bird 9,984 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 well my wife said to me, that she seen one in our garden the other day. she was sitting on our bench in the back of the garden , and she said it ran across the lawn only about 20ft in front of her , I said don't be feckin daft lol, but she swears it was one , she said it was near 2 ft long quite sturdy built dark brown with white on it stomach and she said it looked just like the one on the telly the other day .I wasn't there as I was out with the dogs on me normal walk , we have got few rabbits come in to my garden, and seen few rabbits in fields back of my garden . I don't know what to think to be honest lol, as norm she level headed person , she don't make things up , so gods knows this I where she said she seen it , I said you Shure it wasn't a cat or young fox, she said NO it was no way either of them .?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Mink? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,984 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Mink? never thought of that , yeh maybe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,637 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Aye could be mink, there some bloody monsters round here mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 There's getting more and more about mate, not seen any round me ever but I've seen 2 dead on the roads in the last two weeks not 10 miles from home Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I'd say your wife was right. Don't for a second think that you have to live in the middle of a forest to have pine martens around you. They'll travel along hedgerows and are even living on the edge of large towns here in Eire now. They're very adaptable. I hope you or your neighbours don't keep fowl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,984 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I'd say your wife was right. Don't for a second think that you have to live in the middle of a forest to have pine martens around you. They'll travel along hedgerows and are even living on the edge of large towns here in Eire now. They're very adaptable. I hope you or your neighbours don't keep fowl. they got a lot of stock (alpacas,horeses,sheep ) they got 13 acres they did keep fowl , but not no more , was getting lots of rats , I shot 5 . you might be right neil , as my wife deff seen something big either p/m or mink , as said ive got few rabbits in my garden , so bit of food suppose if they wanted to eat something . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trigger2 3,146 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 young otter perhaps? or she was bang on the money with what she saw i know otters are getting more and more common. ive seen them in the strangest of places. i was coming back from a lamping trip one night and my mate ran one over feck knows what it was doing there as i couldnt think of a good source of water for it anywhere close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest vin Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 get a live trap set up Ray . . lets have a look at it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,984 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 young otter perhaps? or she was bang on the money with what she saw i know otters are getting more and more common. ive seen them in the strangest of places. i was coming back from a lamping trip one night and my mate ran one over feck knows what it was doing there as i couldnt think of a good source of water for it anywhere close. well jon you know what she like lol, she swore it was one of them p/m on the telly she seen the other night . I don't know mate I wasn't there , so it her word . what ever it was it was quite big+ dark brown with white belly , it's pity Buck wasn't in the garden that day, as we deff know what it was then . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,637 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I'd say your wife was right. Don't for a second think that you have to live in the middle of a forest to have pine martens around you. They'll travel along hedgerows and are even living on the edge of large towns here in Eire now. They're very adaptable. I hope you or your neighbours don't keep fowl. Aye some lads were saying with have them here, not seen them but I am in the middle of some dirty great blocks of forestry.......trouble is, they plant it so dense you can't get into the bloody stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,769 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Get a trail cam setup ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,561 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 would a pine martin be dangerous to cats or small dogs? (Not working terriers) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 would a pine martin be dangerous to cats or small dogs? (Not working terriers) Nope it would run away.......if cornered I reckon they could scrap a bit with a cat or small lap dog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,561 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 would a pine martin be dangerous to cats or small dogs? (Not working terriers) Nope it would run away.......if cornered I reckon they could scrap a bit with a cat or small lap dog. thank you Labrador Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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