Neat find today

[Addicting]

My wife forgot her lunch today so being a good husband I took it to her. On the way I saw this little guy on the side of the road. I stopped and he was in perfect shape. I have only ever seen one alive in my life. I thought he would make a good addition to my reloading room. Going to have him mounted on some drift wood with a small rainbow trout as his dinner.

 

[p_ham]

You shouldve presented him as lunch!

 

[LopeHunter]

Ooh, Himalayan Pine Marten, yes? After all, you looked over and saw him a layin' there.

 

[Addicting]

Ooh, Himalayan Pine Marten, yes? After all, you looked over and say him a layin' there.

I have no idea what this means. It sounds like something I would read in one of Squirrel’s post.

 

[Doublecluck]

Probably died of plague or typhus... good luck on the mount though.. lol

 

[Gellar]

This spring I was driving down a gravel road and in the distance ahead I could see a bird going up about 2 feet high and diving back down. As I got closer I realized it was a red wing blackbird and it was diving down on another redwinged blackbird. Getting even closer as the bird on the ground moved into the ditch I saw it was a weasel with a red winged black bird in its mouth and the other (maybe its mate) was attacking the weasel trying to get it to let it free.

 

[Addicting]

Probably died of plague or typhus... good luck on the mount though.. lol

Unfortunately, he took on a car and lost. I don’t know why folks are digging on picking up a road kill mink. Where I live, they are not common at all, picking it up is way better then letting it rot.

 

[elkrchr]

I think it will make a great mount. Post some after photos when it is completed.

 

[midwesthunter]

It will be interesting to see how it looks after skinning. Road kills can look good, but have a lot of bruising which leads to hair pulling out in tanning. Your taxidermist should be able to give you an assessment when they skin it.

 

[Addicting]

I think it will make a great mount. Post some after photos when it is completed.

Finally got this guy back today. Turned out pretty good. Not my favorite pose but it should go good in the reloading room.

 

[OntarioHunter]

My wife forgot her lunch today so being a good husband I took it to her. On the way I saw this little guy on the side of the road. I stopped and he was in perfect shape. I have only ever seen one alive in my life. I thought he would make a good addition to my reloading room. Going to have him mounted on some drift wood with a small rainbow trout as his dinner.

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A mouse as prey subject would be better. I think it would be rare to find a weasel fishing. That's an otter's domain.

 

[OntarioHunter]

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Finally got this guy back today. Turned out pretty good. Not my favorite pose but it should go good in the reloading room.

Okay ... this is a mink and mink feed on fish. Wasn't the first photo of roadkill a weasle? Sure looks like two different critters.

 

[Addicting]

Okay ... this is a mink and mink feed on fish. Wasn't the first photo of roadkill a weasle? Sure looks like two different critters.

Nope same critter.

 

[Addicting]

A mouse as prey subject would be better. I think it would be rare to find a weasel fishing. That's an otter's domain.

https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=mink+fishing+in+tank

 

[OntarioHunter]

Nope same critter.

I see. That first photo was kinda red coloured fur. Guess it was the way the light was hitting him? Quite rare I think to find mink with that white patch under the chin. And there was nothing on the tailgate to give perspective for size or that surely would have been an indicator it was not a weasle.