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Squirrel stretcher #7757833 12/30/22 01:11 AM 12/30/22 01:11 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Atlin, British Columbia Canada C cat catcher OP trapper
cat catcher OP trapper C Joined: Oct 2009 Atlin, British Columbia Canada	Anyone know where to get metal squirrel stretchers like this one? Thanks

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7757851 12/30/22 02:53 AM 12/30/22 02:53 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 St. Louis Co, Mo B BigBob trapper
BigBob trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 St. Louis Co, Mo	Make them yourself, as that one appears to be! Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon. Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor. Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7757869 12/30/22 05:52 AM 12/30/22 05:52 AM
Joined: Oct 2012 Wisconsin E Eagleye trapper
Eagleye trapper E Joined: Oct 2012 Wisconsin	You could probably use a female mink board

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7758035 12/30/22 10:17 AM 12/30/22 10:17 AM
Joined: Jun 2019 Florida H Hanger trapper
Hanger trapper H Joined: Jun 2019 Florida	^^^ This, I t worked out good for grays. Last edited by Hanger; 12/30/22 10:18 AM.

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7758041 12/30/22 10:30 AM 12/30/22 10:30 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Manitoba	Contact Mary at FHA Winnipeg in the mornings, there is a warehouse full from when Worb Fur went bankrupt maybe MBcoonguy still has some Last edited by Northof50; 12/30/22 10:32 AM. Reason: spelling

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7758042 12/30/22 10:33 AM 12/30/22 10:33 AM
Joined: Mar 2014 SE Iowa USA A AKAjust trapper
AKAjust trapper A Joined: Mar 2014 SE Iowa USA	There is a market for squirrel hides??? just

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7758153 12/30/22 01:48 PM 12/30/22 01:48 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 West Central MN 20scout trapper
20scout trapper Joined: Nov 2017 West Central MN	I use female mink boards. Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: Northof50] #7758364 12/30/22 07:04 PM 12/30/22 07:04 PM
Joined: Nov 2015 OH Catch22 trapper
Catch22 trapper Joined: Nov 2015 OH	Originally Posted by Northof50 Contact Mary at FHA Winnipeg in the mornings, there is a warehouse full from when Worb Fur went bankrupt maybe MBcoonguy still has some I'd be interested in some. We did some back in the 80's that we made. I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7758401 12/30/22 07:46 PM 12/30/22 07:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Beaman Iowa 55 M Mike Cope trapper
Mike Cope trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Beaman Iowa 55	squeeze the nose of a wire mink stretcher

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7758420 12/30/22 08:05 PM 12/30/22 08:05 PM
Joined: Jul 2009 100 Mile House, BC Can bctomcat trapper
bctomcat trapper Joined: Jul 2009 100 Mile House, BC Can	Make your own out of a old used cedar shakes. The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: 20scout] #7758615 12/30/22 10:37 PM 12/30/22 10:37 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Manitoba	Originally Posted by 20scout I use female mink boards. these are pine or red squirrels not grey or fox squirrels the BC red squirrels are slightly larger than the eastern ones so the forming board should be 1/8 to 1/4 inch wider at the middle When there was 10,000's going to market they were separated. Some trappers sent in boxes of 1000+ from one year catch

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7758628 12/30/22 10:42 PM 12/30/22 10:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 MN 1 160user trapper
160user trapper 1 Joined: Jan 2007 MN	For red squirrels I just use large weasel boards but I am not a pine squirrel long liner either. I have nothing clever to put here.

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7758686 12/30/22 11:39 PM 12/30/22 11:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Frazee, MN B backroadsarcher trapper
backroadsarcher trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Frazee, MN	Make your own. Made mine out of scrap 1/8 '' plywood I had laying around. Last edited by backroadsarcher; 12/30/22 11:40 PM.

Re: Squirrel stretcher [Re: cat catcher] #7758704 12/30/22 11:53 PM 12/30/22 11:53 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 james bay frontierOnt.	Female mink boards are perfect for red squirrells Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

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