ips Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 4pm sitting in caravan chilling on hols wife says a squirrel just ran under the van, I am not especially excited by this but I instinctively look out the window to see the squirrel emerge, a second later a stoat comes from nowhere jumps on the squirrel and sinks its teeth into the back of the neck, squirrel gives a few screams as the stoat drags it off under a bush.....you don't see that everyday !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 You certainly don't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 How much money did you put on the squirrel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 File it under the vermin control section. +1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 How much bloody single malt had you had ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 was the mrs impressed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Ha. No bets were taken Yes I will log it on vermin Not a drop of malt had been consumed No she was not too impressed 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Stoatally amazing. LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I thought there was going to be a twist to this story, when you said the stoat jumped on the squirrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I thought there was going to be a twist to this story, when you said the stoat jumped on the squirrel Ha, believe me that squirrel was in no fit state for any funny business 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I did see a stoat walking across the road with a big rat in its chops, a couple of weeks back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I googled it and apparently stoats in the UK do not take rabbit or squirrel.....try telling that to the squirrel 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I googled it and apparently stoats in the UK do not take rabbit or squirrel.....try telling that to the squirrel Funny I saw a stoat carrying/dragging a one third grown rabbit across the road on Lindisfarne about six years ago...and I watched a stoat hunt and kill a fully grown rabbit on the far bank of the river Nith some ten years ago.......unless I was mistaken of course! Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Funny I saw a stoat carrying/dragging a one third grown rabbit across the road on Lindisfarne about six years ago...and I watched a stoat hunt and kill a fully grown rabbit on the far bank of the river Nith some ten years ago.......unless I was mistaken of course! Lol! Maybe your stoat told my stoat not to believe tinterweb and go for it 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Maybe your stoat told my stoat not to believe tinterweb and go for it My sightings were some years ago, so perhaps they were the first of a super rabbit/squirrel eating strain? Which were the forebears of your squirrel eating stoat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Quite possibly 😁 this was one mean mf of a stoat 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1984 Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 We were at the yorkshire wildlife park 2 years and a stoat came out of the undergrowth with a young rabbit in its chops. Was the highlight of the day ! (Its much better there now... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinw Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Seen a stoat dance and take a rabbit in our yard at work a couple of times now, fantastic sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Yep few years ago watched a doe trying to chase a stoat from taking one of its young. Took a few try's but the blighter took one,dragged off a good size bunny compared to its own size. Thought a swizzle would fight back more. As squizzers are feisty too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Once saw a stoat with a frog in its mouth and I have seen them on more than one occasion with young rabbits in their mouth . Two winters ago I saw a stoat in ermin . Not a common sight in my part of the woods . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Once saw a stoat with a frog in its mouth and I have seen them on more than one occasion with young rabbits in their mouth . Two winters ago I saw a stoat in ermin . Not a common sight in my part of the woods . Harnser Stoat in ermine? It wasn't someone from the house of Lords was it?.....oh! no that would be a scrote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Stoat in ermine? It wasn't someone from the house of Lords was it?.....oh! no that would be a scrote! That made me titter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yod dropper Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 A treat to see for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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