European Pole Cats

[onthehunt 40]

 

True there are some folks that falsely claim to have pure eu's when they are just ferrets in order to fleece people but there will also be some who have trapped and bred em. It aint an extinct species mate! Can you explain how these animals like the ones uploaded on this thread both have the eu look to them? i'd say there are breeders who sell them as pure when they are really hybrids but you can usually tell by observing the animal's behaviour too whether they have eu in them or not. The ones sold in this country are probably at most under 70% as there is a lot of ferret in the line BUT they still behave differently etc to the normal ferret. Let me tell you, if you visited my brother works ferrets and lives on the continent, you would see what real full polecats look and behave like-he has them as pets and they ARENT TAME. nasty buggers lol.

 

I have mates who have some that are wilder and shyer than my very tame one, then again, I haven't given him enough time to turn as he is still only 27 weeks all jokes aside, I dont think they should cost more unless they are 100% the genuine article but thats just me.

If you look up research into the wild eu polecat done on the continent, it clearly details that there is 2 distinct colour variations in them. The first is a meadow/hedgerow hunter that is lighter in colour due to the habitat it hunts/lives in, the second is much darker and lives/hunt in forest/woodland, so basically their coats suit where they live to blend in with the surroundings, now when anyone claims they have trapped/caught a wild polecat why are they always the darker ones they managed to catch? I dont recall anyone showing a light coloured eu polecat they have caught? perhaps these may be next years must have a light eu polecat that was trapped and bred from?

Y.I.S Leeview

 

The polecats that my brother has are dark and have a strong mask but have a proper light brown undercoat instead of a whitish colour characteristic of the ferret-hybrids or like the one I have. will get photos and upload on here. these are HUGE animals too and have to be kept in an enclosure/handled with gloves. they are kept very well and it is amazing to see the differences between the polecats and standard ferrets.

 

Polecats wild and captive come in several shades of the same colour; some are light some are darker some have a pronounced mask. There IS a difference between a darkish ferret and an eu but in hybrids, the eu colouring/character is present to varying degrees depending on the animals lineage.

[Guest norseman]

whats wrong with a ferret though???

[onthehunt 40]

whats wrong with a ferret though???

Nothing's wrong with a ferret. I have plenty of them. I love them. What's this boring repetitive question got to do with people keeping eu's?

[Guest norseman]

 

whats wrong with a ferret though???

Nothing's wrong with a ferret. I have plenty of them. I love them. What's this boring repetitive question got to do with people keeping eu's?

 

my point is why bother with all this eu poley hybrid shite? its this topic that's repetitive

[onthehunt 40]

I didn't start it mate. I never start topics like this for that very reason Like I said, its nice to own something different for the hell of it.

[Guest norseman]

I know ye didn't lad, you were just the only one to answer. each to their own and all that. lol

[forest of dean redneck 11,608]

Some one tame and use a pine martin,that will impress me,lol

[onthehunt 40]

What about the guy that trained his mink in the earlier thread?? Don't tell me you don't find that impressive?

[foxtails 272]

Some one tame and use a pine martin,that will impress me,

if someone can tame a mink, it wouldnt put it past me, i didnt think a mink could be tamed and trained to that standard! we would of all laughed at the guy and took the piss , if he hadnt of put the pics up to proov it. a pine martin x ferret would be good on the squiirel control if it could be done! whered you get that from though

[onthehunt 40]

A ferret x martin...now there's something id like to see.

[onthehunt 40]

 

Some one tame and use a pine martin,that will impress me,

if someone can tame a mink, it wouldnt put it past me, i didnt think a mink could be tamed and trained to that standard! we would of all laughed at the guy and took the piss , if he hadnt of put the pics up to proov it. a pine martin x ferret would be good on the squiirel control if it could be done! whered you get that from though

 

Don't think they can interbreed..

[Tiercel 6,986]

 

eu polecat is just an excuse for a numpty to charge another numpty what he wants. tell me whats wrong with a domesticated ferret?

You calling me a numpty fcuk face??? What's wrong are u jealous?? We're u bullied as a child? Did your mum not love u enough? If u want to argue and fight join a boxing club ok? Pea brains

 

Have you tried posting in the lurchers section? I have a feeling you would fit right in.

 

Why try to fix whats not broke?

 

TC

[Rake aboot 4,935]

ue poley.jpg heres my pure bred eu polecat. now someone tell me it aint !!!!!!!

 

 

You`re kidding right ?? You`ve just stuck up a picture of a ferret !

 

Jesus H

[onthehunt 40]

Rake, do you have any eu polecats or the like??

[foxtails 272]

 

ue poley.jpg heres my pure bred eu polecat. now someone tell me it aint !!!!!!!

 

 

You`re kidding right ?? You`ve just stuck up a picture of a ferret !

 

Jesus H

 

SEE MY POINT EXACTLY!!!!!!! EVEN IF SOMEONE DID HAVE A 100% PURE BREED EU POLECAT HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY TELL THE DIFFERENCE ? as the picture i put up is an eu polecat pure breed (picture taken off the interne lol. ............................