Sprinter Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 I have never seen anything like this before. I was stood gun in hand about 25 yards away from a pitch battle between a rat and a stoat and was so amazed and fascinated that i failed to even shoot at either (sorry Mr Keeper). I never in all my life thought i would see a rat chasing a stoat, unbelievable. First the stoat chased the rat, then the rat turned on it and chased the stoat then other way round. All of this happened half a dozen times in about 10 yards length. Jumping up in the air and allsorts going on from both parties before they decided to call it a draw and went their separate ways :blink: Anyone else seen anything like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 I once seen a group of crows that had caught a stoat out in the open and they took turns in divebombing it and picking it up and dropping it.The stoat was desparetly trying to make it to the edge of the field and must have been picked and dropped 10 times before it got to safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chess Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Once saw a scrap betweeen a sqirrel and a cat and the noise had to be heard to be believed. Pretty much even and the sqirrel got away in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skb 557 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 my money would be on the rat,, there rete tuff little bugers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarka Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 no no no stoat all the way. Made for killing and nout else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 As sprinter called it, I'd go for the draw :blink: SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Maybe they were playing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biff Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Or lovers having a chase around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarlair Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 It's the Stoat for me. I was once standing in a farm yard when I heard a terrible screaming. Round the corner came a big rat with a stoat behind it. They ran round in circles for a few minutes (seemed like a long time but probably wasn't). This was a few feet away from me. The stoat then jumped on the rat's back and I heard the bones breaking in its neck. The stoat then dragged it away, totally ignoring me. The rat must have been at least three rimes the length of the stoat. p.s. I had no gun or camera either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catroofel Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 my money would be on the rat,, there rete tuff little bugers not up against my terrier their not he smashes em to pieces it's evil really. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 The stoat let him off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tealer Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 I watched a weasel kill a rat, only once have i seen this. Only noticed the Rat first rolling around in the stubble, i nearly shot it until i saw the weasel doing it's business. Great spectacle of nature. I didn't kill it because there was no need to, as it was on land with no Game release activity. Wise use Conservation - Wise use Predation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 If the rat was 3 times the size of the stoat the chances are it's a weasel. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt32 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 (edited) How do know whats a weasel and whats a stoat... ....... A stoat is weasely recognised and a weasel is stoataly different. Edited April 10, 2008 by matt32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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