You guys are getting it done - good job. Finally set a few drowing sets after work yesterday.

Good job!

Chris

Way to go Brian!

I added 3 more rats to my haul today and 2 yesterday bringing me up to 100 on the season. I wish! Season total is actually 10. After seeing how little sign there is, I'm surprised I've even gotten that many.

Nice coon catch Green bay! Nice rats Eagleye, Tlguy and Cable. Cable your a machine! Nice catches, lots of work. I pulled my last 40 traps tonight in anticipation of ice and leaving town for the weekend. Ice was forming in the marsh as I was wading out. Ill see what form the water is in when I return tuesday and go from there. The way forcasts are looking open water will be done. Cant wait to get back at it.

Nice catch deerfly! I trap out on the bay of Green Bay, with a forecasted low tomorrow night of 25, but with 20 mph winds. I think I'll roll the dice and hope the wind keeps things open at least until Friday if not Saturday. It's a north wind so it should bring the water levels up some as well. Just what I need haha!

Nice catches men getting stuff killed I like it!


Day 4 for me another 117 and 2 mink total is 549 and I pulled everything to the dike for the snowstorm and cold I hope it dont frezze hard and can get back out right away Saturday it sure hurt to be pulling traps catching like these have been man!

wtg guys ,stay safe

Picked up this fatty today - 28 pounds. The rain, snow, and cold is really something this October.

We got several inches of very wet snow and some snow showers now. I pulled a slough yesterday and even though it was snow and not rain the slough which is about 40 acres with 2/3rds open water rose over an inche! Nev er saw it where even wet snow rose that much. I went to 3-4 spots on feeder streams and they were out of their banks also where they were not two days ago. Lot of current too, so setting some body grippers is tricky at best.
Coon trails are all covered and saw no knew tracks today either. Next week looks cold enough to keep the snow around and getting ice on the moving water as well.

Bryce

I agree Bryce, the weather sucks, looks like we will have 3 days of open water here.

Yeah this is a nightmare come true for me haha I think I'm gonna go set the stuff back out right now was gonna do it tomorrow but screw it no time for waiting around looks like Wednesday night is the end here

At least you had a beginning.Does'nt start till tomorrow here,and we are already iced over.
Tom

Yes Tom I guess there are many that feel that open water trapping for rats is something that should be abandoned. With most rats going into the liners for really valuable fur I just don't see the reason why offering more opportunity for open water rats should not looked into. Yes the winter rats grade better and are bigger but I lose less money trapping lower quality rats from a canoe than trapping better rats through the ice.

Bryce

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Mainly because so many trappers believe that their activities are the number one contributing factor in the influence of muskrat populations. We feel obliged to protect these easily caught rodents.

Look at the bright side a short catch may help this market. Cant hardly create seasons around weather extremes, Its a long season with many opportunities to come. Hope you stick with it. May be a good year to extend the season. LOL

The latter season would sure be nice run it with beaver

Got my trapping partner his first beaver. Start to finish, he located the spot near a culvert made the set and collected the catch. He has been tagging along with me for a few years and just started setting last year any I wasn't targeting beaver then. Best part his boys were with today to see the catch!!!

I don't have many sets out, but she was waiting at the door for me to get home.

Always nice to be welcomed home Cody!!!

Got the partner in the skinning room and he took his meat home to try with the boys and his wife I kept the fur and castors.

Neat pixs!! Looks like you all are having fun, although CableAble's pixs just look like all work to me

That's great for him eh trapsetter!

Nonpcfed yeah it's as much work as it seems and then some no fun at all just a job for me oh well! Haha

Well I'm finally back at it got 150 back out yesterday and the rest out today caught 93 more today total is 642 looking like Wednesday will be the pull for good day oh well sure with it wasnt winter in freaking October haha