James_w12345 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 I have some fly fishing on a small stretch of wild brown (with some salmon) river, and the other day, I had 4-5 mink sightings while wading. Are mink a problem to the fish population? My old man said "they" used to trap them for free, is this still going on? (I presume the environment agency?). Should I report the sightings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 I have some fly fishing on a small stretch of wild brown (with some salmon) river, and the other day, I had 4-5 mink sightings while wading. Are mink a problem to the fish population? My old man said "they" used to trap them for free, is this still going on? (I presume the environment agency?). Should I report the sightings? Mate they are a problem to everything, I was a mink trapper for several years, I don't know where you are but I would think it was possible to get some one involved in your area, if not they are quite easy to trap, or shoot if your seeing them in daylight, sounds like it could be a family group, get rid asap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffin Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Used to be a notifiable pest to Min Ag not sure if they still are. I had a mate who was pest officer for Min of Ag he used to rush off to sort problems like mink sadly those days have gone I doubt you could find anyone who knows what to do at the replacement for Min of Ag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Squirrel/Rabbit traps with a bit of fish in will get them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan68 Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 which ever way get em gone!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 They are extremely invasive pest that kill what ever the can fish, birds, mammals young or old they are not fussy. A good mink is a dead one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 BASC have information on trapping them. Why don't you give them a call. They are best got rid of though. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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