The ermine is an excellent hunter of mice, water rats, and reptiles. However, he himself is the object of amateur and commercial hunting of man because of his valuable beautiful fur. For the same reason, they do not shoot him, but use various methods of catching.
It is necessary
traps # 0 and # 1
Instructions
Step 1
Except for the weasel, the ermine is the smallest animal of the weasel family. It is an active predator that preys on various rodents, especially vole mice; it nests near natural and artificial reservoirs. The ermine becomes more active at night, swims well, and in extreme danger it easily climbs a tree.
Step 2
They hunt ermine with traps, therefore, you should first purchase several of these devices. Since the animal is very light and relatively small, the traps should be No. 0 and No. 1, no more. Pick them up with non-rigid springs that will not be able to interrupt the animal's paw, as well as very sensitive ones, so that they are triggered by very weak pressure.
Step 3
The ermine hunting season usually begins in late autumn, when there is already snow cover, clear traces are visible. Look for its trails near ponds, lakes and rivers, in open places, in thickets of weeds and reeds. Do not try to rid the traps being placed from the smell of iron, which this predator is not at all afraid of, you should also not paint over them with white paint, it is better to just sprinkle them with a small layer of fluffy snow.
Step 4
Be sure to tie the trap to a bush or a hammered peg so that a large bird does not drag the prey away. Hang the bait of a slightly smelly fish or seared bird above the device at a height of about 50 cm. If you find a lot of tracks and branched paths, place 2-3 traps at a distance of 60-80 m from each other, with a bait on each of them. Check them at least once a day so that birds and mice do not spoil the captured animal.
Step 5
In the absence of traps for catching ermine, use ice cream. To make it, pour water into a cone-shaped fire bucket, expose it to frost until walls 2-3 cm thick are formed. Make a small round hole on top, drain the unfrozen water, hold the bucket at home until the ice falls off the iron, the ice is ready …
Step 6
Dig a few of these devices into the snow on the ermine trails, put some straw inside the ice, put a bait, you can use a vole, a singed sparrow or a fish. Sprinkle outside everything except the hole in the ice cube with snow. The ermine is a very curious animal, with a good sense of smell, it will definitely crawl into the hole of the trap, from which it will no longer be able to get out.
