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How many weasels... #7133552
01/12/21 03:19 PM
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can you expect to have in any given area? Is it dependent on food or are they more territorial?


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Re: How many weasels... [Re: zallen] #7134243
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Too many variables to say I'm afraid. Lots of things could make them more or less densely populated, from weather, habitat, food sources, climate, predators, etc...

Re: How many weasels... [Re: zallen] #7134420
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Build a small chicken coop. You will have weasels up the wazoo.


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Re: How many weasels... [Re: zallen] #7134581
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Excellent answer GB. And skunk, possum fox, raccoon etc .Furbearer smorgasbord....

Re: How many weasels... [Re: zallen] #7134615
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I not sure if it was a family or what, but I caught 6 weasels @ a goose farm in 1 week.


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Re: How many weasels... [Re: zallen] #7134617
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I'd say it has more to do with habitat and especially food source cycles. Up here anyway, when the red-backed vole population is up there are plenty of weasels. When the voles cycle down the weasels are a year or so behind them.

Re: How many weasels... [Re: zallen] #7134867
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Weasels have a small home range,when they are in their years of peak populations one trap can take weasels on a regular basis in good habitat. As you remove one,another will move in from nearby.Once the catch drops off,move the trap a half mile,or to another pocket of good habitat.
Anyplace there are rabbits are good,and around active beaver ponds,old grassy beaver dams/meadows,creek/brush edges,all places where mice and voles are plentiful.
You will see their tracks in the snow if you put out a beaver carcass.

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