Mink:
“Mink – Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mink
Mink are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genera Neovison and Mustela, and part of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, …”
Fisher:
“Fisher (animal) – Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fisher_(animal)
The fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a small, carnivorous mammal native to North America, … It is sometimes misleadingly referred to as a fisher cat, although it is not a cat. Fishers have few predators besides humans.”
Thank you for reading this far! I reached out to the Mink-Master and after reviewing this video, here is what he said:
Joseph Carter the Mink Man
8 hours ago
“Yeah, it is most definitely a mink, no doubt about it. It’s the wrong shape for any other option people may throw out there. 100% mink all the way. One thing that may be confusing people is the video makes the animal look much larger than it really is, and the deep snow is changing its gait a bit. I was thrown off for a second, but after watching it a couple times, there really is no other animal this shape, other than a mink. I feel like it is likely a buck mink, based on the head size and stocky build, but I wouldn’t bet anything on my educated guess at the gender.”
Many thanks to Joseph Carter for sharing his knowledge, and for taking the time to evaluate this video.