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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Blue on November 02, 2013, 05:05:34 PM

Title: Rats
Post by: Blue on November 02, 2013, 05:05:34 PM: I set six colony traps last night at a few culverts I trapped last year, and I had seven rats this morning. One was a double and a rat in every trap. To bad it's not always like that. So I set a few more today. Let's see what tomorrow brings.
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Post by: 3nails on November 02, 2013, 05:19:36 PM: How'd they look? I'm..... trying.... to ..... hold out! But that pic may push me over the edge. :chuckle:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 02, 2013, 05:24:05 PM: Looks like someone has some skinning to do !!! :tup:
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Post by: Blue on November 02, 2013, 05:48:27 PM: Bowhunters45... I've already skinned them. My youngest son usually helps me skin but he is away at collage in Spokane now. So I lost my trapping buddy. :'( He is a rat skinning fool. I'm sure going to miss him even more now. 3nails... I couldn't hold out. It's like Christmas morning to me.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 02, 2013, 05:53:39 PM: :EAT: :EAT: DINNER
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Post by: Carp Commander on November 02, 2013, 06:05:58 PM: Nice job on the rats Blue!
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Post by: Blue on November 02, 2013, 06:23:58 PM: It feels good to be back in the skinning shed again. Last year I trapped about thirty beavers, but this year I'm not going to trap any. Way to much work and very little pay. Rats and Cats that's it. :tup:
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Post by: 70sdiver on November 03, 2013, 06:13:56 AM: im gonna try for at least 50 beaver.Just getting some more traps.I dont know why but i just love trapping them.
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Post by: pnwmtnmn on November 03, 2013, 08:54:48 AM: I like trapping them too, just wished they skinned like rats.......
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Post by: Blue on November 03, 2013, 11:23:53 AM: Today's rat catch of twelve. I had three triples in three colony's. Hey 70sdiver...I love trapping them too, but it takes to long by the time you catch them skin them flesh them and stretch them it's two or three hours each. Last year I averaged thirty four dollars each at NAFA. Some of them where extra large blankets. That's just me though. Good luck trapping. Hey pnwmtnmn... if they skinned like rats I would go for at least one hundred this year. When I was a kid we could take them in whole to the fur buyer and he would take some off the price for skinning. I wish they still did that.
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Post by: hardkorrhunter on November 03, 2013, 11:33:33 AM: Great catch blue. I was gonna hold out on rats for a while but after seeing this I might set out tonight!
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Post by: Hannibal on November 03, 2013, 11:35:40 AM: Quote
When I was a kid we could take them in whole to the fur buyer and he would take some off the price for skinning. I wish they still did that.

Goerge brady will buy in the round,,,,,,,Eric D may also
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Post by: Blue on November 03, 2013, 11:54:49 AM: You better hurry hardkorrhunter before I get em all. haha, Hannibal where are they located?
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Post by: bob maier on November 03, 2013, 02:24:23 PM: George is at Pateros, he travels to the tricities. If you have the freezer space freeze them whole until George comes thru. No skinning, just freeze and sell.
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Post by: Blue on November 04, 2013, 11:32:48 AM: Only six rats today. Most of the colony's were filled with leaves from the wind.
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Post by: seth30 on November 04, 2013, 11:48:05 AM: Great job on those rats :tup:
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Post by: hntrspud on November 04, 2013, 12:07:37 PM: This is all new to me. I had not idea that you trapped rats. You can sell the coats just like beaver or whatever else? Are they a rat like a barn rat type? Or is this something different?
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Post by: Blue on November 04, 2013, 01:42:15 PM: hntrspud... They are called muskrats. The live in the water like beavers and make dens in the bank. They are in almost every state "if not all".
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Post by: hntrspud on November 04, 2013, 02:08:39 PM: Ok then I think I have seen them while duck hunting on the east side. I got it now. Thanks.
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Post by: Carp Commander on November 04, 2013, 02:34:57 PM: Great start to the season Blue. Looks like you have some XXL in there. How are they looking? Any blue to them?

Doug
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Post by: Blue on November 04, 2013, 04:32:28 PM: Carp Commander No blue ones yet.
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Post by: JJB11B on November 04, 2013, 04:53:28 PM: If any of you guys are looking for beaver to trap PM me I might know of a place for you...
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Post by: Heredoggydoggy on November 04, 2013, 05:24:23 PM: I trapped Muskrats when I was a kid back in Mass. Skinning them is easy--as long as you don't nick the blood pocket under their armpits!
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Post by: Blue on November 06, 2013, 12:50:51 PM: Only two yesterday but eight today. :tup:
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Post by: 3nails on November 06, 2013, 06:13:52 PM: Alright Blue, post your totals in the Scoreboard 2013-14 thread so we can see how far we're falling behind! :chuckle:
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Post by: Humptulips on November 06, 2013, 11:36:20 PM: I heard a rumor rats might reach $20 this season. Just rumor but WOW.
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Post by: Blue on November 07, 2013, 07:38:20 AM: I averaged $18,00 for all my rats last season. I had a great bunch of rats and most were XL.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on November 07, 2013, 07:46:43 AM: Quote from: Humptulips on November 06, 2013, 11:36:20 PM
I heard a rumor rats might reach $20 this season. Just rumor but WOW.

Of course it's the year I'm not trapping them. :chuckle:
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Post by: Blue on November 07, 2013, 11:31:42 AM: Eight more rats today. Looks like I might hit my goal by this weekend. I love it when there's a triple. It's the fourth time this year.
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Post by: Blue on November 07, 2013, 11:33:20 AM: Another picture.
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Post by: Blue on November 09, 2013, 01:07:53 PM: My 50th rat today. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Bigshooter on November 09, 2013, 01:11:07 PM: Nice :tup: