Wild ferret problem

[cawleada04 4]

My grandparents keep chickens And I had a problem with something killing them So I put down a mink trap Baited with a rabbit. I went to check the track this morning And had a Bloody Huge ferret Trapped inside. Thinking it might have been Lost by someone I bent down to have a look.

 

So my Ferrets hiss Every so often I've never heard them Make such a noise. Sounded more like Dog barking than a ferret. Sure Made me Jump Back. You could tell he'd been wild a long time and wasn't ever going to be hand able. So had to have him shot.

 

We all thorght it was going to be a mink not a ferret as we are next to a river shame really as me and my grandad have never seen mink and where looking ford to it Are mink bigger than ferrets as they hunt them with hounds.

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

mink are a bit bigger but not huge like, female mink are very vocal should you catch one

They scream at you males are too busy trying to attack you through the cage

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

At least you got the bugger, well done. Mink are about the same in size as polecats/ferrets.

[The one 8,463]

Lets hope thats the chicken killer

[cawleada04 4]

Yea I reset the trap just in case but I cant see there been more than one ferret about. And I really don't wanna shoot another.

[torchey 1,301]

For the last couple of years where i am in somerset the feral population has exploded..

[cawleada04 4]

I'm in Beer Devon and I'm always hearing people are seeing dead ferrets on the road. But this is the first live one.

[R.A.W 1,987]

it's a shame you could have sold it . someone looking for one on here tonight

 

it could have been a polecat mate. how dark was it?

[cawleada04 4]

Haha if you heard the noice it was making you'd never put your hands near it and if you would your braver than me. I'm pritty sure it was a ferret. Without trying to sound stupid are the wild polecats in the uk. I always thorght they lived in lower Europe

[Lampalurcher 47]

There's plenty wild polecats round me the RSPCA like to release them luckily they love cat food so are easy to trap when get around the chickens

[R.A.W 1,987]

yeah plenty around here. had one in a fox trap once. seen a few on the lamp and seen a couple dead on the road.

[Lab 10,979]

Yea I reset the trap just in case but I cant see there been more than one ferret about. And I really don't wanna shoot another.

Why not...if its a pest its a pest.

[cawleada04 4]

Just a update

 

Went to check the trap this morning and there was another in there this one is very dark. ( I would upload a photo if I know how ). This one was also a hob.

 

So I've reset the trap and ill see what I get tomorow

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

American mink