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Mink hunting is a country sport involving the hunting of American mink with scent hounds along the waterways which make up their habitat, in a manner similar to fox hunting.[1] Mink hunting took place in the countryside in the UK and Ireland, but since 2005 traditional mink hunting has been banned in England and Wales. OriginsWhen the sport of otter hunting was given up in the British Isles in the late 1970s due to otters becoming endangered, many packs of Otterhounds converted to hunting the invasive American mink,[1] which had become established in Britain from 1950 onward, from fur farm escapees. Unsuccessful efforts to eradicate the mink led to it being widely viewed as an invasive pest in Britain[2] and in Ireland (where a bounty is paid per Mink killed).[3] HuntingThere are 22 packs of Minkhounds in the UK, registered with the Masters of Minkhounds Association, and four packs in Ireland, registered with the Mink Hounds Association.[4] Mink hunts meet once or twice a week over the Summer, from April to October, and draw waterways searching for mink. Followers try to keep up on foot, which may involve wading across a river. When a mink is found, a chase will ensue, with hounds hunting the scent of the mink until they catch it. It is estimated up to 1,400 mink were killed a year by mink hunts in the UK.[5] Since the 2005 ban, mink hunts in the UK have adapted to the new legislation by undertaking legal trail hunting and other forms of exempt hunting (such as hunting rats). The hounds used for Minkhunting are usually elderly foxhounds, drafted from foxhound packs, though some packs also use the historic Otterhound breed. See also
References1. ^1 "Mink hunting on the rise" BBC, 15 June 2003 2. ^Management of American mink and interactions with native mustelids {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209002655/http://www.wildcru.org/research/research-detail/?project_id=37 |date=2011-12-09 }}, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit. Accessed 6 June 2013. 3. ^Mink Bounty Notice {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708201711/http://www.nargc.ie/spotlight-container/mink-and-grey-squirrel-bounties---important-notice.aspx |date=2013-07-08 }}, National Association of Regional Game Councils (Ireland). Accessed 6 June 2013 4. ^"Irish Mink Hounds Association" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810055014/http://www.hai.ie/minkhounds.php |date=2014-08-10 }} Hunting Association of Ireland 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/using/hunting_1.shtml|title=Hunting|work=Ethics|publisher=BBC|accessdate=6 June 2013}} 3 : Hunting with hounds|Hunting|Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom |
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