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Weasels in Nebraska #6625583
09/26/19 09:21 AM
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So I am a teacher in the O'Neill, Nebraska area. Lately i have had students telling me they have had weasel sightings and issues in the past. I asked if it was a mink and the one student said it was white with a black tipped tail so I immediately thought ermine. Thoughts you Nebraska boys?

Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625593
09/26/19 09:29 AM
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I grew up in ainsworth and we used to see weasels pretty regular along the canal that came out of Merritt. Not sure what kind theynwhere but they where pretty big, like a small female mink. Saw one a guy had up buy Dakota city about 10 years, it was tiny about as big as your thumb, they thought it was a least weasel


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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625595
09/26/19 09:31 AM
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I have caught 2 by accident through the years. Watched one drag a rat across the snow once, from the hay stack yard. Rat was bigger than the weasel.

Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625658
09/26/19 10:58 AM
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Hey Luke, How are ya Buddy?

Weasels / Ermine are known to be present in Nebraska.

I have seen a grand total of TWO live ones, which just happened to be on the 160 acres where I live. One in the mid 1960s, the other in the early 1980s.

I also pelted and 'put up' a large Ermine that my brother-in-law killed in the Scottsbluff area, back in the seventies.



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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: chas3457] #6625673
09/26/19 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by chas3457
Hey Luke, How are ya Buddy?

Weasels / Ermine are known to be present in Nebraska.

I have seen a grand total of TWO live ones, which just happened to be on the 160 acres where I live. One in the mid 1960s, the other in the early 1980s.

I also pelted and 'put up' a large Ermine that my brother-in-law killed in the Scottsbluff area, back in the seventies.



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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625676
09/26/19 11:21 AM
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The only legal fur bearer that I have never caught in Nebraska. But, then, I never tried either.


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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625743
09/26/19 12:49 PM
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1990s paper put out by UNL extension office is stunning at how quickly the population has declined in our state based on sales and sightings.
Almost non-existant on our end of state for sure. I could see them being present north of I-80 vs south.

Would be something to see one here for sure.

Erdkamp over in Exeter said he caught one last season. That is first one I've heard of caught around here since 70s, personally.

Jim


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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625752
09/26/19 01:09 PM
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When I was a kid in the 70's, a friend and I were rabbit hunting along the Elkhorn river. We played hide and seek in a tree pile with a weasel. Tried to shoot it, but was to fast. After about an hour, we decided the weasel won.

Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: LDW] #6625755
09/26/19 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by LDW
When I was a kid in the 70's, a friend and I were rabbit hunting along the Elkhorn river. We played hide and seek in a tree pile with a weasel. Tried to shoot it, but was to fast. After about an hour, we decided the weasel won.

I have the South Fork of the Elkhorn just north of me. Thinking about setting along it this season.

Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625817
09/26/19 02:37 PM
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They are all over but seldom seen I would say. I have come across several over the years and if I did not take a second look would of "seen less" but they are out there. It seems like most sloughs here have weasel tracks in them but people seldom set for them.


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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625837
09/26/19 03:08 PM
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I've never caught one around oneill or Chambers area but I seen them a few times farming and trapping. Our farm is north of Chambers a couple miles by the river and watch out for otter cuz I usually catch one a year if I have to trsp beaver out of the sandpits and the river. Chambers has a few trappers and the kids go coon hunting and coyote hunting quite a bit. Got any questions I live in oneill and work in Chambers at farm and trap a lot in both places

Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: Jess Matthews] #6625859
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Originally Posted by Jess Matthews
I've never caught one around oneill or Chambers area but I seen them a few times farming and trapping. Our farm is north of Chambers a couple miles by the river and watch out for otter cuz I usually catch one a year if I have to trsp beaver out of the sandpits and the river. Chambers has a few trappers and the kids go coon hunting and coyote hunting quite a bit. Got any questions I live in oneill and work in Chambers at farm and trap a lot in both places

Sounds good. I have a couple spots I will be trapping at but will be a fairly small line.

Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625880
09/26/19 04:29 PM
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I see their tracks once in a while. I found a dead one that my neighbors cat killed a couple years ago. I use to catch them but I haven't tried for them for a long time. I have seen the least weasels too, up around the Hubbard area of nebraska. They were in barns that had heavy straw or hay on the ground. That was in the last 10 years. The population is definitely way smaller now, spotted skunks are even more rare. I haven't caught one or seen any sign of one since. The early 80s.


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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625939
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I would of guessed your state would have a lot of weasels. That is very interesting, why it doesn't?


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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625960
09/26/19 06:01 PM
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we had a weasel , that came into our hunt camp , a few years ago. Kept the mice cleaned out old 243

Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6625982
09/26/19 06:20 PM
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I grew up in Washington County, Nebraska. I've only seen two live ones in my life in the state. The first was north of Alma about 5 years ago, second was between Elkhorn and Kennard maybe 2 years ago.

Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6626073
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The UNL study pointed to susceptibility to pesticides and we are heavily ag centered state.
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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6626087
09/26/19 08:14 PM
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Oops my bad. I thought it was a post about that politician by the name of Chambers from Omaha. Never mind.


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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: conibearguy] #6626190
09/26/19 10:03 PM
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While I don’t know about other areas I have caught 3 weasels and saw one live in the past 3 years. All south of I80 near Kearney.


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Re: Weasels in Nebraska [Re: Larry Bowden] #6626468
09/27/19 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Larry Bowden
Oops my bad. I thought it was a post about that politician by the name of Chambers from Omaha. Never mind.

Lol grandly stated!


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