seem a daft question but is there not a risk of the goode flying off with Fang? Or does the mink kill it too quick for the goose to react??

 

Oh, I'm sure the goose could physically fly away with a mink, the problem is the mink quickly climbs up the goose's body and neck, and then bites them on the back of the head or throat area. Just like a little 150 lbs man can control a 1000 lbs horse with a halter tied to the horse's head, or throw an 800 lbs steer by twisting it's nose around (a cowboy sport called "bull dogging" or "steer wrestling"), the mink can control the big goose by hanging onto its head/throat area. I would assume the goose could fly away with the mink if it only hung onto the goose's leg.