I got a mink once with a shovel and some ether. It was winter & I got him trapped under a pallet, then sprayed ether down there to slow reflexes and chopped his head off with the shovel when he tried to escape. I don't feel very sorry, he killed my much-loved duckies in a quite gory manner.I caught a weasel; shot him with .22 pistol. He had killed two and was trying to drag a large hen through a small hole. His teeth were still in her neck in a death grip when I pulled him and her out. Filled the hole with 3/4 inch gravel topped with wet clay.