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First Rat trap I checked today #7498796 02/16/22 08:49 PM 02/16/22 08:49 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,251 wantage n.j. E eric space OP trapper
eric space OP trapper E Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,251 wantage n.j.	I set 4 traps yesterday. All set in the same type of locations, culverts under railbeds. This is the first one I looked at today. Shows the location, the trap as it is set and the catch, 5 rats and 1 mink. I use an 18 inch by 3 foot wire on the front of the diver to block the culvert so all critters go into the trap. Trap is 4 feet long, 6 inches high and 10 inches wide with multiple doors inside to give different chambers for the animals to enter so they do not die and block the front door. As you can see the front door was still not blocked so the trap was still functional. Most rats I have caught at once in one of these setups is 19. Most mink is 5. Also will catch otter, small beaver (20 pounds or less) and fish. ALWAYS set this on the downstream side so a flood will not push the trap into the culvert and cause a plugup.

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7498818 02/16/22 09:11 PM 02/16/22 09:11 PM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 505 Allegan MI K Klemke trapper
Klemke trapper K Joined: May 2013 Posts: 505 Allegan MI	That's awesome. How many are packed in there?

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7498819 02/16/22 09:11 PM 02/16/22 09:11 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,851 Frazee, MN B backroadsarcher trapper
backroadsarcher trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,851 Frazee, MN	Wow that's a say to stack them up. I still haven't had more than one in a colony trap.

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7498976 02/16/22 10:36 PM 02/16/22 10:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,988 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,988 Northern Maine	Way to go. Nevada bound

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7498980 02/16/22 10:40 PM 02/16/22 10:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,092 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,092 Minnesota	That's a pile NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7498990 02/16/22 10:43 PM 02/16/22 10:43 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,931 Ohio S stinkypete trapper
stinkypete trapper S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,931 Ohio	That’s great. Thanks for sharing

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499029 02/16/22 11:10 PM 02/16/22 11:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,908 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,908 Central, SD	No elbow room there. Nice Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499061 02/16/22 11:30 PM 02/16/22 11:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,212 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,212 Oregon	Well, I'm impressed! My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499138 02/17/22 12:45 AM 02/17/22 12:45 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 23,643 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 23,643 New Hampshire	Eric…do you make these colony traps with wire and the clips / special pliers ? Trying to figure out the set up…in the culvert ? It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499194 02/17/22 03:48 AM 02/17/22 03:48 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,587 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,587 Green County Wisconsin	Very impressive probably we can't do culverts with colony traps in WI America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499203 02/17/22 05:53 AM 02/17/22 05:53 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,129 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,129 Michigan	nice thanks for sharing

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7499220 02/17/22 06:34 AM 02/17/22 06:34 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,535 Saginaw, Mi M micheal trapper
micheal trapper M Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,535 Saginaw, Mi	Congratulations

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499233 02/17/22 07:26 AM 02/17/22 07:26 AM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,520 N.J. PineDoggin trapper
PineDoggin trapper Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,520 N.J.	Keep'em coming!

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499238 02/17/22 07:36 AM 02/17/22 07:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,105 Central Pennsylvania Nittany Lion Don't call me Mister, Mister
Nittany Lion Don't call me Mister, Mister Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,105 Central Pennsylvania	Nice haul, thanks for sharing. I got myself a seniors' GPS. Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination, it tells me why I wanted to go there.

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499254 02/17/22 07:59 AM 02/17/22 07:59 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 3,048 PA M marathonman trapper
marathonman trapper M Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 3,048 PA	Impressive

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499290 02/17/22 08:47 AM 02/17/22 08:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 6,341 se South Dakota NonPCfed trapper
NonPCfed trapper Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 6,341 se South Dakota	Very cool!! Have you made a video of the whole set? If not, I think that would be a great teaching tool, especially for some us that need to see things in motion to get the whole situation. "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: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499297 02/17/22 08:55 AM 02/17/22 08:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 6,672 Wabash, IN USA Flipper 56 trapper
Flipper 56 trapper Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 6,672 Wabash, IN USA	Very cool, nice catch!! "Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499304 02/17/22 09:06 AM 02/17/22 09:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 1,773 Eastern W by God V Crowfoot trapper
Crowfoot trapper Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 1,773 Eastern W by God V	That is very nice ! Great job ! So its not always a drowner, but sometimes ? !9 at one time ! ! ! ! WOW ! I like the internal partition idea, . Did / do they cut one another up much, if any ? Surprised if that mink didn't do some burger grinding. Wish I had some rats to catch, used to enjoy it so much with my dad and mom. Thanks

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499363 02/17/22 10:13 AM 02/17/22 10:13 AM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA S seniortrap trapper
seniortrap trapper S Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA	I have had 7 in my colony 8x8x36. Replaced it and had 2 more the next day. Much more efficient. Vietnam--1967 46th. Const./Combat Engineers "Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction." "After the first shot, all plans go out the window!"

Re: First Rat trap I checked today [Re: eric space] #7499398 02/17/22 11:01 AM 02/17/22 11:01 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,845 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,845 Wisconsin	I've had 12 In one of my colony traps. 9X9 by 36. I just attach wings to my traps by using zip ties. If you have a 9X9 trap and add a 9X9 wing on each leading edge you can cover a area of about 30". Disclaimer. These were only used In ND culverts. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

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