Minkenry

[chickencheeper]

Let me first start by saying: NO COMPLAINTS/HATE SPEECHES ABOUT MINKS AND/OR WEASELS AND OTHER MUSTILEDAES. I understand that minks and other mustiledaes can do an incredible amount of damage to poultry. Us poultry keepers typically hate them. Moving on… Minkenry is a new sport/practice related to falconry. Minks are trained and tamed to hunt rats, muskrats and fish, as well as other animals and return the prey to the handler. I was inspired by Joseph Carter, he first invented minkenry a few years ago. His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/josephdcarter my plan is to live trap and tame one. Any tips on trapping techniques? Anyone with minkenry experience?

 

[lazy gardener]

You could have a full time job with a well trained mink, wiping out the rat populations on/around farms.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Fascinating.... they are highly intelligent little creatures.

 

[lazy gardener]

Rats are everywhere, be it city or country.

 

[MagpieDucks]

I wouldn't be surprised if you needed a license or permit for this sort of thing. You might want to look into it.

 

[itsasmallfarm]

i usually just trap mink (and plan to sell the fur) , never knew they could be tamed,. kinda cool

 

[chickencheeper]

Fascinating.... they are highly intelligent little creatures.

Very true

 

[chickencheeper]

Hmm.. I feel like he doesn't know much about ferrets/or hasn't been around them. They are daring little creatures, and at least my family's ferrets aren't/weren't scared of other critters! And by the way, one ferret (the one on the right in the picture) tried to kill my current one, Grace (the one on the left), and she had her teeth clamped down so hard on poor little Grace...we thought she was going to be a goner, but eventually we freed her. So that makes me think they do have good lil' jaw power! But, that's just my experience, anyways.

(Not to be ignorant) he actually owned ferrets for many years before getting into minks

 

[chickencheeper]

I wouldn't be surprised if you needed a license or permit for this sort of thing. You might want to look into it.

Since it’s a new sport and hasn’t gained any popularity yet there are no laws agianst or about owning a mink. It’s not mentioned anywhere. Technically I can own a mink without breaking the law since there are no laws agianst it, I’d just keep it quiet.

 

[chickencheeper]

Since it’s a new sport and hasn’t gained any popularity yet there are no laws agianst or about owning a mink. It’s not mentioned anywhere. Technically I can own a mink without breaking the law since there are no laws agianst it, I’d just keep it quiet.

I wouldn't be surprised if you needed a license or permit for this sort of thing. You might want to look into it.

And if any laws arose I’d follow them