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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: eburgtrapper on November 16, 2014, 12:41:37 PM

Title: Sunday fun-day
Post by: eburgtrapper on November 16, 2014, 12:41:37 PM: Set 22 rat traps yesterday and got 16 rats today. One quad in a folding colony. Pretty happy about that.

On kinda a Sunday tid-bit; we are pretty fortunate to be able to go out and do one of the hobbies we love. I have many friends that love to get pictures of the trapline and enjoy trapping vicariously without having to be out in the cold and wet parts. I just want to say thanks to all you post thier traplines on HW for all to see. It is a fun way for people to "tag along".

God bless
Jordan
Title: Re: Sunday fun-day
Post by: Carp Commander on November 16, 2014, 01:02:35 PM: Thats awesome! Great job on them rats.

:tup:
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Post by: Machias on November 16, 2014, 05:32:58 PM: :tup:
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Post by: Turner89 on November 16, 2014, 06:20:41 PM: Looks like a great day!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 16, 2014, 06:22:27 PM: That is a nice pile of fur!
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Post by: Cultusman on November 16, 2014, 07:02:12 PM: Nice catch and good looking lab. :tup:
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Post by: TeacherMan on November 16, 2014, 08:54:33 PM: Looks like a blast! Open water?
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Post by: eburgtrapper on November 16, 2014, 09:11:46 PM: For the most part it was open water. The ponds and canals I had to break through ice but the creeks have all stayed open so far...
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Post by: eburgtrapper on November 28, 2014, 12:03:57 PM: Got an otter yesterday. Not the tradition way. We saw him swimming and he went into a colvert to hide. Set a trap on one end and flushed he into the trap. Pretty fun on thanksgiving. My little brother was happy as can be.
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Post by: cat daddy on November 28, 2014, 07:08:45 PM: Nice catch eburg, I didn't know otter were legal in eastern Washington
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Post by: jasnt on November 28, 2014, 07:43:24 PM: River otter trapping season is closed in all Eastern Washington counties, except in Chelan, Ferry, Klickitat, Kittitas, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, and Yakima counties, as well as in the Snake and Walla Walla River drainages. The season bag limit is 12 river otter in the portions of Eastern Washington that are open to trapping

congrats eburgtrapper.

Quote from: cat daddy on November 28, 2014, 07:08:45 PM
Nice catch eburg, I didn't know otter were legal in eastern Washington
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Post by: yankees2 on December 02, 2014, 11:39:29 AM: What are you guys getting per rat and who you selling too?
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Post by: eburgtrapper on December 02, 2014, 01:01:10 PM: Last year I sold at the FHA and averaged 9.60
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Post by: stevemiller on December 02, 2014, 01:24:56 PM: looks awsome,what do people use the rats for?
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Post by: 3nails on December 02, 2014, 06:12:20 PM: Love seeing rat pics!!
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Post by: Humptulips on December 02, 2014, 06:35:45 PM: Quote from: stevemiller on December 02, 2014, 01:24:56 PM
looks awsome,what do people use the rats for?

Most of the rats caught in North America have been going to South Korea the last few years. They are using them for fur lined coats.
If you haven't seen muskrat fur it is some of the nicest fur there is. I think much better then mink but not as durable as mink. Softer then mink for sure.
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Post by: stevemiller on December 02, 2014, 06:37:48 PM: Awsome thanks for that info
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Post by: eburgtrapper on December 07, 2014, 08:31:31 AM: Taking a little break from the rat line. The ice has been getting awfully thick in some places. Sending so furs off so we though we would do an "end of the line" part 1 picture.
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Post by: 3nails on December 07, 2014, 08:59:07 AM: Rats!$$$$$$$
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Post by: jasnt on December 07, 2014, 09:52:17 AM: :tup:
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Post by: Machias on December 07, 2014, 07:10:46 PM: Cha-ching!
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 07, 2014, 08:05:44 PM: Very cool! Wish I could have your carcasses lol. Need the bait didn't hit the beaver hard enough this yr.
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Post by: ouchfoss on December 07, 2014, 11:01:23 PM: That's awesome!
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Post by: eburgtrapper on January 03, 2015, 01:48:15 PM: With a little more time off I got my traps out again. Got 9 rats today. I got some pictures of a cat, so I got some traps of for it. I'd love to catch one!
Title: Re: Sunday fun-day
Post by: trapper88 on January 03, 2015, 04:03:04 PM: Nice Sunday.Good job.