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Now thats a rat!

Posted By: mud

Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 02:57 AM

Im not in an area of many rats but we get some bigguns in our limestone and granite bottom rivers. Where they actually hole up in these stone tributaries is sometimes a mystery but they do get big.

26 inches nose to tail and just over 19" on the board. No bites on this big ol female! Shes makes the 17" rat next to her look kinda small.


Posted By: chas3457

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 02:58 AM

That's a whopper.



Charlie
Posted By: Law Dog

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 03:07 AM

It got big eating the other rats! LOL That's a bruiser. WTG
Posted By: NonPCfed

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 03:58 AM

When I was much younger we used to call those "jumbo"!!
Posted By: Marty

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 05:03 AM

Nice!

smile
Posted By: Trapper Dahlgren

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 09:08 AM

that a giant one for sure
Posted By: yodeldog101

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 09:34 AM

shocked
Posted By: micheal

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 09:36 AM

sure is a big one
Posted By: Lugnut

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 10:07 AM

Wow!
Posted By: pcr2

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 11:53 AM

shocked
Posted By: Finster

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 12:50 PM

That's a big'un
Posted By: Beaglador

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 01:09 PM

Giant! I'm jealous your still at it! Dont you have fruit trees to look after?
Posted By: pcr2

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 01:17 PM

hard not to be jealous when our season closed Jan.8 th or something like that.not having my ny this yr for the first time in a long time has brought out to me how messed up pa season is.i'm usually across in ny and don't notice.
Posted By: mud

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 01:38 PM

Originally Posted By: Beaglador
Giant! I'm jealous your still at it! Dont you have fruit trees to look after?


Just til tomorrow beaglador. Ive got just a few sets out for mink/rat.

Fruit trees are on hold for now. Still at least 6" of snow on the ground. FIrst nice day its time for at least copper on the peach trees.

Looking at new peach cultivars for Maryland. WOuld love to get a few in the ground this spring.
Posted By: pcr2

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 01:44 PM

mud,i've planted 50 fruit trees in the last 3 years.along with 400 red pine which i swear have buck rubs on 50 this winter.last spring i started 400 red oak trees from sprouting acorns.last fall when i put them up,the were stout 18 in trees.hopefully they'll make winter.i now know where to go with fruit tree questions. grin
Posted By: 330-Trapper

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 01:54 PM

What a hog!
Posted By: weaselnut

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 02:42 PM

Yep, that's a big one.
Posted By: beaverpeeler

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 02:52 PM

Sorry, not to hijack the post but pcr2, if you're putting out oaks you may want to check out Ken Asmus (Oikos Nursery) up in Michigan who specializes in sweet acorn oaks.

OK, now back to our regularly scheduled broadcast.....
Posted By: mud

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 03:45 PM

Originally Posted By: pcr2
mud,i've planted 50 fruit trees in the last 3 years.along with 400 red pine which i swear have buck rubs on 50 this winter.last spring i started 400 red oak trees from sprouting acorns.last fall when i put them up,the were stout 18 in trees.hopefully they'll make winter.i now know where to go with fruit tree questions. grin


I know half as much as I should Pcr. But I get enough peaches and apples to keep me fat and happy for a couple months lol.

An ounce or prevention is worth a pound of cure. Words to take to heart on fruit.
Posted By: hippie

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 04:38 PM

Nice rat Mud. Nice clear hide on her, should bring top dollar.
Posted By: Trapper7

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 04:43 PM

Wow! A baby beaver! smile
Posted By: pcr2

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 04:43 PM

wife got 2 dozen peaches last year which was the first fruit of all the trees and she woulda fought somebody for them.looking forward to this yr.
Posted By: Ronaround

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/14/18 05:59 PM

I think you got the main breeder in the pack.
Posted By: JeremyEickhoff

Re: Now thats a rat! - 03/15/18 01:26 AM

Nice Musquash! I think I would have pulled a couple pins off that scalloped skirt and fixed that "BIG EYE", just my opinion.

Those Jumbo's are the best part of late February in Minnesota. So much renewable energy left for the state to scrape off the road in March.

A couple boxes of XXX's!

Posted By: mud

Re: Now thats a rat! - 05/18/18 04:44 PM

Originally Posted By: hippie
Nice rat Mud. Nice clear hide on her, should bring top dollar.


3x-2x Slt Dgd.

would love to find out how.. totally clean. Almost every one I sent on this auction.
Sometimes I wonder what kinda beating they take in route. Almost every otter Ive ever sent on a pickup grades singed. I shipped separate in a box once and they grated SH...makes you wonder.
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