Re: Trapping floating boat slips
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02/18/19 12:11 AM
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For muskrats in situations like that. These traps are hard to beat. Pricey, but worth there weight in gold. http://nongriptrap.com/
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Re: Trapping floating boat slips
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02/18/19 08:50 PM
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For muskrats in situations like that. These traps are hard to beat. Pricey, but worth there weight in gold. http://nongriptrap.com/Interesting. I'd be afraid of someone stealing or damaging such a costly device.
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Re: Trapping floating boat slips
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02/19/19 10:45 AM
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For muskrats in situations like that. These traps are hard to beat. Pricey, but worth there weight in gold. http://nongriptrap.com/Interesting. I'd be afraid of someone stealing or damaging such a costly device. If you think that way you will struggle. those traps make you $$$ (I have 5 of them) and if your doing this job as a business that is your goal plus add wording in to your contract that if your gear is tampered with, damaged, or stole the client pays to replace gear.
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Re: Trapping floating boat slips
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02/21/19 06:45 PM
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ACP,
There was an article in, I believe, the February issue of F-F-G magazine on a guy trapping otter in a marina. I recommended these traps to a friend of mine in Washington state, as foothold are now banned.
Seem to work great, but I hated losing a $4.00 Conibear to a thief, let alone a $200.00 trap.
This trap would be illegal in Wisconson, as it would be construed as a colony trap. I just found out that colonies are now illegal in WI.
Great new trap idea, would like to get one to see how it operates. I think that this trap could home built, just like how the colony traps got their start.
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Re: Trapping floating boat slips
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02/21/19 08:22 PM
02/21/19 08:22 PM
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coloradocat
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For sure not legal in all states.
But you guys have to get over the mentality of costs.
The original post was stating about a marina. Figure the cost involved in running a few traps everyday, or several multi-catch type traps. Money saved for you, and your client.
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Re: Trapping floating boat slips
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02/21/19 11:03 PM
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There was an article in, I believe, the February issue of F-F-G magazine on a guy trapping otter in a marina I should have kept my mouth shut,,,,,,,, then they all would be still wondering..................
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Re: Trapping floating boat slips
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02/22/19 12:54 AM
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AJE
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But you guys have to get over the mentality of costs.
I imagine it varies by state. Around here people aren't going to spend a ~couple hundred dollars on a trap, especially to use in a PUBLIC marina. Maybe rat jobs in this area just pay less. Part of the issue is clients here generally wouldn't be willing to pay the reimbursement fee if this got swiped. But thanks for showing it to us. It does look kind of nifty. I won't rule it out on certain jobs.
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Re: Trapping floating boat slips
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03/02/19 09:29 PM
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I'd be afraid of someone stealing or damaging such a costly device. your contract SHOULD have the phrase "trap theft or damage expenses are the responsibility of the customer".
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Re: Trapping floating boat slips
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03/11/19 07:26 AM
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I'd be afraid of someone stealing or damaging such a costly device. If you are in this to make money (business), you would be foolish to not include in your proposal, contract, permission letter to access property etc... a statement that will inform the property owner of a trap fee (word it how you want to) that will cover your traps 100% or partially in the event they are damaged or grow legs and walk off on you. That way the cost is already in the original price, no chasing money if something happens, and you get a fee for service and equipment used. Everything you do and use on a property typically has a cost to you. Hobby trapping and adc'n are a completely different animal.
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Re: Trapping floating boat slips
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04/03/19 11:24 PM
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I trapped the rats that were living in the tubes that had the foam inside. The rats removed a lot of the foam. I used a peace of plywood cut in a circle with a hole cut at the water line and put a body grip trap over the opening. Put some cattail root by the opening. The rats like to chew on the rubber on the outdrives of the motors.
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