Do Polecats Live In Deepcar?

[metalman 21]

A couple of nights ago my wife was driving on Soughley Lane (from Wortley end towards Deepcar end, so heavily wooded) when an animal ran across the road in front of her. She says it was shaped like a stoat or weasel, but much bigger. The only thing that seems to fit the bill is a polecat. Does anybody know if they live in that area, or has anybody else seen one?

[The_DADDY 3,477]

Did it look anything like this?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[hackey lad 3,987]

19 minutes ago, metalman said:

A couple of nights ago my wife was driving on Soughley Lane (from Wortley end towards Deepcar end, so heavily wooded) when an animal ran across the road in front of her. She says it was shaped like a stoat or weasel, but much bigger. The only thing that seems to fit the bill is a polecat. Does anybody know if they live in that area, or has anybody else seen one?

Stoats can be quite big .

[Ghozer 113]

Possibly

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/mammals/polecat

[charliewag 19]

It may well have been a polecat but it also could have been a mink. There are quite a few along the River Don and a coarse fishery in your area has permission to set traps for mink in order to protect fish stocks.

[hackey lad 3,987]

2 minutes ago, charliewag said:

It may well have been a polecat but it also could have been a mink. There are quite a few along the River Don and a coarse fishery in your area has permission to set traps for mink in order to protect fish stocks.

[gaz 786 123]

2 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

Mink definitely seen then down there 😉

[Padders 2,874]

1 hour ago, The_DADDY said:

Did it look anything like this?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Daddy, I have to say it, 

Your a star.........

[The_DADDY 3,477]

1 hour ago, Padders said:

Daddy, I have to say it, 

Your a star.........

Cheers matey 👍 

[metalman 21]

We did think about it being a mink, but she reckons it wasn't dark enough brown for one. I'd have thought that mink was more likely than polecat.

[Crimson Zenith 0]

No, it just smells like that normally.

[zakes 68]

Yes they do, you can smell them in the King & Miller each day during opening hours.