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Fur under water. #6934013
07/18/20 02:40 PM
07/18/20 02:40 PM
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Crivitz WI
Sprung & Rusty Offline OP
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Crivitz WI
How long (days) before it slips off the hide? Question based on drowning sets.


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Re: Fur under water. [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6934016
07/18/20 02:41 PM
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eastern washington
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what is the water temp?

Re: Fur under water. [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6934042
07/18/20 03:02 PM
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W NY
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Never found out always been 24 hour checks in my part of the woods


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Re: Fur under water. [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6934046
07/18/20 03:09 PM
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in winter water is 33-35 deg I have had no issues even a week or more.

Re: Fur under water. [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6934120
07/18/20 04:32 PM
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Species of animal makes a lot of difference.


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Re: Fur under water. [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6934228
07/18/20 06:14 PM
07/18/20 06:14 PM
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Newark, Ohio 83 years
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I have had muskrat slip after 5 or 6 days. This would be in winter when we would get high water that wouldn't let you get to you traps. No ice on the water so water would be above freezing.

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Re: Fur under water. [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6934752
07/19/20 03:46 AM
07/19/20 03:46 AM
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Indiana
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Had an otter get in a 150 wired to a brick bottom edge set once, couldn't find him . 12 days later the river dropped 3' over night (down stream from a dam) found the otter on a large flat rock about 25 yds. down river. Water temps were around 36*. Washed the muddy silt off and dried it out. No slippage, fleshed, boarded and dried no problem, sold for $30 at state auction.

Re: Fur under water. [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6935034
07/19/20 12:31 PM
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Ya depend on water temps, I like check often, except after flood. Or later winter mink rat at submerge connibears or colony's

Re: Fur under water. [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6935049
07/19/20 12:43 PM
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Under Ice more than a week...for Beaver


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