Weasel

Massachusetts has two types of weasels that can be trapped between November 1st and November 30th. Weasels are opportunistic eaters, as well as opportunistic when it comes to where they live. The often occupy the abandoned dens of other animals, or animals that they've killed. The weasel has a tiny face, sharp teeth and claws, and a tail with black fur at the tip. In winter it is white and in summer it is brown with a cream throat and belly. The short-tailed weasel is a tiny animal, only 15 to 23 cm long.

    It is not uncommon for a weasel to kill an animal much larger than itself. It will often slay its prey, eat what it can, sleep, wake up, eat some more, go back to sleep, and continue this cycle until the food is all gone. Then it goes off and hunts for rabbits, rats, birds, frogs, ground squirrels, etc all over again . It eats hundreds of meadow mice. They are nocturnal by nature. They have a distinct odor, possessing musk glands much like the rest of the mustela family.

    Common Methods of capture: Weasel Box w/ Rat Trap