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Re: Bottom edge sets for muskrats
[Re: The Beav]
#6338636
10/02/18 03:05 PM
10/02/18 03:05 PM
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Maine
mainer
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With my colony traps I can catch up to 6 rats and I have taken 12 In one. But of coarse I can't use 9x9 x30s here In WI So even with a 6x6x20 I could catch 4 or 5 rats at a time.
And I only have to find 2 or 3 locations not 12. LOL
Sorry guys but I'm not spending all my time looking for the perfect spot for a 110 B&E set. While I can be gang setting with # 2coils and catch most of the rats before they even get to those perfect B&E locations.
Is a channel set for beaver with a 330 considered a B&E set? I always take the guess work out of otter and beaver trapping by setting where they are traveling not where you think they might be traveling.
Just for argument sake. I bet I could go on a stream with another trapper and He would use B&E sets and I would use something different. You want to make a bet on who would catch the most rats. Yeah, I probably overstated my case a wee bit. So for my sins I'll grant you 2 1/2 rats per mini-colony trap, each of which would be sticking out like sore thumbs at your points along the bank. So that would give you 7 1/2 rats and one retarded mink.
"...in a very few days we succeeded in taking over one hundred beaver, the skins of which were worth ten dollars per pound."
Jim Beckwourth (1856)
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Re: Bottom edge sets for muskrats
[Re: AJE]
#6338638
10/02/18 03:08 PM
10/02/18 03:08 PM
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Maine
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....dragging a trailer full of colony traps. It's easier that way!
"...in a very few days we succeeded in taking over one hundred beaver, the skins of which were worth ten dollars per pound."
Jim Beckwourth (1856)
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Re: Bottom edge sets for muskrats
[Re: AJE]
#6338693
10/02/18 04:14 PM
10/02/18 04:14 PM
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Wisconsin
The Beav
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I'm still waiting for the catch rate on rats during your rat season when using B&E sets with some type of body grip.
I'm betting It's a very low percentage compared to regular type rat sets.
The forum Know It All according to Muskrat
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Re: Bottom edge sets for muskrats
[Re: AJE]
#6338716
10/02/18 04:50 PM
10/02/18 04:50 PM
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potter co. p.a.
pcr2
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"Twerker"
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potter co. p.a.
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agreed,but i'm after mink and mushrats are gas money.
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Re: Bottom edge sets for muskrats
[Re: The Beav]
#6338726
10/02/18 05:07 PM
10/02/18 05:07 PM
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Morgantown, WV
Dfabs
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I wouldn't waste my time. You can catch every rat that swims the creek with a well placed kick with your boot. A bit a lure and a #2 trap set In front of It. Come to WV and try to kick a pocket set in with your boot. You are going to limp back to the truck with a broken toe and hurt feelings.
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Re: Bottom edge sets for muskrats
[Re: AJE]
#6338760
10/02/18 06:12 PM
10/02/18 06:12 PM
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Wright Brothers
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I can check BEs under ice without chopping ice.
Not good to mention Gimmicks on here though.
Use younses Smythe books to start a fire and melt the ice lol.
It's ok to see outside your own lines, and keep an open mind but not so open your brains fall out.
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Re: Bottom edge sets for muskrats
[Re: AJE]
#6338868
10/02/18 08:24 PM
10/02/18 08:24 PM
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Wisconsin
The Beav
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You still have to chop them out to retrieve your catch.
I've used B&E sets but It's not a go to set around this area. I might be able to find 2 or 3 spots On any on stream around here. So spending time looking for those spots Is time consuming and not real productive In the overall scheme of productive rat trapping.
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