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Gang set muskrat hut
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07/14/24 12:19 PM
07/14/24 12:19 PM
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Re: Gang set muskrat hut
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07/14/24 01:56 PM
07/14/24 01:56 PM
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Foot holds.
Just do some small tear ups at different spots on the hut. The rats will be right there to repair them . Have the trap no more then 1" under water. A little lure won't hurt.
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Re: Gang set muskrat hut
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07/14/24 05:31 PM
07/14/24 05:31 PM
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Another thing you could do Is place your 160 or 110 BG right next to the edge of the hut. Keep the lower jaw about 2" under water. With the trigger wires on the bottom.
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Re: Gang set muskrat hut
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07/18/24 06:37 PM
07/18/24 06:37 PM
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I use coils and stop loss traps on huts and find the trails going through the reeds and do a top edge set with a 110 and nail quite a few that way. I know some guys don’t like stop loss traps but they work for me
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Re: Gang set muskrat hut
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07/19/24 12:14 AM
07/19/24 12:14 AM
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I would rather use a 1.75 or a #2 coil spring. You get a high catch and the weight takes the rat right to the bottom. And by replacing the stock pan with a larger pinch pan you have a larger target area.
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Re: Gang set muskrat hut
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08/03/24 11:18 AM
08/03/24 11:18 AM
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I guess I will be the odd guy here in that I like 110s, put them on a long stake, rip a hole in the side the size of the 110 of the hut stake them in front of the rip, 4 to a hut and move on to the next one
Back when we had a good number of rats I bought 15 doz northwoods 110s from Ludy Sheda, (tells you how long ago we had a good rat population) and they more then paid for themselves that first year, nowadays it would be hard even getting half those Set out but I still get a few out
Yes you can and likely will loose a couple to birds of pray but the same happens with foot holds when one fails to do down under the water struggling live or dead floater
Where it’s allowed its a very high percentage set with either kind of trap
Nowadays I can count the rat huts along my line without using both hands so seldom have ant 110s in the vehicle so like the Beav I will use a 1 1/2 size trap same way as it’s likely to take them to the bottom quickly and out of sight of those cruising hawks, eagles and owls
�Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.� ― Robert A. Heinlein
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Re: Gang set muskrat hut
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08/06/24 10:25 AM
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Mary And Ludy where a differnt pair . Funny thing was just digging through some of my old trapping books and I came up with a Old trapping catalog for them. Back from 1995. Do those things have any value?
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