New Retriever

[alan kozlowski]

[inline]Check out my new "retreiver", had dropped a redhead, feet up dead, that mysteriously dissapeared right in front of the blind as the wind pushed it straight in. 10 min. Later when I looked back over my shoulder as this redhead was moving off too! Tugged on the wing against my new minkador retreiver until I could get my cell phone out and snap this. I might have trouble delivering to hand but the ladies will love it for sure ? It left the Bluebills from the same pile, what's the message there?

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[Tom Roberts]

That was one mink that was planning on eating well that day!

 

[wendell avery]

That's too funny. I've had rats take bluefish from me while fishing a jetty.

 

[Mark Spolarich]

Looks to me like that retriever needs some refresher training!

...too funny though, thanks for sharing.

 

[alan kozlowski]

Eric,
Thanks for getting the pic up, sorry I flubbed it up. Right church, wrong pew?

Al Koz

 

[Pat Gregory]

Alan - Minks are a significant predator for ducks. Problem is, they are generally nocturnal. One of our friends is a grad student at University of Illinois and is researching minks and their impact on waterfowl. Feisty little rascals...

 

[alan kozlowski]

Amen to fiesty, after minkodors first try at my bagged ducks I moved them within arms length and was amazed to have him run and swim all around me for about 5 minutes looking for where I put them and then the tug of war til I got the phone out.
I've seen mink around this point before but never as bold as this guy. I hammered the other redhead he took first, I could see the blood pool in the water when it fell. That smell must have triggered every predatory bone in his/her body. Your grad student friend is more than welcome to use the pic if he needs it. let me know and i'll email original too.

 

[Al Hansen]

Very nice shot, Alan. That mink has to eat also.
Al

 

[alan kozlowski]

Yeah I let him drag them under the rip rap rocks, plus I thought he was looking at me like a big Kielbasa too, hunted there again the next day and both ducks were completely gone !

 

[Adam Ahlers]

Great picture, Alan! Mink are usually pretty skittish, but they'll fight to the death over a meal if they are really hungry. I've heard stories about mink repeatedly grabbing perch from ice fisherman, but never retrieving ducks.

 

[Wispete]

Shot a buck near the river about four years ago dressed out the deer and dragged it about hundred and fifty feet. I went back to get my knife I had left. There was a mink already on the gut pile but he let me get my knife. lucky me....

 

[Dani]

That's pretty cool....I'dve loved to have seen that....

Dani

 

[John Fraser]

That's neat Al! Getting to observe that was worth the two ducks.

Now you've given me a new idea for my next mink set.

 

[Derek and Xena]

Love the new retriever! I wonder how he'll do with geese?