harvey lee Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Yesterday while muzzleloader hunting by a swamp type lake with alot of marshes, I heard a sound behind me. I turned to look and here were 2 black little creatures running and playing in the weeds.I have never seen any otter in the woods and they were sure to watch, must have been play time for them as it was about 3 pm. Both were jet black.Are all Mn otter black and how common are they in southern Mn?Sure wish I would have taken out my cell phone and took some pic's as they were only about 10 yards from the tree I was in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerJack Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Most are dark brown-black with silver/greyish bellies. They sure are fun to watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleFloyd Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 How big? Could they be Mink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Way to large for a mink. I looked online and found pics of otter with a little light gray on the throat area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamptiger Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Probably otters, since they were traveling in a pair.Sometimes they have pretty dark fur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterLee Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Could of been fisher if they were black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Could of been fisher if they were black. This is my thought too, but otters do vary in color, and I have never seen a jet black one let alone a pair. would really be cool to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 After looking at many pic's, yes, they are otter.I talked to a fellow that traps that area and asked him if there are any otter in that area and he said yes, he has even seen them from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamptiger Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Here's one I trapped last fall. I live on a chain of small lakes, and last year there was a family of five living on the lake adjoining my property. They have the nicest fur of any of the weasel family, in my opinion - very fine and silky smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 There have been otters accidentally trapped in our area along the MN River Valley so yes I would say it was otters that you saw. They will travel from the MN River up High Island Creek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWiser Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Otters are becoming a lot more common in the area. In the last year I've seen and heard of a few in the New Prague/Jordan area along the creeks. One was dead on the road just outside of New Prague last spring. There is an otter trapping season in the area now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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