Haven’t targeted mink due to prices on the market last year and the hard summers we’ve had have done a number on the population around here. Been seeing more and more dead on the road looking for water.

So needless to say he wasn’t caught in a mink set, but a #3 victor dls castor mound set, high front foot catch on a drowner.

I have to say I was excited to see that in the trap but man do they have a smell to them….

Congratulations, that smell is addictive.

Skin it in the basement, are you married.?? Lol

I have a small fur shed outside, but yeah the wife just says in general it smells like death and she stays away. She said she never knew what death smelt like until she started dating me haha

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All put up

Nice big mink.
I remember my first one.

Thanks Boco, being my first one I’m not too familiar with sizes and not sure if he was a big one or normal.

I dont think mink die off due to a dry summer. They are quite adaptable and could make it through.

As I stated the dry summer did a number, because I’ve seen more dead mink on the side of the road than I ever have. If they’re dead on the side of the road where a dried up creek is, then yeah due to the dry conditions they were searching for new water ways and got hit by a car. Can’t adapt to avoiding cars

How can anyone tell what a roadkill mink that got killed crossing the road had in mind....besides to get to the other side. Anyhow, I stand corrected. OK

Yup...I think we all remember our first mink.

I thought I caught a juvenile otter...but then the stank changed my mind !

Nice catch !

Congrats.
Next time don't remove the saddle when fleshing and pin the hind legs on the same side as the tail, not the belly side.

Thank you! I wasn’t too sure how to put it up but I’m going to tan him anyways and keep him. But at least now I know for what I’m going to sell

Here's a thread which may interest you re putting up mink for the auctions: https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/6781074/

Way to go! That's exciting!

Thank you! Should I follow the same for an otter?

YES, put otter up just like mink. With otter front legs cut off short and nail or sew closed rather than tucking them in.

Okay cool, I have my first otter in the freezer. Wanted to wait to get a board for it and know what I’m doing first