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phil

mink tales

Listening to the Pat Kenny show this morning a women in Conemara said she's seen a pack of ten to fifteen mink,who she blames for killing twenty of her half grown lambs, now that's very unusual for a solitary animal.
shark

Re: mink tales

phil wrote:
Listening to the Pat Kenny show this morning a women in Conemara said she's seen a pack of ten to fifteen mink,who she blames for killing twenty of her half grown lambs, now that's very unusual for a solitary animal.
phil,i live in connemara.while back,the mink killed my chickens,so i set a trap,and got one mink since,than i have not seen one.I get reports all the time off people losing chicken to mink.but never lambs.i have two farm next door to me,and they have never lost lambs to mink.and all the people that i no ,you have lost chicks to mink,as been at night.so they are solitary .i have never seen them in the day time,less they were dead on the roads.i thing this womens lambs were killed ,by fox,or dogs,but not mink,i thing she is after money ,from government,now its running,out. Wink
phil

I think the kindest thing i can say about the women is that she is mistaken about the mink,she might have seen a mother mink with her young,but i have never seen more than four young in a litter,she also said her neighbour has had full grown sheep killed.I'm waiting for reports of big cats sighted in the area?.
dizandstell

Must admit to hearing a similar story. Pack of mink killing Lambs. However, used to be a pest contole oficer for a big company and never come across more than 6 mink in a group. A female and 5 kits.
Big cats! Hmmm. They leave very distinct wounds on a carcass. There is a lot of information out there on these animals, but little proof.
Diz
phil

Diz i wasn't being serious about the big cats i should have put a few more question marks after that comment,
If we rule out mink, big cats,and fox what do you think it could be.
phil

http://www.terrierwork.com/pestcontrol.htm
dizandstell

Ooops sorry Phil, bit quick on cats. I spent many weeks looking for them for the big land  owner in Wales! Waste of time but he paid well.
Without seeing first hand the womans land, I could only hazard a guess at 3 things. A bored collie. An old fox, looking for the easy pickings. Or late cubs which are still in a family group. I wonder what the rabbit and rat population is like!
Cracking link on working terriers. Had some good days when i worked three couple of jacks to rat and fox. Though one was a bit fiesty. He had a flat head,on acount that the only way to get him to come off was to knock him out with a spade!!! Just lost my Greyhound, so left with my aging Lurcher. Will be looking for a Border maybe next year.
Diz
shark

phil wrote:
http://www.terrierwork.com/pestcontrol.htm
it would be fun watching those terriers in action, great site. phil,is it for real 700 plus rats in one hour.i bet the owner had a field day.
shark

the women, who is talking about the mink lives up the road, from me , she is a head case,she had a sheep killed yesterday,had a look at it, the sheep was in pieces ,and it looked like it was dragged on the ground, , i also saw  dog shit , in the field not far from it, maybe the sheep were killed by dogs , and the mink  just finishing what was left over.if not it was something quit big, because the sheep was a good size.
phil

I think its dogs doing the damage.
The reason i put the link up for terrierwork is it apparently shows a fox killing a lamb,something i have always been sceptical about,but what really surprised me was the picture of the fox getting hold of the cat,i wonder if it was taken in the UK.
phil

http://overthegate.myfreeforum.or..._a_day_Pic_heavy__about12735.html

Diz Shark have you seen this link.
macconraoi

OMG that is some serious ratting.
dizandstell

Cheers phil
Again another good link.
What a good day they had! Plenty of plummer terriers as well. One of my dogs was an early plummer. (The one with the flat head) Not as blanket marked though. Hes  probably why i fancy a Border.
Diz
phil

The last of my Plummers is going down hill fast,nearly thirteen years old, isn't too bad for a working terrier, if i get another terrier it would be a Plummer.
shark

phil wrote:
The last of my Plummers is going down hill fast,nearly thirteen years old, isn't too bad for a working terrier, if i get another terrier it would be a Plummer.
they are one hell off dog, after get talking to my wife. Laughing its hard enough finding a good lurcher. thanks for ,the link.phil.topman

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