THE C120 MAGNUM WITH PAN TRIGGER: A HUMANE TRAP FOR MINK (MUSTELA VISON)

The C120 Magnum trap, equipped with a 66 × 69 mm pan trigger, which favored double strikes in the neck and thorax regions, successfully killed nine of nine wild mink (Mustela vison) in simulated natural conditions. Average times to loss of consciousness and heartbeat were estimated at 79% of all captured mink unconscious in ≤3 min (P < 0.05). This is the first mink kill trap to meet the requisites of the Canadian General Standards Board regarding killing traps.