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Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! #6432247 01/18/19 07:20 AM 01/18/19 07:20 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,471 Wisconsin Muskrat OP trapper
Muskrat OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,471 Wisconsin	January 'rats, gotta love 'em. Fully prime, no bite marks yet, just gorgeous.

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432263 01/18/19 07:43 AM 01/18/19 07:43 AM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 372 northern indiana son-of-grizz trapper
son-of-grizz trapper Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 372 northern indiana	That's a nice rat

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432369 01/18/19 09:46 AM 01/18/19 09:46 AM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,946 E central Il G Golf ball trapper
Golf ball trapper G Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,946 E central Il	Pretty much all adult size too !

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432396 01/18/19 10:20 AM 01/18/19 10:20 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 414 New Hampshire T Terrence j trapper
Terrence j trapper T Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 414 New Hampshire	I caught a couple in late December and they were really nice. Wish I could have caught more before the river froze up.

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432414 01/18/19 10:34 AM 01/18/19 10:34 AM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,051 WI N nimzy trapper
nimzy trapper N Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,051 WI	And fat...heavy! Almost as good as they get. Catch a rat in January February or March and now you got something!

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432421 01/18/19 10:41 AM 01/18/19 10:41 AM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,497 PA P PAskinner trapper
PAskinner trapper P Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,497 PA	Jealous here. Idiot game commission closes our season about when they start to get good. Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: PAskinner] #6432431 01/18/19 10:47 AM 01/18/19 10:47 AM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,051 WI N nimzy trapper
nimzy trapper N Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,051 WI	Originally Posted by PAskinner Jealous here. Idiot game commission closes our season about when they start to get good. Absolutely utterly ridiculous

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432443 01/18/19 10:56 AM 01/18/19 10:56 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,851 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,851 Wisconsin	And our season should be open later. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432559 01/18/19 12:47 PM 01/18/19 12:47 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 491 Adirondacks NY F Forest trapper
Forest trapper F Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 491 Adirondacks NY	I have been getting bite marks on my rats recently. Last 5 all had one or two bite marks near the back end. All were caught in baited conis. I guess other rats are coming to the bait and taking a bite on one of their deceased friends? Last edited by Forest; 01/18/19 12:47 PM. Paul Smiths Forestry ‘22

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432589 01/18/19 01:18 PM 01/18/19 01:18 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,381 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,381 Iowa	Hard to believe beav didn't mention the one very ugly Muskrat. LOL

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432768 01/18/19 04:35 PM 01/18/19 04:35 PM
Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 7,084 MO cfowler trapper
cfowler trapper Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 7,084 MO	The rats are starting to look good around here. We don't have many, but still fun to catch. I trap for fun. I skin 'em for the money! Grinners For Life-Lifetime Member, MO Chapter, Den #1 ~You Grin, You're In~

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432915 01/18/19 07:35 PM 01/18/19 07:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,471 Wisconsin Muskrat OP trapper
Muskrat OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,471 Wisconsin	Now I'm seeing some fresh bites, though not too many. Snowing real good out there. Freshened up sets this morning and added a few more. This one is darker, but still so beautiful.

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432930 01/18/19 07:51 PM 01/18/19 07:51 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,626 Flint, Michigan bhugo trapper
bhugo trapper Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,626 Flint, Michigan	Really nice! Member MTPCA, FTA and NTA

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432951 01/18/19 08:07 PM 01/18/19 08:07 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 355 NY V VH60 trapper
VH60 trapper V Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 355 NY	they are getting very nice now . A not so good fox but nice rats from today .

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6432959 01/18/19 08:20 PM 01/18/19 08:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,471 Wisconsin Muskrat OP trapper
Muskrat OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,471 Wisconsin	Indeed!

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6433004 01/18/19 09:15 PM 01/18/19 09:15 PM
Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 7,084 MO cfowler trapper
cfowler trapper Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 7,084 MO	Nice rats VH60! I trap for fun. I skin 'em for the money! Grinners For Life-Lifetime Member, MO Chapter, Den #1 ~You Grin, You're In~

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: cfowler] #6433364 01/19/19 09:03 AM 01/19/19 09:03 AM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,520 N.J. PineDoggin trapper
PineDoggin trapper Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,520 N.J.	I think rats have the nicest fur of the furbearers I catch.

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6433397 01/19/19 09:40 AM 01/19/19 09:40 AM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a. P pcr2 "Twerker"
pcr2 "Twerker" P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.	beautiful guys,will whine here PA has been closed for 2 weeks.

Re: Muskrats sure are pretty this time of year! [Re: Muskrat] #6435651 01/21/19 07:53 AM 01/21/19 07:53 AM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,051 WI N nimzy trapper
nimzy trapper N Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,051 WI	January is starting to act like January. Generally I’m no fan of snow in the marsh and really don’t like that cold. However when it comes ahead of cold it’s a blessing. Been floundering around out there on the ice since before deer season. Mother Nature says take a break. I’m ready and willing. Gonna rest up for that next big push !

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