mink trapping

[Moll. 1,770]

I could do with some advice please.

I'm using a live catch rabbit trap for a mink, baited it with salmon, dug in down into the ground about 3", covered it with sods, it is on the bank of the ford.. Been down about 4 days now.

 

Is a rabbit trap suitable, (It has to be a live catch trap)

How many traps should i use.

Should i put fresh bait in daily.

Is it in the wrong place.

[worthy130 21]

I think that a rabiit trap might be a bit on the large side. But if you cover it over (so it looks like a hole) and its placed in the right place (where there are mink footprints/sightings) then you should catch them even without bait. Minks are ver curious animals and can't pass a hole without having a look inside. Mink rafts work well and are cheap to make (plans you can get from BASC).

[3175darren 1,101]

I agree with worthy, the traps I have set I am using rabbit portions,the one live catch I have down the side of the building is covered, on a straight wall behind some rubbish,thats done three now none of the other 3 have been looked at as far as I can tell,

[patdahat 41]

i will just add another little tip, mink usually hunt against the flow of the water so to increase your chances of catching the b*****ds face the cage enterance down stream. mink are very curious as said above and can be caught without bait but to increase your chances it helps to have something in it. i have caught mink with the following baited traps: rabbit potions, tined dog & cat food, a stale piece of a kebab, sardines, feathers plucked off pheasant into the cage. even use the magpies that i catch in the larson and that work's also. patients it the name of the game if your set up is totally covered like a tunnel then it will catch them...

[LUMPHAMMER 324]

Has anyone ever tryed burrying a plastic pipe like a drain pipe into the ground maybe about 3 ft on an angle ,baited up for mink ?

[worthy130 21]

Has anyone ever tryed burrying a plastic pipe like a drain pipe into the ground maybe about 3 ft on an angle ,baited up for mink ?

 

with what trap?

[logun 91]

I could do with some advice please.

I'm using a live catch rabbit trap for a mink, baited it with salmon, dug in down into the ground about 3", covered it with sods, it is on the bank of the ford.. Been down about 4 days now.

 

Is a rabbit trap suitable, (It has to be a live catch trap)

How many traps should i use.

Should i put fresh bait in daily.

Is it in the wrong place.

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can take weeks to get one,bait goes off fast tho ,, i use fish with extra sprinkling of salt to keepthe flies off..

[logun 91]

You shouldn't use mk 6's for mink in my opinion we always use live catch traps because you never know whats going to get caught (and yes i am a Gamekeeper) we use rafts/tunnels because they are nosey lil blighters that can't resist having a look, therefor no bait is needed.

 

I had great crack this summer trapping mink,dont bother making a tunnell for the trap!

 

 

You do know it is the law to cover spring traps right??????? :hmm:

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aint got tocover them ,just plavce some sort6 of lid ovedr them !

[LUMPHAMMER 324]

Has anyone ever tryed burrying a plastic pipe like a drain pipe into the ground maybe about 3 ft on an angle ,baited up for mink ?

 

with what trap?

 

 

 

The plastic pipe is the trap they go in & cant get back out,has anyone ever done this before ?

[3175darren 1,101]

You mean making a pit trap useing pipe into floor,not something I have done,not sure if thats legal now but then we use variations of it in say box traps for rabbits,its something to think about,

[kenny14 656]

I sometimes use old clay land drains as lead ins to covered spring or cage traps. I also find that oily fish works best if I'm baiting.

I've heard that Mink gland is a very good attractant too but the hassle and stink have put me off trying it out .

[Moll. 1,770]

Thanks very much everyone. Still no mink but did see more tracks before the leaves on the ground got too thick. Have another trap in place, time will tell

[tylerasker 6]

A few drops of cod liver oil does the trick. Drip the odd drop leading to the river and it'll be carried for miles. Worked everytime for me but that's on a river. Atb.

[jet77 68]

yes done it before 4inch pipe at a 45 degree angle with the end blocked of great trap for mink

[3175darren 1,101]

Might give that a try,as it should be cheap to do too,