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Re: Marsh trappers
[Re: Teddybear]
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10/05/26 10:10 PM
10/05/26 10:10 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
MN
160user
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MN
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I cut hazel brush stakes in the summer and let them dry. They get hard as a rock. I cut them as long as I can with a Y at the top. I paint the tops and/or tie flagging on them. I bundle them in groups of 25 so it is easy to keep track of how many sets I put out. I store them in the pole barn and many are 20+ years old.
I have nothing clever to put here.
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Re: Marsh trappers
[Re: Teddybear]
#8671024
10/06/26 07:12 AM
10/06/26 07:12 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Wisconsin
Muskrat
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Wisconsin
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Indian flag willow, cut in summer and dry. Be SURE to use 'em dry.
Interesting. I just googled Indian flag willow and nothing came up that resembled what I was talking about. It is a term the Indians used where I grew up north of La Crosse. It meant the Willow that was cut from dense thickets on sandbars where because of the density the willow grew tall and straight with no branching. That was what they used and I copied them back in the '60s.
Last edited by Muskrat; 10/06/26 07:16 AM. Reason: Explanation
Lifetime member of WTA and NTA
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Re: Marsh trappers
[Re: Muskrat]
#8671038
10/06/26 07:55 AM
10/06/26 07:55 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Northern WI
Line Jumper
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Northern WI
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Indian flag willow, cut in summer and dry. Be SURE to use 'em dry.
Interesting. I just googled Indian flag willow and nothing came up that resembled what I was talking about. It is a term the Indians used where I grew up north of La Crosse. It meant the Willow that was cut from dense thickets on sandbars where because of the density the willow grew tall and straight with no branching. That was what they used and I copied them back in the '60s. We called them Sandbar Willows, yes if you use them green they will grow
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Re: Marsh trappers
[Re: Line Jumper]
#8671059
10/06/26 08:19 AM
10/06/26 08:19 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Wisconsin
Muskrat
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Wisconsin
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Indian flag willow, cut in summer and dry. Be SURE to use 'em dry.
Interesting. I just googled Indian flag willow and nothing came up that resembled what I was talking about. It is a term the Indians used where I grew up north of La Crosse. It meant the Willow that was cut from dense thickets on sandbars where because of the density the willow grew tall and straight with no branching. That was what they used and I copied them back in the '60s. We called them Sandbar Willows, yes if you use them green they will grow Not only that, but if there are beaver in the area you're going to have a bad day. Muskrats will chew on green willow, but at least they don't play hide and seek with your gear.
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Re: Marsh trappers
[Re: Teddybear]
#8671061
10/06/26 08:22 AM
10/06/26 08:22 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
williamsburg ks
danny clifton
"Grumpy Old Man"
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williamsburg ks
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Not only that, but if there are beaver in the area you're going to have a bad day. Muskrats will chew on green willow, but at least they don't play hide and seek with your gear. beaver cut anything green clean off at the water line
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Marsh trappers
[Re: Muskrat]
#8671106
10/06/26 10:34 AM
10/06/26 10:34 AM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Wisconsin
Moosetrot
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Wisconsin
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Indian flag willow, cut in summer and dry. Be SURE to use 'em dry.
Interesting. I just googled Indian flag willow and nothing came up that resembled what I was talking about. It is a term the Indians used where I grew up north of La Crosse. It meant the Willow that was cut from dense thickets on sandbars where because of the density the willow grew tall and straight with no branching. That was what they used and I copied them back in the '60s. Beaver like those willow, too but when they cut them off the sandbars they create sharp, pointed stakes that play heck with boots when walking through them. I still duck hunt and trap those sandbars and have patched boots as evidence! Moosetrot
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Re: Marsh trappers
[Re: Moosetrot]
#8671113
10/06/26 10:44 AM
10/06/26 10:44 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Wisconsin
Muskrat
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Wisconsin
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Indian flag willow, cut in summer and dry. Be SURE to use 'em dry.
Interesting. I just googled Indian flag willow and nothing came up that resembled what I was talking about. It is a term the Indians used where I grew up north of La Crosse. It meant the Willow that was cut from dense thickets on sandbars where because of the density the willow grew tall and straight with no branching. That was what they used and I copied them back in the '60s. Beaver like those willow, too but when they cut them off the sandbars they create sharp, pointed stakes that play heck with boots when walking through them. I still duck hunt and trap those sandbars and have patched boots as evidence! Moosetrot Indeed they do . . . especially neoprene waders!
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Re: Marsh trappers
[Re: Teddybear]
#8671127
10/06/26 11:16 AM
10/06/26 11:16 AM
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Joined: Aug 2011
Craigmont, Idaho
marty weatherup
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Craigmont, Idaho
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Clothes pin painted fluorescent orange for marking a set. For staking I have a couple hundred 3/8”x5’ fiber glass rods that can be rat trap stakes, float stakes or for use with Hagz brackets. The clothes pin works great to mark sets if theft is not an issue.
Last edited by marty weatherup; 10/06/26 12:58 PM.
Trail cameras and fresh snow have broke a lot of trapper’s hearts.
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