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Old 03-30-2013, 01:51 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by JoeG View Post
Weasels and minks are very small. Otter is what you saw. Minks are seen in and around the water more than a weasel. I see minks frequently in the early am when I fish. Last weekend one ran right by me on the ice. When I went to check on its tracks, because we got an inch of snow the night before, there were other tracks where a lg tail dragged and every 20 feet or so iits whole body would slide along. For sure an otter. And they are much bigger, over 30 inches long.
Yes, the otter are a lot bigger. We see the mink often and one year even saw the babies.
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