Ferret vs Mink

[Corky(amateur) 0]

HI all

thought you'd appreciate hearing about this. was out the other day doing a bit of pest control ferreting in a 6 foot wide headge and the shotgun, took the hob because he's great for coming back [bANNED TEXT] you call him and bushing like a terrier too! anyway, he went down bolted a rabbit and shotgun took it. goes down another in same warren, and he's down there for 5 min or so, so out comes MK3 get within 4 foot and can hear this squelin and hissin. next thing my ferret is dragging something out the hole(presumed rabbit as he does this often) anyway just about to reach in when he lets go and goes bak hissing, grabbed him, went to look down the hole and the fekin great Mink is snarlin back at me. i've got the ferret in one hand and the shotgun in the other. So my only option was the terminater pose with 30 inch semi auto 12G. "you feelin lucky......Mink?!"

all i'll say is it was twitchin even after the shot! termamink!

dragged it out and this thing weighed 3 x what my big hob does, it was muscly as feck and well fed

you can see the size with my hand next to it

[Corky(amateur) 0]

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[jazz_11 5]

how was the ferret mate

[Corky(amateur) 0]

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[Corky(amateur) 0]

gotta be honest jazz he was quite for about 5 minutes until he got the scent of a rabbit and clamped onto its backend! fine now though apart from a couble of ticks which are no issue

[gilly-93 31]

Bet that will have a headache in the morning Ayeee

[phil_h 53]

Quite honestly, without putting you down i think thats a hob polecat? Arn't mink blacker?

like this.

[gilly-93 31]

Was going to say the same, lol

[Kay 3,709]

looks like a ferret to me as well

[jazz_11 5]

its got huge feet though...... does look like a ferret

Edited March 15, 2009 by jazz_11

[Kay 3,709]

Do mink have webbed toes ?

[Guest ferret feller]

its a polecat possibly wild? def not a mink..... unless he has the mink in his ferret hutch and shot his ferret

[phil_h 53]

its a polecat possibly wild? def not a mink..... unless he has the mink in his ferret hutch and shot his ferret

hahaha

[Malt 379]

its a polecat possibly wild? def not a mink..... unless he has the mink in his ferret hutch and shot his ferret

That's what I was thinking!

[Guest ferret feller]

should have gone too specksavers