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  • #32
    pestcontroller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭pestcontroller


    Me and a friend were shooting magpies about a month ago when i copped something out of the corner of me eye, a mink walking along the edge of a dike. I shot him, me buddy pulled him out of the water and he'll be worth six points in the vermin competition. i doubt if you'll have it as easy but best of luck gettin rid of him:)


  • #33
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,986 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    pestcontroller wrote: »
    Me and a friend were shooting magpies about a month ago when i copped something out of the corner of me eye, a mink walking along the edge of a dike. I shot him, me buddy pulled him out of the water and he'll be worth six points in the vermin competition. i doubt if you'll have it as easy but best of luck gettin rid of him:)

    Fair play - their needs to be a concerted effort from all interested parties around the country to eliminate this most destructive of alien invaders!!


  • #34
    terminator2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭terminator2


    well if the antis didnt keep letting them out.........look at the s**t we are in now .......you dont see any of them buying mink traps or cages


  • #35
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,986 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    terminator2 wrote: »
    well if the antis didnt keep letting them out.........look at the s**t we are in now .......you dont see any of them buying mink traps or cages

    Don't talk to me!! - they make Jedward look like 2 intellectual giants:rolleyes:


  • #36
    steddyeddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,565 ✭✭✭✭steddyeddy


    It sounds like a mink nocturnal and the position of the bite marks is indicative of a mink. It is not a pine martin so dont think of specifically hunting them as they are an endangered species.


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  • #37
    steddyeddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,565 ✭✭✭✭steddyeddy


    landkeeper wrote: »
    if it took them off the roost with a single bite my money would be on a pine marten , allthough you'll probably never know unless you catch him, just remember they are protected by law allthough in my opinion it's time that was reviewed. they are destructive little sods and cause mayhem in a pheasant pen of chicken run and it's near impossible to keep them out i was chatting to an old boy the other weekend who had one chew through the roof of his chicken shed and kill over 40 rare breed fowl eat one then curl up and sleep of it's dinner it was still there when he opened the door in the morning

    There is not a chance that law will be reviewed and rightfully so they are an endangered species if they cause trouble for the minority of the population thats unfortunate but no enough premise for said minority to affect an endangered species.


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