Birds occasionally killed by the steppe polecat include grey partridges and willow grouse. There is at least one record of a beech marten killing a polecat. The European polecat may prey on the much smaller least weasel. Overall, the ferret represents a neotenous form of polecat. In the Southern Ural frequent are badger and black polecat. It hunts for larger prey than the European polecat, including pikas and marmots. Rabbit warrens are often areas of intense polecat activity. It is probably absent in the southern Urals, where the steppe polecat occurs. The steppe polecat is fairly easy to harvest. The species is polygamous, with each male polecat mating with several females. The Lockheed Martin Polecat (company designation P-175) was an unmanned aerial vehicle by Lockheed Martin. The fur is generally shorter and not as thick as that of the European polecat. Cactus Jake is the foreman of the Polecat Flats ranch, and a friend of Jon. He called it "The Lonesome Polecat". Duck Creek, Polecat, and Sand Creek.