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Post by joshnick13 on Mar 31, 2014 21:34:51 GMT -5
Wondering about trapping rats in a large pond with no rat houses and burrows are hard to find. Do I use floats or what. Pond is deep so there aren't many runs to trap. Thanks for any helpful advice. This is my first season so I don't have much experience. Josh
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Post by newfox1 on Apr 1, 2014 14:04:08 GMT -5
josh, I would try some floats,if there is an inlet to pond it would be a good place to start.parsnip is my favorite bait.
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Post by joshnick13 on Apr 1, 2014 14:30:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice. The inlet is a small sluice pipe that always has rats in it so that is a good place to set a conibear. When season roles around again I will have to try the float with parsnip.
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Post by newfox1 on Apr 1, 2014 18:06:47 GMT -5
josh set your floats in the pond bellow the sluice I don't think floats will work in the fall.
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Post by joshnick13 on Apr 1, 2014 20:45:38 GMT -5
OK. So I should wait till later in the season then?
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Post by newfox1 on Apr 2, 2014 6:31:07 GMT -5
I would put a conibear in that culvert for sure,and as soon as the water below culvert is open and deep enough to drowned the rats set your floats this time of year rats like to climb on things that are floating in the water.if you can find a log that the rats have been pooping on notch a place for your trap these are great places.tie wire the log so it doesn't float away with your trap.
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Post by joshnick13 on Apr 2, 2014 11:15:12 GMT -5
OK. Thanks. Will do. I am going to start making some floats like the ones that were in the April issue of fur fish and game.
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Post by newfox1 on Apr 2, 2014 13:25:20 GMT -5
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!
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Post by joshnick13 on Apr 3, 2014 4:59:08 GMT -5
Thanks
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Any one had any luck trapping marten have heard of some talk of trappers spotting some .jeff/lewis c
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Post by newtrapper42 on Jul 10, 2014 20:07:42 GMT -5
I made 11of them floats . I plan to set in the fall. Pretty easy to make ,I saw them on ebay ,they sell for 25 and18 dollars a piece .good luck to you
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Post by sodusguy09 on Dec 20, 2015 17:57:24 GMT -5
Pull up some weeds from the pond and make a feed pile for them. Bait with whatever you choose and/or some sweet smelling lure. Sometimes it works.
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Post by oldtimer on Dec 22, 2018 22:14:44 GMT -5
joshnicks13 make fake slides slick andmuddy set foothold in 3?4 in. water with a stake in 2 feet of water.
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Post by hardwoodcharlie on Dec 25, 2018 9:09:23 GMT -5
joshnicks13 make fake slides slick andmuddy set foothold in 3?4 in. water with a stake in 2 feet of water. I have taken a lot of rats with this set and a good number of mink
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 3:01:34 GMT -5
Muskrats prefer ponds with four to six feet of still or slow-moving water. Although adding depth to pond may not be a simple option, but adding an Aeration System is. An Aeration System will not only provide the circulation needed to deter muskrats but will help to disrupt their diet by reducing weed growth as well.
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