Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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11/19/07 09:53 PM
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I've seen numerous posts and questions on here over the last couple of years on how to catch muskrats along ponds, streams, marshes, ditches, wetlands.....you name it. The easiest, no frill, no bait, no nothing, is sign trapping. Make a fake "mud slide" along the bank, ditch, muskrat hut (cabin)...anywhere, and place a #1 or 1 1/2 at the base. Stake the trap out a bit to deeper water, and you will catch them. They see and smell that fresh mud, and BAM, they are yours to harvest.
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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11/19/07 09:55 PM
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do you have a problem with beaver seeing the slide and messing up your set
24 beaver 11 coons 3 otter 13 muskrats 1 bobcats 2 opossums 3 yotes red fox 0 grey fox skunk
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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do you have a problem with beaver seeing the slide and messing up your set No beaver here
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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how close can you put each set from each other?
i have a pond i just found with lots of chewed up cattails, and wore down shore line.
will 110s work?
what if the bottoms not solid enough for a disposable stake?
should i try driving in a wooden stake?
Skip the 110's. You can make these sign sets as close as you want. Don't mess with disposable stakes. Use long (6'-8') pieces of willow or similar stakes. You want soft mud.
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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11/19/07 10:37 PM
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So this set really works? Is it a sure thing or a long shot I mean obviously it connected at least once for you lol
keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky, live like you aint afraid to die, and dont be scared just enjoy your ride
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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So this set really works? Is it a sure thing or a long shot I mean obviously it connected at least once for you lol I've caught over a thousand rats in a week using this specific set marsh trapping, as well as other trappers in NW Ohio. It is the staple of rat trapping large marshes.
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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11/19/07 10:47 PM
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Wow!!! Good enough for me lol I will have to give it a try so how does it hold up if you dont know if there are rats in the area is it a good way to find out if they are there or do you have to know there is a stable population to work?
keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky, live like you aint afraid to die, and dont be scared just enjoy your ride
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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Ok I do think I will give it a shot
keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky, live like you aint afraid to die, and dont be scared just enjoy your ride
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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could you dig your own "ledge" and just transplant that mud?
I ask because the area where I trap has a QUICK dropoff, and there is no place to bed a trap, but if I dug my own ledge and used the mud to make a slide, it would work. Exactly
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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11/19/07 11:14 PM
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snowman....most are taking this post for granted.....trust me.
Good luck suredve
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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cj how do you use this set in the marsh?
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Re: Sign trapping muskrats....EASY PICKING'S
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Done that a few times but I really do not like setting slides if there are other good set locations nearby. I agree if there are runs and good feed beds, but typically, the bulk will be made of sign trapping....especially if you are unleashed on a 300 acre marsh littered with cabins.
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