@@vk_6915 Good in a way the numbers are down meaning your doing your part but bad in a way too because it dampens the enthusiasm of trapping when all ur checking is empty traps but that's what separates the men from the boys - the lads that are willing to persevere through the days of empty traps and not give up because they know they are doing the job right. Lads in ym club loved when they caught a mink and gave up trapping, literally after a number of weeks of empty traps.... I told them numerous times that they will spend more time checking empty traps than full ones
Yes the small streams are overlooked by many. That’s a larsen trap, we use it to catch magpies and greycrows. It’s to control the population of both these species. They pluck the eyes out of our sheep if they go on their back, which they seem to love doing. Also they eat the eggs of song birds and the wild pheasants we have. It’s amazing the amount of bird life around after just a couple of years trapping these predators
@@vk_6915 that would be a terrible way to loose your eyes! They sound like some birds we have around here that raid the nests of other birds and destroy their eggs and kill the chicks. I usually shoot those birds with my air rifles to try and help out.
@@TheHuntForDinner sounds the same. It might be the area where I live but the land has lots of these little dips all over it and if a sheep ends up on her back in one it’s going to end bad for the sheep becoming blind. A lot of people don’t like it but it’s the most effective way to control these birds.
@@vk_6915 most people don’t understand predator control and the positive impact it has on wildlife as a whole. To them it’s just killing with no benefit.
Ah yes. Something decent to watch on my Saturday off. Thank you Vinnie 👍 PS aren't the 116's very handy with only one spring. Very neat in the box
Yeah they are very handy, good killing trap too👍
I like that mink box. You can take a lot of fur from small streams.
Yes they are definitely over looked, those boxes are just recycled plywood
Nice videos mate, great little watches 👍
Thanks bud👍
Hopefully the dry weather keeps up for the larsen traps. Hard keep them going in wet weather
Yeah hopefully it will, I have another larsen trap on the go tonight
@@vk_6915 My brother in law has my trap. He has a big piece of clear perspex on top of it. It really makes a difference in the wetter weather
@@minktrappingpaddy I put clear plastic from my feed bags on it and lightly cable tied to hold it, it seems the keep the bird dry.
@@vk_6915 A couple of big tiles are a great job too
Good stuff lad, nice little stream. I love the little streams, often over looked by lads
They are, I normally get between 6/8 mink a year from that exact spot. Numbers where down this year.
@@vk_6915 Good in a way the numbers are down meaning your doing your part but bad in a way too because it dampens the enthusiasm of trapping when all ur checking is empty traps but that's what separates the men from the boys - the lads that are willing to persevere through the days of empty traps and not give up because they know they are doing the job right. Lads in ym club loved when they caught a mink and gave up trapping, literally after a number of weeks of empty traps.... I told them numerous times that they will spend more time checking empty traps than full ones
@@hollowpoint8800 that’s it, but you know deep down the trap will be fired, it’s only a matter of time.
@@vk_6915 Exactly, all about perseverance
I like the mink box setup. Little streams like that are usually full of different wildlife and a good place to trap. What do you do with the birds?
Yes the small streams are overlooked by many. That’s a larsen trap, we use it to catch magpies and greycrows. It’s to control the population of both these species. They pluck the eyes out of our sheep if they go on their back, which they seem to love doing. Also they eat the eggs of song birds and the wild pheasants we have. It’s amazing the amount of bird life around after just a couple of years trapping these predators
@@vk_6915 that would be a terrible way to loose your eyes! They sound like some birds we have around here that raid the nests of other birds and destroy their eggs and kill the chicks. I usually shoot those birds with my air rifles to try and help out.
@@TheHuntForDinner sounds the same. It might be the area where I live but the land has lots of these little dips all over it and if a sheep ends up on her back in one it’s going to end bad for the sheep becoming blind. A lot of people don’t like it but it’s the most effective way to control these birds.
@@vk_6915 most people don’t understand predator control and the positive impact it has on wildlife as a whole. To them it’s just killing with no benefit.
Nice one, well done
Cheers bud 👍
Lovely vid mate .
Cheers bud, the mink were slow going for me this season