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Mink (Mustela vison)

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MinkWild mink are more common than most people realize.
Appearance: medium sized, long bodied, slender; adult weight about 2 pounds, length about 19 to 23 inches (1/3 of which is tail); long neck, short head, white chin, dark brown fur, 34 teeth

Reproduction: one litter per year, 3 to 4 kits, which are born blind (eyes open at 5 weeks), gestation can be as long as 75 days

Food habits: varies with area in which animal occurs; coastal mink eat aquatic life, such as fish, crabs, frogs, and crayfish; upland mink eat rabbits, rats, and birds

Habits: male minks have much larger territories than females (up to 25 miles)


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Distribution: adaptable to a wide range of climates; throughout Louisiana, from northern Canada and Alaska southward through all of U.S. except the Southwest

Habitat: near water; dens under fallen logs, hollow stumps, or in burrows created by other animals

Controls: prey of owls, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, and dogs; parasites include flukes, roundworms, tapeworms, fleas, ticks, and lice 

Values: mink prey heavily on muskrats, improving their genetic pool by preying on the weak and ill


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Range map credits: Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Bruce Patterson, Wes Sechrest, Marcelo Tognelli, Gerardo Ceballos, The Nature Conservancy—Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International—CABS, World Wildlife Fund—US, and Environment Canada—WILDSPACE.

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  • Council
    • Louisiana Fur Council Meeting Schedule
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  • Industry
    • Louisiana Trapping Regulations
    • Shipping Louisiana Furs
    • Louisiana Fur Dealers
    • Tanning/Manufacturing
  • Trapper Education
    • Trapping Courses & Resources
    • Louisiana Fur & Pelt Handling
    • Nutria Grading
    • Skull Cleaning
    • Trapping Benefits
    • Nutria Meat and Recipes
  • Outreach Education
    • Community Outreach
    • Louisiana Furbearers >
      • Beaver
      • Bobcat
      • Coyote
      • Gray Fox
      • Red Fox
      • Mink
      • Muskrat
      • Nutria
      • Opossum
      • Otter
      • Raccoon
      • Striped Skunk