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Re: Trapping muskrats in deep water
[Re: Yukon John]
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07/25/24 01:59 PM
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Can you use colony traps? Yes but they are difficult to place and retrieve in deep water I've used a couple and not had any luck at den entrances they seem to shy away from them
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Re: Trapping muskrats in deep water
[Re: FarmerK227]
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07/25/24 04:18 PM
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Can you use colony traps? Yes but they are difficult to place and retrieve in deep water I've used a couple and not had any luck at den entrances they seem to shy away from them Ive seen guys using extendable poles to place and retrieve the colony traps in deep water.
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Re: Trapping muskrats in deep water
[Re: Mad Scientist]
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07/26/24 10:17 AM
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Pocket sets work great for rats.Any muskrat lure will make a pocket set more appealing. This
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Re: Trapping muskrats in deep water
[Re: FarmerK227]
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08/05/24 12:58 AM
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I did the same thing when i trapped In ND. It worked like a charm I even took a rat out of the trap and reset and stood there and watched another rat swim up and get caught while I stood there. We set up this 300 yard road ditch with about 50 rat stools baited with apples and lured with Lennons Rat All call. By time we started back we already had 25 rats caught. But It never worked In WI. But to be fair WI dosen't have a spring rat season like ND has. We trapped around the town of Sharon ND.
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Re: Trapping muskrats in deep water
[Re: FarmerK227]
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08/09/24 10:47 PM
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I was trapping a canal with steep banks and deep water for beaver. Caught numerous muskrats in cage traps up on the bank.
Funny enough, they loved Dobbins Beaver Lure. Caught a lot more rats than beaver.
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Re: Trapping muskrats in deep water
[Re: Dragger]
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08/09/24 11:33 PM
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I was trapping a canal with steep banks and deep water for beaver. Caught numerous muskrats in cage traps up on the bank.
Funny enough, they loved Dobbins Beaver Lure. Caught a lot more rats than beaver. Muskrats absolutely plaster castor mounds with droppings if a beaver doesnt come by to obliterate the evidence. Especially river/creek muskrats.
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Re: Trapping muskrats in deep water
[Re: LT GREY]
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08/12/24 12:01 PM
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I've yet to see a muskrat that couldn't be caught in a float set. You may have to modify it somewhat to fit your situation, but it can be done. What would need to be modified from a traditional float?
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Re: Trapping muskrats in deep water
[Re: FarmerK227]
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08/17/24 07:19 PM
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It has been mentioned but it is pretty tough to beat a pocket set.
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