Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: The Beav]
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03/25/19 09:51 AM
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I trapped rats In ND up till May 9th one year. I got a $7.00 average on those rats so they must have been pretty good. And yes there were some bit up rats but the majority were just fine. The end of the season Is where It's at end of April would work for me. That one year was a long time ago. Maybe 2013 when most furs spiked @ NAFA? Today is a different day. Quit living in the past.
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: nimzy]
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03/25/19 10:29 AM
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Just saying that rats caught as late as May are still saleable. So a April closing would be Ok. If that's living In the past so be It. I think It's called making a point.
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: Rat Masterson]
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03/25/19 10:31 AM
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Muskrat, if a kid is in football they would have a tough time running traps unless it was in the dark. Kid would probably have to wait until football was over, or quit sports. Might as well learn early ya can't do everything, pick your poison. Great attitude! You must make one heck of an instructor. Somehow, back in the 60s, I ran 50 traps in the dark, on open water and on ice, before school daily and still made the school bus at 7:00 am. Wrestling practice was after school. You must've either been a cheerleader or in the band, eh?
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: nimzy]
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03/25/19 10:40 AM
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Everyone knows the state is not going to go away from a Saturday start so let's just let it go. It is a immovable object so any banter on it is a waste of time IMO.
Personal, I say we forget about the opener and push for the extension. When legislators naturally ask for our opinion on season dates here, we emphasis the importance of getting the close right first. If pushed, we go down the two dates for the two zones. I think the best bet for them might be something similar to MN. A Saturday closest to date for each zone that would give us a common opener some years and separate openers others.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain!
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: The Beav]
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03/25/19 10:40 AM
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So to ease your frekin mind we will have a youth opener just like turkey season. So that way Dad can have his kid set all his traps too. If a kid wants to trap then he will find a way. Just like when duck season started In the middle of the week. If you wanted to duck hunt you were In the marsh not In the class room. Kids must have changed since I was one. And we took the whole week off from school to go north to deer hunt. I feel sorry for the kids of today that can't get up at midnight to set a few rat traps. LOL! You keep on looking out for number one, meanwhile, I'll keep on looking out for the kids. If we lose the kids, we'll lose trapping as we know it here in Wisconsin. Both of us will be dead and long gone before that happens, but I'll do everything I can to keep it alive for the kids.
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: The Beav]
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03/25/19 10:42 AM
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Just saying that rats caught as late as May are still saleable. So a April closing would be Ok. If that's living In the past so be It. I think It's called making a point. You would need to get Governor Evers to sign it. You are not getting an April closing in the south IMO.
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: nimzy]
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03/25/19 11:11 AM
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LOL!
You keep on looking out for number one, meanwhile, I'll keep on looking out for the kids. If we lose the kids, we'll lose trapping as we know it here in Wisconsin. Both of us will be dead and long gone before that happens, but I'll do everything I can to keep it alive for the kids.
No I'm looking out for everyone. What about all the trappers who work weekends?
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: WIMarshRAT]
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03/25/19 11:20 AM
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Just saying that rats caught as late as May are still saleable. So a April closing would be Ok. If that's living In the past so be It. I think It's called making a point. You would need to get Governor Evers to sign it. You are not getting an April closing in the south IMO. The only person on this forum who voted for Evers was Muskrat. LOl
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: Muskrat]
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03/25/19 11:34 AM
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[quote=Rat Masterson]Muskrat, if a kid is in football they would have a tough time running traps unless it was in the dark. Kid would probably have to wait until football was over, or quit sports. Might as well learn early ya can't do everything, pick your poison. Great attitude! You must make one heck of an instructor. Somehow, back in the 60s, I ran 50 traps in the dark, on open water and on ice, before school daily and still made the school bus at 7:00 am. Wrestling practice was after school. You must've either been a cheerleader or in the band, eh? So now your bad mouthing band members and cheer leaders. I thought It was all about the kids.
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: nimzy]
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03/25/19 01:20 PM
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Was out yesterday. Spring is amazing!
Spring? According to my vehicle it was -2 in God's country this morning
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: nimzy]
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03/25/19 02:28 PM
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It sounds like you got out of the drift. LOl my battery went dead so I lost you.
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: Rat Masterson]
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03/25/19 03:05 PM
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Muskrat, I dated a few cheerleaders does that count? But you sir come off like a feminine hygiene product. Good one RM. Always default to what you understand best.
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: Steven 49er]
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03/25/19 04:11 PM
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Spring? According to my vehicle it was -2 in God's country this morning
Gods country doesn稚 sound like any place I want to live in.
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: Rat Masterson]
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03/25/19 04:36 PM
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Muskrat, I dated a few cheerleaders does that count? But you sir come off like a feminine hygiene product. Rat you don't know the Muskrat. He marches to his own drum beat.
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Re: Stalled o知uskrat
[Re: bblwi]
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03/26/19 06:23 AM
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I think that the lowly rodents (rats) would be really amazed at how much turmoil is created by reasoning and learned humans about when and who should manage their harvest and resource. I have trapped in the north and south and central areas of WI with and without the three, two and single zone system I have yet to have one rat tell me I should not have a trap in that spot at that time but it sure seems a lot of trappers feel that we need political interference on this issue.
Bryce Have any ever told you to Stop on first Saturday of March? Rats tell us many things we just ain稚 good listeners. 😁 I had a crush on a cheerleader, does that count?
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