Reply #8: Glad you found it, I did find pics

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of polecats and minks. The mink would of been iffy, the polecats looked like a sable ferret. I went looking but never thought of ermines.

polecats (had to post the pics I found since they are cute)


I can see where ferrets may have come from them, though guess they haven't decided for sure yet.
The late great Gizmo, since his coloring was closest to the polecat.




Ermine

They are cute little things and I would of wondered if it were a ferret if one had run by me.