bobbypetrolia
02-21-2008, 08:20 PM
This ones for you guys;
About 11 days ago, we went outside to quite a grisley sight. One of the little farm kittens had been taken from the cat-house and partially eaten by something. Funny thing was, only the head was eaten. We had wrote it off to being a 'coon or stray dog, till it happened again night-before-last. I got looking around, and picked up the tracks. Followed them down to a hole in the river bank then got out the book of tracks. Looks like a mink. The hole was about 4-5 inches across. Thing is, we have never seen a mink out here before. Talking to an old trapper and checking online; it (and he) says domestic cats make up part of a minks diet, if available. Also, the mink will follow a pattern, much like a wolf checking his territory; which seems to explain the killings 10 days apart.
Question is.........how do I get him? Aside from sitting in the window all night for 10 days or putting a trap out (we have several cats and 2 dogs); what is the best idea? Going down to the hole in the river bank? What is the best trap to use? Do snares work on mink? Any info would be appreciated; headless kittens on the back patio is kinda disturbing.
About 11 days ago, we went outside to quite a grisley sight. One of the little farm kittens had been taken from the cat-house and partially eaten by something. Funny thing was, only the head was eaten. We had wrote it off to being a 'coon or stray dog, till it happened again night-before-last. I got looking around, and picked up the tracks. Followed them down to a hole in the river bank then got out the book of tracks. Looks like a mink. The hole was about 4-5 inches across. Thing is, we have never seen a mink out here before. Talking to an old trapper and checking online; it (and he) says domestic cats make up part of a minks diet, if available. Also, the mink will follow a pattern, much like a wolf checking his territory; which seems to explain the killings 10 days apart.
Question is.........how do I get him? Aside from sitting in the window all night for 10 days or putting a trap out (we have several cats and 2 dogs); what is the best idea? Going down to the hole in the river bank? What is the best trap to use? Do snares work on mink? Any info would be appreciated; headless kittens on the back patio is kinda disturbing.