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Post by oldyote on Oct 16, 2011 21:04:08 GMT -5
Well me and the two younger boys put out a few sets in the pot holes around the house . The water is only a foot or two deep so thought that I we mind as well trap them as see them freeze out. I havnt set a trap in open water for rats in 25 year, forgot how much work it was sloshing through the cattail in chest waders! ha ha ha . It still amazes me how fast they can populate a slough when you have good rains two years in a row.
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Post by oldyote on Oct 17, 2011 19:53:33 GMT -5
Well we ended up with 19 rats . Set up two more pot holes today. Back to work Thursday so his will my only chance in open water. Glad we got out. There were some real battle scared rats, Was wundering if this was becase there were so many in such tiny sloughs?
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Post by wolf1199 on Oct 17, 2011 21:54:14 GMT -5
Glad you had some fun with your two boys oldyote  . 19 rats over night out of a few pot holes is very good. I hope you do just as good on your other pot holes. If there are to many rats in a small area you will get fighting and lots of scared up rats. Spring time is the worst for rats being bitten. |
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Post by oldyote on Oct 18, 2011 20:31:07 GMT -5
Well check two produced 26 rats. We have two more potholes to do but I might not get there. Pulled the sets at three spots and reset at one a mile down the road. I was at one of the boys hockey practice tonight and a town counceler said that muskrats chewed the wires off a pump and asked me to come thin them out so I will have to try to get there tomorrow.
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Post by oldyote on Oct 19, 2011 17:49:21 GMT -5
20 rats today . I only have one slough still set. Went and looked at the slough the town was having problems at and it is so big that i couldn't find where they are living. I never had time to make any sets , tomorrow.
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Post by oldyote on Oct 20, 2011 18:31:29 GMT -5
21 more today. Went and found a few bank dens on the towns slough but they are FAR so I will wait for ice and I cab use the quad. Also found a beaver house down there so I will take them then also.
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Post by oldyote on Oct 21, 2011 14:12:56 GMT -5
13 today, something ate or at least mauled two on one pond and was only a foot in another. The trap withthe foot was set to drown them and it was found in plenty enough water with the foot so I think the same culpit got that one also. Maybe a Mink?
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Post by catmando1 on Oct 21, 2011 21:10:06 GMT -5
Wow! Very impressive takes yote! Glad to see ya having fun with the rats! They can be a blast to catch! Great job!
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Post by oldyote on Oct 22, 2011 17:04:16 GMT -5
Pulled the last pond today. Got 5 ans none of them were chewed up so the culprit must have move on. I will be watching for any sign of him during X-mas break trapping festivities!
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Post by white316 on Oct 25, 2011 7:41:53 GMT -5
You are doing very well on the rats,good job.
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Post by wolf1199 on Oct 25, 2011 19:43:13 GMT -5
Over 100 rats, that is excellent.And the price of rats is supposed to be good again this year. So do you move onto coyote trapping next .
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Post by oldyote on Oct 25, 2011 21:28:05 GMT -5
I would love to ! But work calls for a while! I am going to work till I go deer hunting around the 20 of Nov. I might start on yotes then . If I get a day or two off I will probaly hit some more rats. I forgot how much work they are sloshing throug bull rushes in chest waders but man o man do I even enjoy it more than welding! hahaha .
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Post by gth on Oct 26, 2011 18:46:49 GMT -5
Man, I wish I had a good population of rats on my line. Looks like you are having fun.
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. 19 rats over night out of a few pot holes is very good. I hope you do just as good on your other pot holes. If there are to many rats in a small area you will get fighting and lots of scared up rats. Spring time is the worst for rats being bitten.
