Raubwild (predators)

Question 1

Are wolves in the list of legal game?

Answer 1

No.

Question 2

How many teeth does a lynx have ?

Answer 2

28

Question 3

How many teeth do wildcats have? Can you shoot them?

Answer 3

30, don’t shoot.

Question 4

Are bears on the list of legal game?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

Do badgers share dens with other animals? If so, which part of the burrow do badgers usually use?

Answer 5

Yes, the lowest level.

Question 6

True or false: A badger’s sight is its strongest sense and primary defense.

Answer 6

False: the eyesight of badgers is among the worst in the animal kingdom.

Question 7

Are badgers herbivores?

Answer 7

No, badgers will eat meat

Question 8

Are raccoons bears or dogs?

Answer 8

They are small bears.

Question 9

Are raccoons huntable?

Answer 9

Yes, although they are not Game per hunting law they can be hunted.

Question 10

Is the racoon dog (marderhund) a bear or a dog?

Answer 10

A dog.

Question 11

What is the diet of a raccoon dog ?

Answer 11

Similar to a fox, small animals plants and berries.

Question 12

When is the breeding season for raccoon dogs? What is the gestation period?

Answer 12

Feb/Mar; 9 weeks

Question 13

How many raccoon dog pups are born at a time?

Answer 13

6-8,

Question 14

When do raccoon dogs reach adulthood? When do they start breeding?

Answer 14

At 6 months, they start at two years.

Question 15

How many teeth do raccoon dogs have?

Answer 15

42

Question 16

Are raccoons dogs huntable?

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

What is distinctive in a Baummarder (pine marten)

Answer 17

A yellow throat patch and furry paw soles.

Question 18

What is the breeding season for pine martens called? When is it? Gestation?

Answer 18

Ranzzeit, July-August, 9 months (two to five are born that are nursed for eight weeks)

Question 19

Do pine martens live close to or away from humans?

Answer 19

Away from humans.

Question 20

Do steinmarten (stone martens) live close to or away from humans?

Answer 20

Close to humans.

Question 21

Do stone martens have furry paws?

Answer 21

No, and the throat is white not yellow.

Question 22

When does the fur of the large weasel change color?

Answer 22

March and November (by winter this animal is completely white accept for the tail)

Question 23

When is the Ranzzeit for Hermelin (large weasel)

Answer 23

Feb-Mar (4-8 young are born in May)

Question 24

How long are Hermelin generally?

Answer 24

12 inches plus four in the tail= 16 in from nose to tail.

Question 25

True or false: large weasels kill only what they need.

Answer 25

False ( they seem to kill for fun)

Question 26

How long are mauswiesel (small weasels) ?

Answer 26

Between 8- 10 in with a 2 in tail, making it between 10 and 12 in from nose to snout.

Question 27

Do mauswiesel have a black tip on their tails?

Answer 27

No

Question 28

Is the reproduction of both the large and small weasel similar?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

Are small weasels nocturnal?

Answer 29

Sometimes, they are mostly active during the day but have their nocturnal phases too.

Question 30

When is the Ranzzeit for Iltis (Fitch)? Gestation?

Answer 30

Feb-April, 6 weeks (3 to 7 are born)

Question 31

Is the domesticated Ferret thought to be bred from the Iltis?

Answer 31

Yes

Question 32

Are minks (Nerz) huntable?

Answer 32

Yes in some eastern states.