Mink

ishoot308 · 09-25-2016, 11:24 AM

Those of you that have seen mink around your lake homes know how quick and elusive these little critters are! Well this little guy is a complete ham!! He jumped on my boat from my breakwater dock and let me walk right up to him and take many pictures. He was in my boat because he most likely smelled a fish I had cleaned earlier that morning. I have never ever been able to get such a close look at mink for such a long period of time. We usually just see them out of the corner of our eye very quickly running across the breakwater or the neighbors breakwater. He drives my dog nuts!!

Anyway, here's "Ham" the mink!

Dan

Meredith_Resident · 09-25-2016, 12:58 PM

I love the way minks move. I've never found them to be super attractive, but they make me laugh when they run

Greene's Basin Girl · 09-25-2016, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

Those of you that have seen mink around your lake homes know how quick and elusive these little critters are! Well this little guy is a complete ham!! He jumped on my boat from my breakwater dock and let me walk right up to him and take many pictures. He was in my boat because he most likely smelled a fish I had cleaned earlier that morning. I have never ever been able to get such a close look at mink for such a long period of time. We usually just see them out of the corner of our eye very quickly running across the breakwater or the neighbors breakwater. He drives my dog nuts!!

Anyway, here's "Ham" the mink!

Dan

What a great photo!!!

Rattlesnake Gal · 09-26-2016, 05:56 AM

Wow, what a shot!!! He is a ham!!! We had a mink living near us that drove Mac absolutely nuts! It would even come up to the house and grab mice out of my traps! I learned to tether them with fish line. Lol. I thought I saw one recently, but I really think it was an otter. I Googled the difference and minks have a lot of neck out of the water while swimming. We are only seeing it's head while they are in motion. Three otters swam by early Saturday morning wrestling and playing with each other as they went by. It was so exciting to see! They were too quick to get a picture tho. Thanks for sharing your excellent photo with us!

brk-lnt · 09-26-2016, 10:34 AM

300 more and you have a coat! (j/k).

pjard · 09-26-2016, 05:59 PM

Take him fishing Dan. He'll never leave! Great photo, thanks for sharing.

09-25-2016, 11:24 AM	#1
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,237 Thanks: 2,385 Thanked 5,280 Times in 2,053 Posts	Mink Those of you that have seen mink around your lake homes know how quick and elusive these little critters are! Well this little guy is a complete ham!! He jumped on my boat from my breakwater dock and let me walk right up to him and take many pictures. He was in my boat because he most likely smelled a fish I had cleaned earlier that morning. I have never ever been able to get such a close look at mink for such a long period of time. We usually just see them out of the corner of our eye very quickly running across the breakwater or the neighbors breakwater. He drives my dog nuts!! Anyway, here's "Ham" the mink! Dan Attached Images __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

09-26-2016, 05:56 AM	#4
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Wow! What a shot! Wow, what a shot!!! He is a ham!!! We had a mink living near us that drove Mac absolutely nuts! It would even come up to the house and grab mice out of my traps! I learned to tether them with fish line. Lol. I thought I saw one recently, but I really think it was an otter. I Googled the difference and minks have a lot of neck out of the water while swimming. We are only seeing it's head while they are in motion. Three otters swam by early Saturday morning wrestling and playing with each other as they went by. It was so exciting to see! They were too quick to get a picture tho. Thanks for sharing your excellent photo with us!

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pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 636 Thanks: 491 Thanked 194 Times in 101 Posts	Take him fishing Dan. He'll never leave! Great photo, thanks for sharing.