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MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER #7125633 01/07/21 05:16 PM 01/07/21 05:16 PM
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 156 ILLINOIS G GFW - GROENEWOLD OP trapper
GFW - GROENEWOLD OP trapper G Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 156 ILLINOIS	MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEITVmnwLwA&t=33s

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7125689 01/07/21 06:26 PM 01/07/21 06:26 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 19,719 pa H hippie trapper
hippie trapper H Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 19,719 pa	Awesome videos.

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7125691 01/07/21 06:27 PM 01/07/21 06:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 28,715 Eastern Shore of Maryland HobbieTrapper "Chippendale Trapper"
HobbieTrapper "Chippendale Trapper" Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 28,715 Eastern Shore of Maryland	Nice. -Goofy-

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: HobbieTrapper] #7125708 01/07/21 06:38 PM 01/07/21 06:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,523 Henderson, N.Y. Jefferson Co. W walleyed trapper
walleyed trapper W Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,523 Henderson, N.Y. Jefferson Co.	GROENY ROCKS !!!! w "Provisional/Interim" member of NYS Trappers Association Jefferson Co. Fur Harvesters I Support Non-Resident Trapping

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7125725 01/07/21 06:46 PM 01/07/21 06:46 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 7,333 W NY Turtledale trapper
Turtledale trapper Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 7,333 W NY	Nice that they take time to read our questions and answer them. Guess it was all about the bales NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126210 01/07/21 11:14 PM 01/07/21 11:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,283 Mt. g smith trapper
g smith trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,283 Mt.	great videos You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126251 01/07/21 11:30 PM 01/07/21 11:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,116 Washington C cat daddy trapper
cat daddy trapper C Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,116 Washington	Call me woodie!

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126265 01/07/21 11:40 PM 01/07/21 11:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,792 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,792 Northern Maine	Nice Nevada bound

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126277 01/07/21 11:57 PM 01/07/21 11:57 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,954 RI / MN C Cameron Kelsey trapper
Cameron Kelsey trapper C Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,954 RI / MN	Great videos and great company! CWO4, SC, US Navy

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126282 01/08/21 12:03 AM 01/08/21 12:03 AM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 419 nw Wisconsin S skratmandoo trapper
skratmandoo trapper S Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 419 nw Wisconsin	Man, tale of the times, there. they should have a room or two of bales by now, not a couple of carts. Way to go with clarifying, thought my rats were unsaleable for a day

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126293 01/08/21 12:09 AM 01/08/21 12:09 AM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,399 WI B BvrRetriever trapper
BvrRetriever trapper B Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,399 WI	There you go...groeny is merely concerned with how long it takes you to stretch your rat. OMG, I’ve heard it all!

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126497 01/08/21 07:40 AM 01/08/21 07:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,027 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,027 SEPA	I heard him say his only concern was stackability or lack thereof when thicker boards were used. I don't think they care how long it takes you to stretch your rat. Eh...wot?

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126540 01/08/21 08:36 AM 01/08/21 08:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 6,338 se South Dakota NonPCfed trapper
NonPCfed trapper Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 6,338 se South Dakota	Why is the leather on those rats so yellow already...? Mine leave the house looking red, not yellow. That stack looked kind of gross... "And God said, Let us make man in our image ï¿½and let them have dominion ï¿½and all the creatures that move along the ground". Genesis 1:26

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126597 01/08/21 09:32 AM 01/08/21 09:32 AM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,038 WI N nimzy trapper
nimzy trapper N Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,038 WI	Yellow are stale. Held over in a refrigerator setting.

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: nimzy] #7126617 01/08/21 09:51 AM 01/08/21 09:51 AM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 548 NY whartonrattrappe trapper
whartonrattrappe trapper Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 548 NY	Originally Posted by nimzy Yellow are stale. Held over in a refrigerator setting. While you are correct, those rats are worth as much as a fresh Rat, unless you have a dishonest buyer.

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126618 01/08/21 09:52 AM 01/08/21 09:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,824 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,824 Wisconsin	So the bottom line Is it makes no diffidence. Drying time for me on wood Is 2 days Is wire any faster? The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: whartonrattrappe] #7126634 01/08/21 10:09 AM 01/08/21 10:09 AM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,038 WI N nimzy trapper
nimzy trapper N Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,038 WI	Originally Posted by whartonrattrappe Originally Posted by nimzy Yellow are stale. Held over in a refrigerator setting. While you are correct, those rats are worth as much as a fresh Rat, unless you have a dishonest buyer. I would agree. It could be an excuse to discount. Last edited by nimzy; 01/08/21 10:10 AM.

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: The Beav] #7126686 01/08/21 10:41 AM 01/08/21 10:41 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,792 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,792 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by The Beav So the bottom line Is it makes no diffidence. Drying time for me on wood Is 2 days Is wire any faster? About the same Nevada bound

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: GFW - GROENEWOLD] #7126717 01/08/21 11:02 AM 01/08/21 11:02 AM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,399 WI B BvrRetriever trapper
BvrRetriever trapper B Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,399 WI	My opinion is that a rat put up on wood has a better feel and appearance. They are thicker and that alone makes them feel heavier. They have a more uniform and consistent form also. The wood allows me to close small damage spots with pins very easily. In my mind, these are the advantages of wood.

Re: MUSKRAT WIRE STRETCHER VS. WOOD STRETCHER [Re: whartonrattrappe] #7126750 01/08/21 11:31 AM 01/08/21 11:31 AM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,038 WI N nimzy trapper
nimzy trapper N Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,038 WI	Originally Posted by whartonrattrappe Originally Posted by nimzy Yellow are stale. Held over in a refrigerator setting. While you are correct, those rats are worth as much as a fresh Rat, unless you have a dishonest buyer. Let’s hear what GFW has to say. How do you view and evaluate yellow (stale) skins?

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