My Lurcher And Mink Hunting Rats Together

[Casso 1,261]

 

 

Minkerry. Might seem a daft question but is there not a risk of the goode flying off with Fang? Or does the mink kill it too quick for the goose to react??

Oh, I'm sure the goose could physically fly away with a mink, the problem is the mink quickly climbs up the goose's body and neck, and then bites them on the back of the head or throat area. Just like a little 150 lbs man can control a 1000 lbs horse with a halter tied to the horse's head, or throw an 800 lbs steer by twisting it's nose around (a cowboy sport called "bull dogging" or "steer wrestling"), the mink can control the big goose by hanging onto its head/throat area. I would assume the goose could fly away with the mink if it only hung onto the goose's leg.

How do ya get a mink into a position to catch a goose fella ??

[juba1972 27]

I enjoy your stuff on the web fella I wouldn't be surprised if some of the hunters on this site take a look at hunting with mink instead of ferrets...happy hunting

[bird 9,969]

I enjoy your stuff on the web fella I wouldn't be surprised if some of the hunters on this site take a look at hunting with mink instead of ferrets...happy hunting

i know from reading on here and other sites , that a wild polecat have been hard to handle etc even from young, that will use there teeth , yet he had minks from young and seems to do well with with working/handling from watching is vids . maybe the mink temp bit more docile temp , regards handling than what a wild polecat is, even bred down ferrets can be bit nippy at times lol. ive used ferrets on rats before great bit of sport, a mink be great for rats , be like using a big hammer

[juba1972 27]

Is right, its good the way they'll hunt anything especially in water used to hunt rats with the ferret and russels when I was a kid the rats when bolted always headed for the water to make it harder for the dogs that would be no problem for a mink. I wonder would the bolt rabbits the same ?

[Minkenry 1,044]

nice one fella! not seen anything from you for a while, good to see your still at it mate!

 

Thanks! :-)

[Minkenry 1,044]

 

 

Minkerry. Might seem a daft question but is there not a risk of the goode flying off with Fang? Or does the mink kill it too quick for the goose to react??

Oh, I'm sure the goose could physically fly away with a mink, the problem is the mink quickly climbs up the goose's body and neck, and then bites them on the back of the head or throat area. Just like a little 150 lbs man can control a 1000 lbs horse with a halter tied to the horse's head, or throw an 800 lbs steer by twisting it's nose around (a cowboy sport called "bull dogging" or "steer wrestling"), the mink can control the big goose by hanging onto its head/throat area. I would assume the goose could fly away with the mink if it only hung onto the goose's leg.

How do ya get a mink into a position to catch a goose fella ??

 

 

I don't actually go out and try to catch any types of birds with my mink. We will be busy hunting something else like muskrats or brown rats along a water way, and the mink will get lucky and catch a bird instead.

[Minkenry 1,044]

 

I enjoy your stuff on the web fella I wouldn't be surprised if some of the hunters on this site take a look at hunting with mink instead of ferrets...happy hunting

i know from reading on here and other sites , that a wild polecat have been hard to handle etc even from young, that will use there teeth , yet he had minks from young and seems to do well with with working/handling from watching is vids . maybe the mink temp bit more docile temp , regards handling than what a wild polecat is, even bred down ferrets can be bit nippy at times lol. ive used ferrets on rats before great bit of sport, a mink be great for rats , be like using a big hammer

 

 

 

I haven't even seen a wild polecat in real life, let alone worked with one, but I have discussed this topic with some European friends who have handled both ferrets, polecats, and mink. From what they've said, it sounds to me like mink are actually harder to handle than polecats. When it comes to getting a mink to be reliably safe to handle, using the correct methods and putting in the necessary time is vital for success with mink! They aren't like ferrets, and if you try to treat them like a ferret, your chance at success with one isn't very good, unless you get lucky and happen to get a mink who has just the right personality.

[Minkenry 1,044]

Is right, its good the way they'll hunt anything especially in water used to hunt rats with the ferret and russels when I was a kid the rats when bolted always headed for the water to make it harder for the dogs that would be no problem for a mink. I wonder would the bolt rabbits the same ?

 

Have you seen this video yet? Based on your comment you might of, but if not it's a pretty cool video where one of my mink catches and kills a brown rat in an underwater chase...... https://youtu.be/pzdK8v-UHd4

 

As far as bolting rabbits goes, a mink will sure bolt rabbits, but they are also very efficient at catching rabbits, so they would waist a lot of time killing rabbits instead of bolting them into your nets. So unless you want an animal that is better at catching and killing the rabbits than it is bolting them, you would be better off sticking to using ferrets instead.

[juba1972 27]

Probably right fella although many ferrets especially Hobs kill in the warren and you have to dig for them anyway....i was out for a walk one time with my Wheaton terrier along the coast line in co down Ireland. He was on the draw of something and I couldn't understand what it could be so close to the shore because he was up and down the rocks and stuff. It got to the stage where I was just going to find him put the cnt on a lead and force him home....up shot was he was trailing a mink and brought it back to me dead a lovely big black effort he was....totally gutted.. If I had of knew what the cnt was at id have stopped him long before

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

Nice to see you back posting mate, really missed your videos!

[Minkenry 1,044]

Nice to see you back posting mate, really missed your videos!

Thanks!

[Minkenry 1,044]

Probably right fella although many ferrets especially Hobs kill in the warren and you have to dig for them anyway....i was out for a walk one time with my Wheaton terrier along the coast line in co down Ireland. He was on the draw of something and I couldn't understand what it could be so close to the shore because he was up and down the rocks and stuff. It got to the stage where I was just going to find him put the cnt on a lead and force him home....up shot was he was trailing a mink and brought it back to me dead a lovely big black effort he was....totally gutted.. If I had of knew what the cnt was at id have stopped him long before

 

Yeah, I had a friend who was trying and trying to trap a female mink, but all he could catch was males. Then he took out his little Patterdale to do some nutria hunting, and his terrier caught and killed a female mink instead!!! A FEMALE mink!!! He'd caught something like half a dozen males over about a month of trapping, but couldn't trap one female...... then his dog killed one. Talk about bad luck!