Re: Mink bait
[Re: TrapprChris]
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02/26/19 09:51 PM
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Or snake. I've caught a few in pockets with carmans pro's choice lure
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: TrapprChris]
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02/26/19 10:31 PM
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muskrat carcass works good
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: star flakes]
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02/27/19 12:17 AM
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Mink eat mink. They will in territory respond to gland scents. Mink prefer fresh and as noted above muskrat is second favourite choice.
Eye appeal is what mink respond to, namely holes or piles of trash that they will think a living prey animal will be in.
In my area we pick up mink in dryland predator sets on canine lures. I have caught them on Grawe's Grey Ghost, but there was eye appeal which was the feature first. Make your floaters look like rat feed piles and I believe you will do better as the only reason mink respond to dead bait is to steal it. Auto correct was needed.
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: TrapprChris]
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02/27/19 01:32 PM
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I’m confused. Between Northof50 and Star Flakes there seems to be inconsistencies. Actually, about 10 years ago, there were Trappers who put up considerable numbers, who said mink ate mink.
At this point all I can say about mink musk is that I’ve caught coyotes on it far more often than I’ve taken mink.
Last edited by Teacher; 02/27/19 01:45 PM. Reason: Misspelling
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: TrapprChris]
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02/27/19 10:52 PM
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John Deere Steve
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The best mink bait I have found is muskrat meat. My second choice would be FRESH fish. Never have tried using mink to bait mink. But may have to give it a try next season
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: PineDoggin]
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02/28/19 11:04 PM
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I snared a mink last week and another mink ate the testicles off the mink I had snared so they sure do eat one another. how do you know it was another mink?
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: BillyTraps]
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03/01/19 08:15 AM
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I snared a mink last week and another mink ate the testicles off the mink I had snared so they sure do eat one another. how do you know it was another mink? Well unless muskrats have teeth like a mink, it was a mink
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: TrapprChris]
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03/06/19 07:29 AM
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I never saw any evidence that a mink feasted on another mink, but I will say in my experience a female mink carcass is very effective in drawing a male mink to check out a pocket set.
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: TrapprChris]
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03/06/19 10:45 AM
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I have never seen where a mink fed on a captured mink but I have seen instances where they killed them.
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Re: Mink bait
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04/11/19 12:14 AM
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Mink do not eat mink. They will in territory respond to gland scents. They may not eat it, but I have caught a good many mink, using a mink carcass as a bait ! Fresh oily fish is hard to beat. Muskrat and beaver have worked well too.
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: TrapprChris]
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04/12/19 01:12 PM
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I've had a lot of female mink eaten by other mink, mostly during the rut. I just leave um in the trap and set another..
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: TrapprChris]
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04/12/19 02:34 PM
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Duck and goose scraps work well in late fall for mink bait. Grouse scraps work ok before the hard freeze.
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Re: Mink bait
[Re: TrapprChris]
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04/17/19 07:49 PM
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I think you could probably catch mink using pork chops for bait, but fish and rat carcass’s are cheaper and easier to come by.
Last edited by Ken Mclellan; 04/17/19 07:50 PM.
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