MUDBUGGIN. Trapping Crayfish/Crawfish. The Tent. Northern Minnesota.

Doing some Mudbuggin up at The Tent. The numbers are there but they need a few more weeks of growing before it will be time for a Crawfish boil.

[@goodtimefolkrock]

Hi Joe , love all of your content you have a great life and a good woman to spend it with. Thanks for taking us all along on your adventures

[@Fusionawdecoboost2016]

That poplar tree is good fire for the fall. As it burns hot and quick. To take the chill out of the air in the morning

[@thekodanator]

I'm excited to watch this one. Mudbuggin is what got me on to your channel maybe 7 years ago now!

[@nancyl3843]

Thanks for taking me along. Love your channel, love Minnesota.

[@mso-ink]

I sure enjoy your mudbuggin' videos. Thanks for sharing Joe, take care.

[@golfernky1687]

Glad to see you now use a riding mower at the tent

[@ThomasSmith-fz6wq]

What a great life! Minnesota is beautiful! Love all the tall trees and woods! I could spend the rest of my life there!

[@tessaelvan5149]

always interesting at the tent and lakes, thank you

[@dannyneal6194]

Good to see you mudbugging again. Always fun to see what you catch and how many…

[@jeremyd4921]

Good trip to the tent, glad to see you still catching crayfish there.

[@marygordon3032]

Thanks Joe I hope you get more because you sure do put in the work! 👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

[@debbiemcclure2874]

Well darn. You tried lol. Lookin forward to the big catches😊. Tyfs God bless you

[@jodyreay733]

Awesome times doing things you love!

[@elteescat]

I could never eat a crawdad. I used to have one for a pet! I kept it in a little fishbowl till my mom made me put it back in the river. I had it for several months. I miss that guy.

[@robertpirovane88]

Mudbuggin looks fun

[@kevinsimpson7114]

Better luck on your next trip.🤞🏻👍🏻

[@robertparker3580]

Better luck next time Joe,maybe 2 or 3 weeks you can load up on some mudbugs!

[@srh1101]

Perfect timing 🙂

[@CrazyMooseManor]

Cant wait till the next video.

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mathbrown9099]

Hi, Joe! Thank you for all you do to make our lives better through your videos. I really appreciate you doing these tent/mud buggin vids. Oops! I forgot to ask what bait you’re using in this vid?

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

Beef liver.

[@SuziPoozi]

Ugh! You find your crawdad sweet spot and have to toss them back! Hopefully they're keepers the next time you toss traps, I'm wanting to see how you cook them up. : )

[@kerrys8024]

Hey Joe , I’ve noticed lots of dead evergreens in your videos the bore beetle must be very invasive. I was recently in Manitoba and I noticed the same destruction.

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

They are killing all the balsam trees. They seem to have slowed down a lot.

[@larrymorgan3769]

From west central missouri 80 this morning at 530 am humidity almost 70 percent enjoy the cool air

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

41 here at the house this morning. Its chilly out there.

[@mississippioutpost2895]

At least your having fun Joe. 😅

[@raymondmills9377]

Joe I don’t know about walking through that tall grass.. ticks galore here in Pa.

[@jmar665]

I, unfortunately have lantern bugs this year. Lots and lots of lantern bugs.🤔I planted a garden and flowers and they are destroying everything. They are small now and it will be really bad once they mature. And they are here to stay until the first killing frost. All bugs are plentiful this summer in PA.

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I only had one tick on me all year and that was early spring. Its just a tick, nothing to be worried about unless you get the bullseye bruising, then you need to go get checked out.

[@richardchayer6597]

Well Joe atleast you weren't skunked. Lol

[@patrickburgmeier7902]

Just thought of something Joe. Your in luck. If you order a ford with the Tremor package I think that you can order the front winch on that. Chevy Zr2 and GMC AT4 are the equivalent .

[@jasonvanwagner5635]

Here in michigan we call Them crawl dad's👍

[@MyAlaska12]

Could you go over the following? Is there a season when you can trap mudbugs? If not, why can't you catch them anytime that isn't winter? What is the size you keep? Can you keep any size?

[@ryankullar9754]

Like the mudbuggin video but my question is what time of year do u start putting traps out? Also what do u look for 2 set the traps and what is the best bait u have used for them

[@ArchiFlora]

Hello! Thanks for the video! I didn't understand what kind of lake it is, did you say lake Zachary? Unfortunately, I did not find such a thing. I also wanted to ask if you used different baits at once, a mix, for example, liver, garlic and fish?

[@JT-py9lv]

In AZ, once you mud bugs you own. if you get caught dumping them back you're subject to being fined. Invasive species. Thanks for the video.

[@SonniesGardenPA]

Thats cool, did you get any crabs in there? or just crawfish.

[@SnappySnapfire]

Hi, Joe Love the videos been wondering my self how many traps are you allowed in Minnesota? I been wanting to do this being from the south I love Crawfish.

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I do not think there is a limit on traps but you can only transport 25 pounds at a time unless you have a permit to catch and sell them.

[@SnappySnapfire]

@@JoeandZachSurvival This is amazing news Thank you so much. By chance when is the season? I have looked at the DNR site but it's kind of hard to find things on that site. You rock man thank you for your time

[@istepheniadeluca8531]

❤ TV's Cajun Cook Justin made a 😋 mean Mud Bug Pie 😋

[@jillmcauley3418]

Do you need a firewood gathering permit or could you have used the wood from the felled tree?

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I could have if I wanted to spend the time cutting it all up.

[@benjaminwasmund3034]

Do the crayfish up here taste the same as in the southern US where they are regularly eaten?

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

Almost the same, they are a little different. The fat tends to be a little greenish vs the yellowish from down south. I have eaten many pounds of them from both Minnesota and from Louisiana. They are close.

[@dangoras9152]

What bait do u use keep it up brother

[@MikeZMonroe]

Can you explain the mudbuggin food prep process?

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I have a ton of videos on this channel in the "crayfish/crawfish" playlist that will show you everything you need to know.

[@UKBIGBLUENATION1]

You turn the heat on at 60 degrees? That's shorts and short sleeve shirt weather.

[@ralphempson2719]

Do your crayfish die off every year Joe? Just wondering.

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

No, they bury themselves underground for the winter.

[@mathbrown9099]

Quiz: In what year did Joe have to cut so many downed trees during hunting season, during a snow storm.

[@jillmcauley3418]

2017?

[@Chili453]

Just wondering, how are the wood ticks ??

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I found one on me this spring, thats it. Not a big deal, its just a wood tick.

[@ms-fl7jj]

Dang when did you get the huge truck! Nice!

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

2 years ago this coming February.

[@ms-fl7jj]

@@JoeandZachSurvival I live in Eveleth and Whenever I travel around I find myself trying to figure out your spot. I don’t know why but it’s kinda funny!

[@marianfrances4959]

👍😎🇨🇦

[@user-ll1ux8ht8g]

You got mud all over your nice white truck.

[@johnemery9634]

Christ he needs a step ladder to get in it anywhere lol

[@aaronjarvenpa1743]

What do you use for bait ?

[@1mikegene]

Where in Minnesota are you catching the crawfish?

[@Plw-qg5pi]

What do you bait with i have tried jest about everything

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

You can use canned cat food, beef, pork, deer or chicken livers. When you catch and clean a fish, keepall the stuff you would discard and use that for bait. I have used bread. You can use beef spleen, chicken. Almost anything will catch them IF they are there to catch.

[@davidnewby7146]

In Pennsylvania, the Rusties are invasive so you are required to kill all by regulation. In 7 years, I have only ever caught 1 native species crayfish.

[@jamestoth1256]

Any other suggestions for bait?

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

beef, pork or chicken liver. canned cat food. beef spleen (beef melt). The best bait you can use is the stuff you throw away after cleaning your fish, the head and guts and skin etc but here in Minnesota you can only use that if you caught the fish in the same lake you are trapping the crayfish in.

[@randycornell9796]

Better luck next time..

[@azphonohunter]

Is it not legal in Minnesota to use those small crawfish for fishing?

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

It is legal but ONLY if you use them for bait in the same body of water you trapped them in. You can not bring them anywhere else to use them. They are invasive.

[@robertboettinger4102]

You tried your best to try to catch them can you walk next time you’re trying your best are you gonna go fission for the rest of the day?

[@Mark-ep5ku]

How is the deer population looking?

[@johnemery9634]

Slim to none. Wolf eats well

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I have no idea. It is not time to think about that yet, it is still summer.

[@dannygoin6552]

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[@joshthescratchman938]

Have u ever just but a trap right in at the tent off the dock

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I have trapped the Tent lake and never caught any. None in that lake yet.

[@kenaidog6974]

I'll stick to King Crab.

[@curtislackner3286]

Joe what else do u use the mug bugs for cooking wise just crab boil

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

Crawfish boil and then if you have some left you peel and freeze them for use in etouffee and things like that.

[@ClickinChicken]

They hide edges of rocks. You see them dart, backwards. that's a MN crayfish. Very small. No leeches on toes swimming since the 80's, another story! Ask the DNR why? Not a political statement. Brings me back to my boyhood.

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

Lots of big ones also. I have been trapping them here for almost 15 years.

[@bonniearmbruster8401]

I wouldn’t eat those things yuck

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

You are missing out Bonnie. Lol.

[@michaelstanley3031]

Damn man 60 and you need the heat toughen up dude