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Another weird catch #8293409 12/25/24 05:49 PM 12/25/24 05:49 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 894 wisconsin M Muskratwalt OP trapper
Muskratwalt OP trapper M Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 894 wisconsin	Posted this morning about another coon I caught in a fisher set today. Went out and checked some water sets on a local river. Had two muskrats and a female mink in some bottom edge sets. The weird part was the mink still had a frog clamped in it's jaws even after getting caught. A Couple weeks ago I had a double catch with a frog and a muskrat together. What's next? Walt legge

Re: Another weird catch [Re: Muskratwalt] #8293415 12/25/24 05:57 PM 12/25/24 05:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,863 Three Lakes,WI 73 C corky trapper
corky trapper C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,863 Three Lakes,WI 73	Keep it up you will have enough frog legs for a meal. http://www.usdebtclock.org/ This place is getting more like Facebook every day.

Re: Another weird catch [Re: Muskratwalt] #8293431 12/25/24 06:11 PM 12/25/24 06:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,745 Wisconsin M Moosetrot trapper
Moosetrot trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,745 Wisconsin	It's a ballsy frog that kicks a mink in the teeth! Moosetrot

Re: Another weird catch [Re: Muskratwalt] #8293434 12/25/24 06:15 PM 12/25/24 06:15 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 7,354 Northern Mn rick olson trapper
rick olson trapper Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 7,354 Northern Mn	Caught a ermine in an otter crossover he was carrying a star nosed mole if he hadn't had that in his mouth I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have tripped the 220.

Re: Another weird catch [Re: Muskratwalt] #8293435 12/25/24 06:15 PM 12/25/24 06:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,245 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,245 Virginia	The mink blamed the frog for the body crunch and made it pay with its last effort.

Re: Another weird catch [Re: Muskratwalt] #8293445 12/25/24 06:34 PM 12/25/24 06:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 48,442 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 48,442 Northern Maine	Nice catch. NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA #1 goal=Trap a wolverine

Re: Another weird catch [Re: Muskratwalt] #8293530 12/25/24 08:39 PM 12/25/24 08:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 1,908 Henry Co, IL 3 3togo trapper
3togo trapper 3 Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 1,908 Henry Co, IL	I caught a mink a few years ago just like that, but already out of the water heading under a brush pile next to the water's edge.

Re: Another weird catch [Re: rick olson] #8293556 12/25/24 09:24 PM 12/25/24 09:24 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 894 wisconsin M Muskratwalt OP trapper
Muskratwalt OP trapper M Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 894 wisconsin	Originally Posted by rick olson Caught a ermine in an otter crossover he was carrying a star nosed mole if he hadn't had that in his mouth I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have tripped the 220. Funny you should mention a star nosed mole. Several years ago l had a bottom edge set with a 110 bg. along a bridge wall for mink. The water was about 15 or 20 inches deep. I caught 2star nosed moles along with a few rats and mink in that set. I had never seen or heard of a star nosed mole until then. Had to look them up on google. They are an aquatic mole and one of the only mammals that has the ability to smell under water. They are as ugly as sin. Haven't caught any since. Google them if you want to see a crazy looking critter. Walt legge

Re: Another weird catch [Re: Muskratwalt] #8294107 12/26/24 06:28 PM 12/26/24 06:28 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 894 wisconsin M Muskratwalt OP trapper
Muskratwalt OP trapper M Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 894 wisconsin	Anybody else ever catch a star nosed mole in a water set? Walt legge

Re: Another weird catch [Re: Muskratwalt] #8294195 12/26/24 08:19 PM 12/26/24 08:19 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,393 Minnesota Woodsloafer72 trapper
Woodsloafer72 trapper Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,393 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Muskratwalt Anybody else ever catch a star nosed mole in a water set? I've caught a few of them in pocket sets. One spot they are almost as bad as coon for plugging up a good mink pocket.

Re: Another weird catch [Re: Muskratwalt] #8294214 12/26/24 08:54 PM 12/26/24 08:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 726 Wisconsin L Lance Squires trapper
Lance Squires trapper L Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 726 Wisconsin	Nice catch Walt. Sure is fun to be out there and see the wierd things mother nature provides for our entertainment. 57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.

Re: Another weird catch [Re: Muskratwalt] #8294226 12/26/24 09:14 PM 12/26/24 09:14 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 4,493 Eau Claire Wi Trap Setter trapper
Trap Setter trapper Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 4,493 Eau Claire Wi	You have the darnedest luck, Walt. I've only ever seen one star nosed mole it was while I was a landscaper and it was on dry land. Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.

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