Beasts Begone! Weasels
WEASELS 
Predatory mammals with long slender bodies, short legs, and rounded ears. Depending on species, weight ranges from 2 1/2 oz. to 12 oz. In summer, fur is brown above and white below. In winter, the fur is all white. In two larger species, the tail is black tipped year round. Occasional invaders of basements, wall voids, and human living spaces. May be hunting rodents.
Access Routes
Physical cover (vegetation, piles of firewood or debris, openings underneath decks and additions) can facilitate access.
Entry Sites
Usually openings around foundation.
Sounds
High-pitched shrieks.
Gnaw Marks and Food Remains
Food caches (mouse carcasses)
Fecal Droppings
Dark, long, and slender; containing fur/bones/feathers.
Odor
Pungent
Hair
Length: 1/4 to 1/2 inch
Summer
Back and sides of animal: light brown.
Belly: white with yellowish cast.
Tail: varies brown to black.
Winter
Back and sides, belly: white; may have yellowish cast.
Tail: some hairs may be dark.
Tracks:  Front: 1/2 as long as hind Hind: 1 in.
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