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Buck mink - What’s your biggest) #6463569 02/16/19 06:56 PM 02/16/19 06:56 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 158 Oregon G Goonie OP trapper
Goonie OP trapper G Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 158 Oregon	Guys caught a wild Buck Mink recently and it was 26 inches long weighed 4.3 pounds. I was wondering if this above average? Please post up. It’s hard to find info on this topic. Thx

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: Goonie] #6463585 02/16/19 07:18 PM 02/16/19 07:18 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,292 PA L lumberjack391 trapper
lumberjack391 trapper L Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,292 PA	Yes, that's above average. I get a 4 lber every 2-3 years ( when I weigh them, a couple may have been and not weighed in that time period). I would say my male mink average 2.5 lbs give or take.

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: Goonie] #6463615 02/16/19 07:44 PM 02/16/19 07:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,144 AK bfisch trapper
bfisch trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,144 AK	Got one this year that was just over 26" It is my biggest to date.

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: bfisch] #6463650 02/16/19 08:26 PM 02/16/19 08:26 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,400 Morgantown, WV D Dfabs trapper
Dfabs trapper D Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,400 Morgantown, WV	Caught one this year that was 4lb, but that’s big for here too.

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: Goonie] #6463672 02/16/19 08:47 PM 02/16/19 08:47 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 25,412 williams,mn trapper les trapper
trapper les trapper Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 25,412 williams,mn	37lbs "Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: Goonie] #6463689 02/16/19 08:59 PM 02/16/19 08:59 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,492 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,492 james bay frontierOnt.	The biggest mink here go 24 inches nose to butt on a fur form.I don't remember any going over 25. Last edited by Boco; 02/16/19 09:00 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: Boco] #6464410 02/17/19 01:00 PM 02/17/19 01:00 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 158 Oregon G Goonie OP trapper
Goonie OP trapper G Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 158 Oregon	Originally Posted by Boco The biggest mink here go 24 inches nose to butt on a fur form.I don't remember any going over 25. Dang that’s nice size!

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: Goonie] #6464610 02/17/19 04:09 PM 02/17/19 04:09 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,902 Central MN, sort of old MnMan trapper
MnMan trapper Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,902 Central MN, sort of old	I caught one here once that was 27 inches on the board from nose to base of tail. It was 36 inches on the board to the end of the tail. It was the widest board I owned ...a #5, I believe and the mink weighed over 4 pounds. It had all of the natural colors of a wild mink and did not appear to be a ranch mink based on that. That was far above the average adult buck mink around here where a big one runs about 22-23 inches to base of tail on the board with an occasional rare one being in that 24 to 25 inch range. I worked for a fur buyer when I was a young kid and we got in a bunch from the Red River Valley and the buck mink from there were absolute monsters. I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: MnMan] #6464683 02/17/19 05:09 PM 02/17/19 05:09 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 320 minot, ND B bvrtrpr trapper
bvrtrpr trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 320 minot, ND	I have had two at 29 and one at 27. My average is 23-25. I caught my largest female ever this at 24, most are 17 to 19.

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: MnMan] #6464990 02/17/19 09:46 PM 02/17/19 09:46 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 158 Oregon G Goonie OP trapper
Goonie OP trapper G Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 158 Oregon	Originally Posted by MnMan I caught one here once that was 27 inches on the board from nose to base of tail. It was 36 inches on the board to the end of the tail. It was the widest board I owned ...a #5, I believe and the mink weighed over 4 pounds. It had all of the natural colors of a wild mink and did not appear to be a ranch mink based on that. That was far above the average adult back mink around here where a big one runs about 22-23 inches to base of tail on the board with an occasional rare one being in that 24 to 25 inch range. I worked for a fur buyer when I was a young kid and we got in a bunch from the Red River Valley and the buck mink from there were absolute monsters. That’s awesome! Last edited by Goonie; 02/17/19 09:50 PM.

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: bvrtrpr] #6464998 02/17/19 09:53 PM 02/17/19 09:53 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 158 Oregon G Goonie OP trapper
Goonie OP trapper G Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 158 Oregon	Originally Posted by bvrtrpr I have had two at 29 and one at 27. My average is 23-25. I caught my largest female ever this at 24, most are 17 to 19. Those are some nice mink. We just don’t have the numbers here in the Pacific Northwest.

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: MnMan] #6465091 02/17/19 10:56 PM 02/17/19 10:56 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 3,881 Mn N nightlife trapper
nightlife trapper N Joined: May 2008 Posts: 3,881 Mn	Originally Posted by MnMan I caught one here once that was 27 inches on the board from nose to base of tail. It was 36 inches on the board to the end of the tail. It was the widest board I owned ...a #5, I believe and the mink weighed over 4 pounds. It had all of the natural colors of a wild mink and did not appear to be a ranch mink based on that. That was far above the average adult buck mink around here where a big one runs about 22-23 inches to base of tail on the board with an occasional rare one being in that 24 to 25 inch range. I worked for a fur buyer when I was a young kid and we got in a bunch from the Red River Valley and the buck mink from there were absolute monsters. My first mink was a red river mink and went 34 inches nose to base of tail and was 6 inches wide at the base I sold it to Mark Hammer in Princeton Mn for 35 dollars it allowed me to buy my first gun a marlen model 60 .22 I was 11 and still have it It is still the largest one I have ever caught the next largest was 30 ï¿½Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.ï¿½ â€• Robert A. Heinlein

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: nightlife] #6465297 02/18/19 08:18 AM 02/18/19 08:18 AM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 158 Oregon G Goonie OP trapper
Goonie OP trapper G Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 158 Oregon	Originally Posted by nightlife Originally Posted by MnMan I caught one here once that was 27 inches on the board from nose to base of tail. It was 36 inches on the board to the end of the tail. It was the widest board I owned ...a #5, I believe and the mink weighed over 4 pounds. It had all of the natural colors of a wild mink and did not appear to be a ranch mink based on that. That was far above the average adult buck mink around here where a big one runs about 22-23 inches to base of tail on the board with an occasional rare one being in that 24 to 25 inch range. I worked for a fur buyer when I was a young kid and we got in a bunch from the Red River Valley and the buck mink from there were absolute monsters. That’s a great memory. Seems like that happens a lot your first is your best and you think gee it must be like this all the time. Then your hooked. My first mink was a red river mink and went 34 inches nose to base of tail and was 6 inches wide at the base I sold it to Mark Hammer in Princeton Mn for 35 dollars it allowed me to buy my first gun a marlen model 60 .22 I was 11 and still have it It is still the largest one I have ever caught the next largest was 30

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: Goonie] #6468201 02/20/19 10:29 PM 02/20/19 10:29 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,346 Firth, Nebraska jabNE trapper
jabNE trapper Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,346 Firth, Nebraska	My son caught this one a couple years ago. Canine teeth were worn almost flat with the others. Was one of the bigger ones I can remember. The 110 whacked it right behind the ears, and it still had a frog in its mouth when we pulled up the trap. Blind set in little weedy ditch with trickle of water running right down middle of it. Ditch went through a corn field and had some rat sign on it so we were setting for rats. Jim Last edited by jabNE; 02/20/19 10:32 PM. Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.

Re: Buck mink - What’s your biggest) [Re: Goonie] #6468312 02/21/19 12:30 AM 02/21/19 12:30 AM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 361 NORTH DAKOTA D Duckstick80 trapper
Duckstick80 trapper D Joined: May 2018 Posts: 361 NORTH DAKOTA	I caught a couple big bucks last year. The one in the 1 1/2 long spring was 26.5"

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