Havahart Weasel/Mink traps

[gjfarm]

I had a weasel or mink get into my chickens last fall.

I have previously trapped skunks and raccoons in a havahart trap. I am looking at two smaller models -- 0745 and 1025-- seems like the single door 0745 would be better since the 'run' in longer. Anyone have any experience with these? Seems like fencing them out is near impossible.

 

[Badlatitude]

We have ALOT of havaheart traps. Probably 16-18 single door coon size 2-3 XL double door coon atleast a dozen of the single door squirrel size 1084 Im 99% sure.

Along with huge custom made traps for dog/coyote/turkey sized animals.

I think you are going to have a heck of a time trying to live trap a weasel of a mink. They are very wary , mostly hunt live prey ect.

I think a hole set conibear or leghold possibly even a log set leghold will be your anwser. That or .22lr with a scope. They are very wary animals.

If you DO decide to live trap I would build a trap box out of some plywood to put over the trap to make it look like a hole. Id also avoid as much human scent as possible and place it along a fance line or against the side of a building on a known route. Make sure the trap us VERY stable with no rocking!!!! If you are successful you will need to dispatch them as moving predator is a bad idea. They mostly try to return home crossing other animals terretory fighting and risk speading diease.

 

[gjfarm]

I was going to build a weasel trap with aged wood and use a leg hold. Still may do that and use a small havahart to see what else comes along. Lots of human and dog sent in the area of the coop, that doesn't seem to detour them.

 

[Badlatitude]

right on. Id go with the leghold or a conibear also