Honey Badger and Sherlock the Mink WIPE OUT Rat Infestation! 

Very cool to watch. I was wondering what the risks are to injury to your minks an dogs? For instance I can see the dogs get bitten by the rats. Are you disinfecting the occasional wounds they sustain or is it not really a problem? I've also noticed some farms can have some potentially dangerous objects sharp fencing etc. And I'm always a bit nervous when I see a tractor lifting something heavy for the dogs to run under and grab the rats feeling the nest. You ever worry about these things? Is experience and knowing what to look out for just how you navigate these things?

I thought you had a real honey badger for a second 😂😂 I was gonna say, that thing will wipe out the entire town 😂

Just when the rats think they escaped the dogs.... In comes the mink to let them know that there is no safe place to hide

Considering the size of the rats compared to the mink, Sherlock being able to pull them out of the burrows is quite impressive.

Rat: I'll hide under here, maybe they won't see me! Mink: Hee, hee, l don't think so!!😮😅😂

The 'Crunch' gets me when the mink delivers the fatal bite to the rat.

i realy love rats. I had 3 as pets, Most people dont understand how smart, fast and destructive these little creatures can be. I realy understand your argument about this being the most "humane" method of getting rid of an infestation. And yes i agree that farmers have a right to their livelihoods. love your channel too.

I like how Boss catches a rat then lets Gypsy have it once he knows the job is done. Totally professional.

The minks are just too fast, strong, agile and tenacious for the rats, who have zero chance to escape lol

Boss and Gypsy really show the difference between training and genetics. Boss has clearly been well trained to optimize his ratting skills and cooperation with others. Meanwhile, Gypsy is basically just running on her terrier genes 😂

The athleticism of all of the animals never ceases to amaze me. Dogs, mink, even the rats. Such a treat to see.

I love how Joseph & his family comes up with perfect names for their minks and dogs; Honey Badger is fearless and Sherlock is very intelligent.

I know you shouldn't have favourites but I love Sherlock, he looks like a tiny power lifter. Shout out to the Boss dog.

I'll attest to the long suffering from poisoning. I remember my grandfather's poultry farm in the early 70s. It was pretty rough to see as a kid. We'd finish them off with a pitchfork...well, I never could.

Nothing but respect for this young man. Really, a cool life you've cut out for yourself.

Been watching you for years, this is by far the best method for pest control relating to rats. of course ratting with dogs has been around for a while, but when you mix it with a mink its just wildly effective. you can get dozens if not hundreds of rats in a single day in a less harmful way, every farmer who needs pest control help should want you around. Really awesome technique Joseph, Glad your still doing this and sharing it with us.

Sherlock is a head crunching killer!! Love his ferocity.

Been a while since i watched & i thought you were a wild man & had tamed a honey badger. I wouldn't have been extremely shocked- just extremely entertained.

Humane, natural, primal, instinctual pest control. This is highly natural hunting

I wonder if the Minks can handle big city rats. I think that would be a very lucrative business adventure.

Two very good mink today. At 18:50 Sherlock looked kinda like a Wolverine. Dogs worked nicely today as well but very impressed by the mink.

That was incredible watching the mink & dogs work together to accomplish the job 👏. Best thing is it gives the critters a job, that to them is fun not work. But it also doesn't require poison. Now if you had a weasel to squeeze into the really tiny places.

I thought maybe you had a bada** trained Honey Badger. 😆 The Mink though is still a monster.

I watched some of the other ratting dog videos and can't get over how well trained, efficient and disciplined your animals are, not to mention how healthy and sleek they all look. Great job! Love watching your videos.

This turned out to be WAY more interesting than I thought it would. Well done. I like how you are with the animals. People think working animals can't be treated like family and that couldn't be further from the truth. Well done! Subbed. :)

I love how you educate and explain what's going on throughout the video that's amazing

"The mink should be doing something" Man watching a mink actively killing a rat 🤭 Seriously though it was heartwarming to see you bringing family to see your work

Sherlock is the best name, small, smart, and tenacious. This is a great video! Dogs did real good to! You should be real proud.

These mean little killing machines have such immense dexterity/agility that they get bitten a lot less often than the dogs while going for the kill from what I've seen. It can be observed most clearly when Sherlock was hunting the huge rat around the 15:38 mark. They can perform these insane contortions of the body to avoid getting bitten while the dogs more often just brute force it and sometimes take some hits along the way. Respect!

The dogs and the minks work so well together! Have you ever considered using a laser pointer to help point out rats that are running away to the dogs?

Beautiful little creatures. Whishe more were in the wild, we have some here and I always love when I get lucky enough to catch a glimpse - SE usa. Thanks for sharing

With Sherlock's fearlessness and tenacity, he reminds me of no one so much as Washushe. That was the absolute most tenacious mink I've ever seen. Did you ever find out what truely happened to him in the end, Joe?

Amazing how well your dogs and minks eradicate the rat problem, you did a good job with training them to rid farms of them nasty critters, God Bless you and crew

Honey Badger is great! Oh my goodness, how is this her first job? She is an absolute pro.

I've adored your videos for years. nothing I love more than to see dogs happy with their jobs and how well trained your minks are!

Love that little dog. Tiny Fella is the most vicious of them all 😂

The mink can go into the most awesome places but it's the dogs that are no nonsense and amazing. These videos are so fun.

Mannnnnn i thought you trained a honey badger 😭

Glad I've found your channel again! Love me some Mink Man and Minks.

just rediscovered what was my favourite ratting channel, beats all the shooting links beyond words, superb teamwork, great training, everybody contributes, nothing else to say!

A good day! Happy to see Honey & Sherlock step up! it IS exciting.

Love watching you and the team work. Awesome.

This is amazing my brother and I thoroughly enjoy watching the work you do with mink love these videos

Love your work! Love the minks, dogs too. You are really doing a great job to benefit the farmers, who grow our food! I like watching your guys at work. You are a good guy!

Miss honey badger and sherlock babies would be epic!!

This guy does a great job for his clients and he really loves his animals. Great channel. Very interesting content.

Another great video! I especially love watching the minks at work with the dogs as “backup” rather than just the dogs alone. Great teamwork, as always, and a much better method than poison! Thanks for sharing!❤

I read the title and thought you've trained an actual honey badger lol. Witnessing the relentless hunting instinct of the minks and Boss gliding over the soil to get the rat like it's nothing... oh boy.

Superb videography, really nice work for people and dogs/mink involved.

I love your channel so much. I’m probably going to be joining your exclusive channel soon though. I’ve only known about you for a few months but I’ve seen most of your videos from the past 4 years. Nothing against your older videos. I’ve watched a lot of those too. but just not as much ratting and minking. You’ve developed in skill for sure as time progresses with your editing and you got a good team that helps you video record now a days compared to say 6-7 years ago. You’re channels only going to get bigger and more successful so it’s cool to see that these videos helps you and your family making a living while also being informative and entertaining. I also just admire that it’s family friendly. Keep in mind I’m a guy in my 20s with no kids. But the world has so much negativity in it. It’s hard to even find anything without cursing and profanity. And keep in mind I’m someone who loves dark comedy and all that stuff too. But I just admire the way you conduct yourself. And obviously you’re a father so you have to keep it rated g because you don’t wanna look like a father teaching your kids wrong. But there are times when it’s just you and a friend and times like those could easily be made a dirty joke or two just being said because it’s all adults there at the moment. But you’re just really consistent and you keep it family friendly which I truely admire. I plan on moving to Wyoming state in the very near future. Me and my girlfriend want to get married and then start a life there. We both have a connection to Utah as well both for different reasons but we’re from Minnesota. I really hope to meet you one day. If I could help you on a ratting adventure one day that would be cooler than meeting any Hollywood celebrity in my book

Boss and Sherlock teamwork kill!!! Loved it! :)

Deeply respect what you do man! Great job!!!

I absolutely LOVE the videos, it's soooo cool to watch the mink and dogs work, and love doing what they do, amazing job!!

the way the animals work together is a credit to the trainer and the animals.

You and your minks are legendary mate! Greetings from Australia!

Wow! The hunting drive of the smallest dog is off the charts! Fun to watch your team in action.

Have you ever used your mink for rabbit hunting? In Europe, ferrets are trained to hunt rabbits. I imagine the capabilities of a mink would be similar. I've noticed they put radio collars on the ferrets, so that in case they get stuck underground, they can be located to dig out. Have you ever had mink get stuck underground?

I absolutely adore minks because of your channel

good camera and microphone and photography - really improved the filming with this episode. Hearing the crunching sounds as the mink goes about her business with the rats gives a good impression of the power of the mink's bite! Watched a lot of your videos and they're all very good and informative too

I love how informative and exciting the videos are! Looks like that patch on Sherlock's back is healing! ❤

This generation is awesome. Can't wait for the fall Muskrat season, wow!

God that's way too cool Joseph you definitely train your animals right😊

Amazing work for both trainer and ratters!

The dogs are probably super happy to participate in this.

Those dogs absolutely love that😂

Am I the only one that read the title and thought: "Now Joseph has trained a honey badger??? What's next, a wolverine?"?

I never get tired of watching!

That is absolutely amazing! So cool. Subscribed

A fantastic result Joseph both minks are fearless little Sherlock is a powerhouse pulling a large rat from a snug hole backwards is no mean feat then switching it around to get to the back of the head is the sign of a really good and special mink he couldn’t wait to get out the cage and straight onto the rats 🐀 way to go Sherlock not forgetting miss honey badger who was also fantastic and killed each rat very swiftly and efficiently I think you have a few special minks from this litter Joseph you should be proud of yourself for the hard work and dedication you put into training your mink to a very high standard the dogs take care of themselves everyone is a killing machine and know their job well done team Carter ❤from Glasgow Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Sherlock is a little rat homing device 😂 he’s so efficient

Sherlock has the bones crunching lol adorable !!! ❤😊

It's amazing to see the dogs work along side the minks and them working as a unit to get the job done. Mink man must be one hell of an animal trainer. 👍😎👍

Mink are badass predators!

Oh my god the camera work on this episode was fantastic! And the sound as well. Great job as always!

That's just nuts! I hope to train my girl dog to be so proactive as yours! So awesome using a mixed of trained animals.

Hi Joe, the Mink done a awesome job.

Those rats are freaking massive! Sherlock is an absolute killer he’s gonna grow into a real professional !Awesome vid as always keep up the good work joeswph! What breed of dog is boss btw? Also do you think you it would be possible to train a cat to hunt rats? I doubt they would listen since they are so independent and I just curious honestly! 😄

They scream louder when its the mink.

Greetings from the BIG SKY. Again. Good training.

Oh, geeze the dog's noggin on the wood pallet! BONK! haha!

I've noticed that a lot of the young mink seem to be related. So I was wondering how soon you think you'll need to bring in new bloodlines to keep your group of mink genetically diverse and healthy?

So how long does it take to clear out an average rat infestation with minks and dogs on a farm? Or does it wildly depend?

They are 2 of the best mink I've seen you work with. I'm addicted to watching videos of ratting with dogs or in your case mink as well.

I live in Nebraska ,and I come across wild minks in some of my fishing holes. Most are very good sized and deep chocolate in color. Keep up the good work brother I like what you're putting out.

10:48 12:37 15:50 are Sherlock's three rats I think and 6:54 is my best catch of Honey Badger catching a rat 16:53 a rat escaped from that hole and Boss catched it 4:43 another rat Honey Badger caught 7:39 this rat ran right into Boss 8:13 Another rat Honey Badger caught

Sherlock is definitely able to follow your attention and he knows what you want. Can you tame him at this point or is it not possible because he's already older??

Good to see Sherlock's fur on his back fill back in, your treatments apparently are working, good job!

Your camera lady is awesome, she knows exactly where to look at all times and the camera is generally really steady, kudos to her!

Love that you are using the natural instincts so fruitfully!

Really cool on that last shot, you could hear the crunch of Sherlock going for the skull.

Really like how this dude treats his animals with love and respect you can really tell he loves what he does

Sherlock is awesome. Loved your explanation.

There's still more to catch.. Keep it up.. One Love!!!

I love how much the dogs enjoy their job! They look so happy to help rid the farm of their rat problem! Good dogs!!

Wow! that's an amazing demonstration of using natural preditors to control pests.

Such hard work. It's real determination. Nice work, nice idea

I've only just found your channel completely by chance if i'm being true. But i'm hooked watching you with your wonderful dogs, and amazing mink and what a guy sherlock is. It takes me back many years ago on local farms in the south of England helping my grandad Bob along with my uncles, all of which have sadly passed away but never forgetting the great times we all had. Most of all my first dog terminator, what a boy loyal to a fault and never gave up his chance to catch a rat. Even when we would spend 2 days a nights digging the bugger out off a rabbit burrow as he was having such a good time down there. he just didn't wanna come out. from big dee all the best

Your pack worki awsome! And dogs and mink are treated gently ❤

I wish I could raise these where I live!! I’m missing out :( great training in these Minks! You’re team is awesome to watch

I love hearing the crunching