Fascinating article! Thanks for that @rootfarmer. Iām breaking out my mighty to try these numbers out. I typically set mine at 385.
Blessingsā¦
Me and the wife just got approved for a loan gonna buy a house within the next few months. Weāre looking for something with at least 5 acres. Somewhere surrounded by treesā¦ hopefully I can shoot targets without being bothered. Plus the bonus of Viginia woods around me
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Thatās brutalā¦
Mink are smart and efficient hunters, also called Water Wolves for a reasonā¦
They realize that hole may not last, and that the fish are easy prey while in the state of vivernation (like hibernation, but at least minimally aware of whats going on, like a catatonic state). They will take them and STORE them for later. Like a squirrel with nuts! We actually found 8 fish @ $500 ea, neatly tucked between a liner and a filter box one year at the store I used to work at. Mink was talking them and stacking em up like a pantry! In the summer, they arent a problem as they have many other prey items not hibernating. In the winter it gets scarce. And they are hard to trap, like I said the little buggers are smart!
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Two are still ponds; and 1 has just a waterfall.
They are sustained with rain water and I toss aquabac in there to keep the mozzies dead.
I canāt even afford to run 1x filtered pond so I went with standing water 
@DougDawson ; wonderful! We have a breeding pair of Dicky-Dick Penises in the area that love our feeders. We call them knife face fliers.
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Congratulations @Stankonia! That sounds like beautiful surroundings. 5 acres is just right I think.
Blessingsā¦
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Seed thatās why I want to be able to shootā¦I can be out there with a .22 popping off like @DougDawson
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Everyone gets a mink hat
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We have an issue with Emerald Ash Borer beetles here in the last 2-3 years. It sucks, as it WILL wipe out all the mature Ash trees here in 5-7 years (thankfully they donāt affect saplings, so they can regenerate), but during the process, the bark looks like it gets lighter. They call it blondingā¦ What it really is, is the woodpeckers searching for the larvae of the EAB. Entire sides of trees with the bark destroyedā¦ Needless to say, we have tons of peckers here, Downy, Pilleated, red headedā¦ And of course, I have 6 Ashs in the yard (1 BIG mofo thats badly blonding already). 1/3 of my trees will be gone in a few years 
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California is doing its best to get tge canibus tax above 30 percent
When all these new taxes about to get voted in here it will be close to 28 mark my words with jn a yr
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Thanks I canāt waitā¦ ill definitely post pictures when we pick a house.
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We had a customer who did just that. He got smart though, set up a little motion detector by the hole in the ice. When the alarm went off, he got his .22 and took up aim at the hole. Mink may stay down a minute or more. Once the mink popped its head up, it was doneā¦ Sadly, I live to close to neighbors to be able to plink one of those little fāersā¦
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@Nagel420 I might not be good enough to shoot beetles
Aw manā¦ that poor sucker
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Those spotted lanternfly things too. When I went to look at a truck right over the border in PA I killed at least ten of them within 20 minutes. They were everywhere.
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Yeah, nature can be a pain but they are just doing what they do. Gotta do are best to let the critters of the world live as they should.
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Having a fine morning @Breelie , how about you?
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Eh not to bad. Not looking forward to arguing more with home insurance. I loathe arguing 
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No you donāt, lol.
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