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Post by minifoxer on Aug 13, 2011 11:52:18 GMT -5
Well, being fairly new to this mink trapping "game" i have found that i have trouble telling the diference between a squirrel track and mink tracks!!
Any tips that could help me? Pictures would be of great help to me!!!
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Post by possumskinner on Aug 13, 2011 12:10:31 GMT -5
a good while back, I put together a collection of critter feet pictures , kind of a reverse visual learning tool ... see if this helps a squirrel has a elongated hind foot with skinny lil toes, much like a miniature coon foot MINK front foot back foot
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Post by Law Dog on Aug 13, 2011 12:41:08 GMT -5
Mini squrriels will often leave a front "in" and back "outside" footprint, a mink every so many jumps will leave a 3 foot print close together! Hope this helps!
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Post by bobo on Aug 13, 2011 13:18:33 GMT -5
Hey Law Dog, that was a good idea..I was going to tell mini the PGC. has an animal track ID chart somewhere on thier site that you can print out for field reference.. not sure where,but it is there...BOB
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Post by sniperbbb on Aug 13, 2011 18:02:12 GMT -5
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Post by minifoxer on Aug 15, 2011 10:02:15 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all the helpful information!!! All of the comments certainly helps.
Much appreciated!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2011 14:00:02 GMT -5
Think "star" as in star-shaped. This is what I told and showed the grad students that were working with me on a mink trapping project for MSU a few years ago. After that, their ability to identify mink tracks over squirrel tracks made mistaken identity pretty much a thing of the past.
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Post by conibearguy on Aug 15, 2011 14:11:45 GMT -5
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Post by minnesotascott on Aug 17, 2011 5:57:14 GMT -5
Seldom and P-Skinny, great picture aids!
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Post by lyonch on Aug 17, 2011 8:53:53 GMT -5
Yep those look like mink feet and tracks to me! They are sure a neat critter!!
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