White, albino, mink, ferret, weasel whatever** PICS**

[straittactical]

I released the mink?? this morning. here are a couple pics I took when it made its get away. they did not turn out the best. it was my first time taking pics in the snow. and some i just tryed to get close ups so you guys could get a good look at it.

 

[irishhunter]

That's really cool, what's the story behind it

 

[jy951]

Pretty nice pics. I'm surprised it didn't just bolt.

 

[AverageJoe]

Great pics would like to hear the rest of the story

 

[Double T]

That's a river otter. Rumor has it it's illegal to possess in Indiana. So kudos for releasing it.

 

[indygunguy]

That's really cool, what's the story behind it

Here is the story...

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/the_great_outdoors/257003-i_got_an_albino_mink.html

 

[indygunguy]

That's a river otter. Rumor has it it's illegal to possess in Indiana. So kudos for releasing it.

When I google "river otter" the pics that come up don't look like this animal.

However, when I google "white mink" it brings up pics that look just like this guy.

 

[Double T]

The feet aren't clawed though, and they're webbed.

 

[chizzle]

I ran these photos by my cousin who grew up on a mink farm and he said that he believes this is a "pearl" colored mink.

 

[THard6]

whatever it is I don't care..that's pretty neat! the odds of that taking place again are not likely!

 

[OWGEM]

I have been photographing river otter down at Muscatatuck national wildlife refuge for years, that is not an otter.

 

[A-savvy]

I had a animal that looked just like this fall into one of the window wells on the side of our house. it was black in color and neighbors told me it was a mink. I never knew they could be white in color aswell.

 

[wolfman]

Yup, mink, like I said in the other thread, look at the length of the neck. Google a pic of a ferrett, and compare the neck, and it will be obvious how much longer the mink's is. As for color, it isn't white, but IMO it is a very pretty champaign color, with what looks like normal black/dark brown guard hair.

 

[Willie]

Not an albino or his/her eyes would be pink..

Maybe one of these migrated...

Ermine | Mustela erminea | Mammal

 

[Silver-z28]

Would deff like to run across one of these it would go into display as a full body mount. Great looking animals there.

 

[singlestacksig]

wow, he looks less white than in your first post about him...
but that is definitely a mink.. nice to see he is ok..

 

[singlestacksig]

ermine is a white stoat, smaller than a mink but same family ...
Mink get a white winter coat.. it is worth more on the fur market.. trapping season is often in winter.. Indiana trapping season for mink goes till Jan 31.

 

[Hookeye]

Mink don't get a white winter coat, the smaller weasels can though (ermine).
Back when I trapped the blacker the mink the more $.
Same with skunks (also a member of the weasel family).
There were some mink farms way back, and some escapes, so folks could catch other color phases that had gone wild (or had offspring carrying the trait).

 

[Silverlie]

As far as any of the other animals that just stray into a garage, I think you've won that contest.

 

[Panama]

Very cool story, and even cooler release pictures!
Thanks for sharing! (and rep'ed for it)