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Spring muskrat trapping #6849278 04/20/20 06:59 PM 04/20/20 06:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,597 Timmins Ontario G gibb OP trapper
gibb OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,597 Timmins Ontario

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6849331 04/20/20 07:33 PM 04/20/20 07:33 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,492 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,492 james bay frontierOnt.	Nice vid Jim,that must be your N Bay line? Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6849386 04/20/20 08:12 PM 04/20/20 08:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 324 Central Wisconsin C cwtrapper trapper
cwtrapper trapper C Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 324 Central Wisconsin	Nice video. You could have skinned a rat for her though. Might have more mouths to feed. lol

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6849573 04/20/20 11:15 PM 04/20/20 11:15 PM
Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 832 SD B Bison88 trapper
Bison88 trapper B Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 832 SD	That was beautiful, thanks for sharing!

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6849665 04/21/20 05:05 AM 04/21/20 05:05 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,597 Timmins Ontario G gibb OP trapper
gibb OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,597 Timmins Ontario	Boco on my friend's Dave line in North Bay. I skinned one of the rats and gave her the carcass, the mink pulled it under the bush pile and ate it right there, I thought I had filmed it but must have pushed the wrong button. Was the neatest thing going.

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6849668 04/21/20 05:25 AM 04/21/20 05:25 AM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 845 southeast nh M mushfoot trapper
mushfoot trapper M Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 845 southeast nh	nice work

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6849723 04/21/20 07:36 AM 04/21/20 07:36 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,110 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,110 Michigan	nice job , keep us posted ,

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6850407 04/21/20 05:14 PM 04/21/20 05:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,859 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,859 Northern Maine	Very nice Nevada bound

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6850442 04/21/20 05:38 PM 04/21/20 05:38 PM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,044 WI N nimzy trapper
nimzy trapper N Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,044 WI	Thanks I miss it already

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: nimzy] #6850454 04/21/20 05:55 PM 04/21/20 05:55 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,536 Henderson, N.Y. Jefferson Co. W walleyed trapper
walleyed trapper W Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,536 Henderson, N.Y. Jefferson Co.	Originally Posted by nimzy Thanks I miss it already Nimzy, Have you sold your Muskrat pelts yet ? w "Provisional/Interim" member of NYS Trappers Association Jefferson Co. Fur Harvesters I Support Non-Resident Trapping

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6852044 04/23/20 06:29 AM 04/23/20 06:29 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,597 Timmins Ontario G gibb OP trapper
gibb OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,597 Timmins Ontario	Something that was interesting this year we were on the river right after the ice went out and our muskrat catch had almost no bites or damages.

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6852086 04/23/20 07:31 AM 04/23/20 07:31 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,635 Pottawatamie co. IA LLtrapper "The Coon Combine"
LLtrapper "The Coon Combine" Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,635 Pottawatamie co. IA	Seems very unproductive. Is it usually that slow? LLL Isaiah 51:6 But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: LLtrapper] #6852106 04/23/20 08:07 AM 04/23/20 08:07 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,536 Henderson, N.Y. Jefferson Co. W walleyed trapper
walleyed trapper W Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,536 Henderson, N.Y. Jefferson Co.	Originally Posted by LLtrapper Seems very unproductive. Is it usually that slow? LLL I had my floats in the water right at Ice out this spring and for 4 days caught almost nothing and then It was like flood gates opening, and a light switch being flipped. The rats started moving and they couldn't climb on the floats fast enough !! w Last edited by walleyed; 04/23/20 08:28 AM. "Provisional/Interim" member of NYS Trappers Association Jefferson Co. Fur Harvesters I Support Non-Resident Trapping

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: walleyed] #6852119 04/23/20 08:19 AM 04/23/20 08:19 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,635 Pottawatamie co. IA LLtrapper "The Coon Combine"
LLtrapper "The Coon Combine" Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,635 Pottawatamie co. IA	Originally Posted by walleyed Originally Posted by LLtrapper Seems very unproductive. Is it usually that slow? LLL I had my floats in right a Ice out this spring and for 4 days caught almost nothing and then It was like flood gates opening, and a light switch being flipped. The rats started moving and they couldn't climb on the floats fast enough !! w I know when in SD if there was open water, rats are there in mass. I seen lots of open water in that video with three days of running with like ten rats. It was worth the watch because I had nothing better to do. LLL Isaiah 51:6 But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6852617 04/23/20 04:31 PM 04/23/20 04:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,834 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,834 Wisconsin	When I trapped In ND we checked twice a day and normally caught 300 + rats a day. But we had some great rat habitat. Enjoyed the flick. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: The Beav] #6852623 04/23/20 04:40 PM 04/23/20 04:40 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,536 Henderson, N.Y. Jefferson Co. W walleyed trapper
walleyed trapper W Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,536 Henderson, N.Y. Jefferson Co.	Originally Posted by The Beav When I trapped In ND we checked twice a day and normally caught 300 + rats a day. But we had some great rat habitat. Enjoyed the flick. How come you didn't go this spring, Beav ? Are you now retired from high volume rat trapping ? Can I have your traps Can I have your Ultimate Rat Floats ? w "Provisional/Interim" member of NYS Trappers Association Jefferson Co. Fur Harvesters I Support Non-Resident Trapping

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6853031 04/23/20 10:54 PM 04/23/20 10:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,597 Timmins Ontario G gibb OP trapper
gibb OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,597 Timmins Ontario	We don't have much of a muskrat population and the weather sure did not cooperate, my next little video will show a better day's catch. We have a very extended spring season here and going out for spring muskrats is more for personal enjoyment than any hope of a profit.

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: gibb] #6853060 04/23/20 11:15 PM 04/23/20 11:15 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,492 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,492 james bay frontierOnt.	Real nice time to be out on the land. Jim,didnt some trappers used to take a lot of rats out on the west arm of nippissing if I'm not mistaken. Last edited by Boco; 04/23/20 11:18 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: walleyed] #6853067 04/23/20 11:22 PM 04/23/20 11:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,834 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,834 Wisconsin	$300.00 permit $300.00 per week rent on house. ND rats bring about $2.00 less then our rats. And with the way the rat market Is you just can't afford to trap rats In ND. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Spring muskrat trapping [Re: Boco] #6853073 04/23/20 11:25 PM 04/23/20 11:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,597 Timmins Ontario G gibb OP trapper
gibb OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,597 Timmins Ontario	Originally Posted by Boco Real nice time to be out on the land. Jim,didnt some trappers used to take a lot of rats out on the west arm of nippissing if I'm not mistaken. Yes he used to use an air-boat in the fall. Not sure if he even goes anymore.

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