Mink?

Jaxx · 07-30-2012, 07:47 PM

I spotted what I was later told was a mink on Rattlesnake while there on vacation last week. I was guessing mongoose (anyone remember Riki-Tiki-Tavi?), or possibly a weasel.

I was in the water and no one was around, of course, so no pictures.

He was popping in and out of the rocks on the breakwater.

Jonas Pilot · 07-30-2012, 08:11 PM

Probably a mink which is a member of the weasel family.

Slickcraft · 07-31-2012, 05:00 AM

We have had mink along our shore most years, the breakwater is a favorite spot. Two years ago we got so see mother and kittens.

Last year the grandchildren were fishing on the breakwater and pulled in a small fish which flopped around on the rocks. A mink popped up and snatched the fish; the kids watched in wonder. After we told then what it was, feeding the mink evolved into a game for a while.

Rattlesnake Gal · 08-01-2012, 07:00 AM

We often see them along the shore of Rattlesnake Island.

The summer it hung out at our lot wasn't fun for my Cairn Terrier, a dog bred to kill rodents. Thankfully, Mac never caught it because both animals could have gotten hurt badly in a fight.

When I would kayak with my boy, I had to tether him to the boat. He jumped in one day trying to get a mink that was on the shore.

ishoot308 · 08-01-2012, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

We have had mink along our shore most years, the breakwater is a favorite spot. Two years ago we got so see mother and kittens.

Last year the grandchildren were fishing on the breakwater and pulled in a small fish which flopped around on the rocks. A mink popped up and snatched the fish; the kids watched in wonder. After we told then what it was, feeding the mink evolved into a game for a while.

I haven't seen them this year have you??

Last year they would quite often visit the tiki bar then scurry over to the Mullen's hot tub. I think they like to party!

Dan

Jonas Pilot · 08-01-2012, 09:02 AM

Please tell us, what is a mink's favorite cocktail?

ishoot308 · 08-01-2012, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonas Pilot

Please tell us, what is a mink's favorite cocktail?

Definitely this drink here!... http://www.spiritdrinks.com/cocktail...p#.UBk4uKOQkw8

Slickcraft · 08-01-2012, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

I haven't seen them this year have you??

Last year they would quite often visit the tiki bar then scurry over to the Mullen's hot tub. I think they like to party!

Dan

No, not at all this year. They are fun to watch, maybe we should put a shrimp cocktail out for them!

SC

cillovely · 08-01-2012, 01:31 PM

I may have seen one myself last Saturday am in Alton Bay as we were leaving. We went down to the boat for one last morning run around Rattlesnake and Sleepers

before loading it on the trailer and heading hom and I saw a brown animal duck out and make his way along the shore. I first thought it was a muskrat since we get those at home, but he wasn't as long.

hilltopper · 08-01-2012, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaxx

I spotted what I was later told was a mink on Rattlesnake while there on vacation last week. I was guessing mongoose (anyone remember Riki-Tiki-Tavi?), or possibly a weasel.

I was in the water and no one was around, of course, so no pictures.

He was popping in and out of the rocks on the breakwater.

You were kidding about it possibly being a mongoose, right?

Jaxx · 08-02-2012, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by hilltopper

You were kidding about it possibly being a mongoose, right?

Well, I wasn't exactly kidding, my last memory of what a mongoose looks like is from a cartoon I saw as a child (Riki Tiki Tavi). And mongoose are natural enemies with snakes... and it was on Rattlesnake Island... so my mind jumped to mongoose.

Your post prompted me to google some small creatures; minks, weasels, otters, mongoose and muskrats.

I am now 99% sure it was a mink.

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Jaxx Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mink? I spotted what I was later told was a mink on Rattlesnake while there on vacation last week. I was guessing mongoose (anyone remember Riki-Tiki-Tavi?), or possibly a weasel. I was in the water and no one was around, of course, so no pictures. He was popping in and out of the rocks on the breakwater.

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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	Fun to Watch! We often see them along the shore of Rattlesnake Island. The summer it hung out at our lot wasn't fun for my Cairn Terrier, a dog bred to kill rodents. Thankfully, Mac never caught it because both animals could have gotten hurt badly in a fight. When I would kayak with my boy, I had to tether him to the boat. He jumped in one day trying to get a mink that was on the shore.

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Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,277 Thanks: 1,213 Thanked 2,051 Times in 941 Posts	We have had mink along our shore most years, the breakwater is a favorite spot. Two years ago we got so see mother and kittens. Last year the grandchildren were fishing on the breakwater and pulled in a small fish which flopped around on the rocks. A mink popped up and snatched the fish; the kids watched in wonder. After we told then what it was, feeding the mink evolved into a game for a while.

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08-01-2012, 01:31 PM	#9
cillovely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 106 Thanks: 17 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts	I may have seen one myself last Saturday am in Alton Bay as we were leaving. We went down to the boat for one last morning run around Rattlesnake and Sleepers before loading it on the trailer and heading hom and I saw a brown animal duck out and make his way along the shore. I first thought it was a muskrat since we get those at home, but he wasn't as long.