Will I find Mink in the same sots as raccoons? I don't know crap bout water trapping

Yes,both are around water and farmlands.

Ok, I feel like there not there cuz I don't see any footprints or never see any mink around here

Yes you will find both even if you are not finding tracks. Set bottom edge ,top edge sets to exclude coon. If you use bait you will catch coon.

Water, mink need water, preferably moving. It doesn't need to be much but most everything they eat comes from the water. Small streams only a foot wide will hold a couple of mink.

Ok thanks

Does it matter of its shallow? No water here is deep just shallow, can't even make drowner sets

I'm having the same problem with the water levels, I made a few small dams yesterday and again this morning in my best locations. I just got done putting in a few sets where the water is deep enough now.
Sometimes you just have to think outside the box

How are you anchoring your traps

I'm no expert minker, but I'm learning. LoL

Good idea wetdog, I use wolf fang and they always work. If they pull out I will use rebar

When I have deeper water I run a cable extension to a brick that I place in the deeper water
But with the low water level I have, I'm anchoring this way

For the dam , I stack rocks or limbs and leaves and use a piece of black trash bag over that and then pile wet leaves on the whole thing. Just don't go to big or it can blow out. Took 3 tries to figure that out yesterday.

What kind of trap are you using for minkies?

No need to drown them, I've caught them high and dry.

Preferred, but not needs I should say.

110 conibear. Best mink trap ever made. Walk the creek after a snow. You can see where he pokes his head. Over hanging bank. Google sets. Boxes. Peice of pipe. Tons of sets

Use a bigger trap. A #2 dls will drown darn near every mink even in shallow water, a larger/heavier trap of any kind with hold and drown your mink. Just be careful of pan tension on the stronger traps.

Pick up a cheap mink book. I finally read Bob Noonans book that I bought 2 years ago. I realized that I didn’t know anything about mink trapping, I just got lucky I guess…lol
120s for the most part is what Bob and I suggest, but now I’m ordering another book to get someone else’s perspective…..broaden your horizons & knowledge I figure.

Thanks for the tips guys, I'm running 1.75 but they are as small as 1.5s

So mink are most likely where I'm trapping for them?

120 works better than a 110 look for very small trails 1-4 ft from waters edge also the victor#2 low lever coilspring is probaly the best fmink trap ever made and you can find them pretty cheap

Study up on mink biology and habits
Then you will know where to look for them.

Alright

think food, safety and travelway. alot of times water as it holds good % of food but they are not always traveling water. sometimes its dry connections between water. wide open water spots often have food but lack some safety and arent as heavily used.