Setting Traps At Last!...Just a few Muskrat traps for now.

[@dlansburg2673]

Looks like a good mink spot! Thanks

[@MuskratOutdoors]

It does, but we don't seem to have very many here. I have caught very few over the years.

[@masstrapper7645]

Muskrats are nice and soft. Always thought a coat lined with it would be real nice. Good luck out on the line. 👍👍

[@MuskratOutdoors]

It sure would! House shoes would be great too. Thank you. Are you catching much this year?

[@kevinkline6835]

They were used for coat collars for Pilots in WW2 & the Korean war. My Father in law made good money off them during that time.

[@masstrapper7645]

@@MuskratOutdoors yeah I got a couple boar raccoons the other day. Short of that not much. Really only trap in the spring for beaver now. Animals aren’t worth much and there are so many people that mess with your traps or worse. Cages cost 10 times what foothold or body grips do. So the sting is higher when they go missing. One good beaver cage is 200$.think of what it takes to brake even. In the spring no one goes out and the castor is worth more. Hunters abound now till Jan 1. Springtime I do pretty well.

[@Vester661]

Hello muskrat, hope you catch a bunch. I think all these crazy hunting regulations is they dont want anyone to be able to provide for ourselves, they want to control us. anywho good luck and have a great day

[@cliffyarboro1163]

Mornin brother good luck on your trap sets👍👍

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! Thank you!

[@GarrettGalloway-c8h]

Good morning brother thanks 4 the video ❤ God bless you and your family 🙏

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! Thanks! You and your family also!

[@heathboeddeker5401]

Mighty nice of ya to share your snow with us here in North Dakota Mr. Muskrat. Now i got the itch to set traps also.. Muskrat market is still down from the last boom on rats it appears Sir. Wishing ya tight chains tomorrow

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Thanks! North Dakota get's a lot of snow most years, doesn't it? Do you have it now? None of the fur prices look very good this season. It's fun to get out, but kinda depressing too.

[@heathboeddeker5401]

@@MuskratOutdoors the area I live in North Dakota usually gets between 2-4 feet Sir. We just got a couple inches along with 40+mph winds as the first snow of the season Mr. Muskrat. If as Trappers we trapped for money we wouldn't trap. We Trap for the love of the outdoors and the love of the challenge of outwitting the targeted catch in my humble opinion Sir .

[@danlarson2102]

NAFA stole my fur and I got a rubber check . Always start my day with your video. 👍🏻

[@MuskratOutdoors]

When they closed shop? I had a few furs too I never got paid for.

[@thecamocowboyoutdoors5693]

Good morning Gary. Good idea drilling that rivet out and putting a spike in there. Works as a trap stand! Have a good day my friend.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! It works great! In really rocky ground, it might need a pilot hole with a piece of rebar, but it makes setting them fast and easy. Looks like it's snowing about a mile away....it will be here soon. Great on that fisher. I blasted a skunk after the chickens about the time the truck broke. It sprayed, but there might be some left. I still have it, it been cold enough. I was going to skin it, but with the truck work I haven't had time. Probably too late now. A raccoon too, but it's small and not good fur. I hate wasting them, but I don't think it would pay to skin it. It won't eat any more chickens, so there's that....Anyway, have a great day!

[@kevinkline6835]

Good mornin and many blessings. About 40 yrs ago I was riding my sister in law's horse and found a dog in a trap. I called the Colorado division of wildlife to help me get it out. When they came out they told me I could keep the trap because it wasn't legal. And the dog had a collar on . The trap and the collar had tag's so they were going to give both the Trapper and the Dog owner tickets. The Trapper for Trapping out of season and the Dog owner for Dog at large. I still have the trap. Good luck this season Gary.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! Yeah, that's the kind of thing that makes trappers look bad. Most of us try hard to do the right thing, but the "bad apples" do ruin it. Dogs are my biggest worry. Around here, hunting hounds are really popular in all of the places I trap. Also, until Christmas is over, there is a lot of people out getting trees and all of them seem to have dogs along. I would really hate to ruin some kid's good memories of going out getting a Christmas tree by catching their dog.

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Awesome video , minus the wet feet ! Thanks for sharing !!!!! 🙏👍😊❤️

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Thank you! Wet, cold, feet takes the fun out of it for sure!

[@jackkeeble9272]

Good luck , thanks for sharing man

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Thank you too! It's a tiny start, but it's a start!

[@johndavis2720]

Good morning!lookin like winters here.nice trap tags.the ones you buy look pretty cheesy.who needs to buy one when you can make a better one.resourceful person you are muskrat.thanks for the trapping lesson and have a good one!

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! The store bought ones don't hold up very long really. The pre-stamped ones are usually a little thicker and better made, but critters still chew them up.

[@markmakuski2489]

Good morning Gary! Wisconsin gun deer season starts Saturday. Because I trap public land and have lost traps and fur in them I pulled all my sets out last weekend. Good luck to you!

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! 99% of my trapping is public land too. I don't lose very many really. This spot is bad for it though.

[@ImixSpb]

Anyway, happy season! May your traps never be empty. Thanks for sharing, have a great day!

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Thank you Igor! Have a great day too!

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

Good to see ya trapping my friend! Good luck!!

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Thanks Mark! Not much yet, but it's a start!

[@tmccormick48]

Good morning young man. good to see you out trapping. Have a great day

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! Thank you, you too!

[@amyeteel5379]

Good morning, good to see ya trapping again.😊

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning Amye. Not much yet, but it's a start!

[@billiep4338]

Morning 👋🏻Have a great day ❤🙏🏻❤️🕊️

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! Thank you! You too!

[@stevemccoy8138]

Good evening Muskrat, I lost a trap back in my youth, not sure what happened, #1 and a half Newhouse lost. Better off to make garments for resale, like New England Naturals. Happy Trapping. 😊

[@MuskratOutdoors]

It's hard to say with some of them. I don't have a lot of trouble with thieves, but every now and then a trap turns up missing. If they are tied solid, I don't see what else could have happened? High water has washed some out on me too.

[@kennethheelas8392]

Hope your sets do well, I'll be waitin to see..Take good care friend.....

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Thank you! That's a good spot, usually good for a few rats.

[@Johnathan-ib3qh]

Finally.. some trapping action 😊 I really wish yall didn't have snow. It means we're not far behind lol...glad to see ya out and about

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Most of it has melted in the valley now if it makes ya feel better! Ha! Up high, there looks like quite a bit though.

[@RonRay]

Good morning. Sure looks cold up there! 🥶

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! It's cold, but really not that bad yet. It takes some getting used to and always seems worse than it is at the start of Winter. This morning, it's +21F.....feels cold, but it will probably hit -21F Below before Winter is over. YUCK!

[@jonfoy9166]

Good morning. I sure hope prices come up for ya. Good point about supporting the buyers. Have a great day

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning. Me too....we could be looking at the end if things don't improve.

[@impalaman4546]

Good morning friend hope you get your traps full

[@MuskratOutdoors]

I hope so too. Good Morning!

[@ralphl8055]

You and hillbilly lead a hard way of life,got to give you guys credit.Good luck to you guys be careful out there.🌵🥶🇺🇸🙏

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Thank you. It is, but it's enjoyable too.

[@taylordouglass1357]

Good morning muskrat and Cindy hope you have a good day

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! Thank you, you too!

[@reginaldwinsor2759]

Looks like a good spot for muskrats. A mink box set might be good there. Pretty bad when fur buyers aren't taking muskrats. Luxurious fur. I guess that's the way of things. See you on the next one.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

It's been a good spot over the years. On average, I catch about 20-50 rats with just 2 traps there. We don't seem to have very many mink . I haven't caught one in about 10 years, and rarely did before that. I'm not sure why?

[@ronwatson4902]

Good morning friend. Good luck with the trapping and to think I get a lifetime of trapping knowledge sitting here on my butt drinking coffee. Can't beat that!

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! Ha! Great Point!!!

[@ronwatson4902]

@@MuskratOutdoors BTW my friend Jimmy shot a pretty 165 lb 9 pointer 2 weeks ago. He's killed 5 total so far. The others were does.

[@virginia7191]

Get out of those wet boots! Don’t want you catching cold! Your knowledge of these animals is impressive! Nothing like experience! If you need some more copper pennies, let me know. I have a bunch!

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Thank you!!! Wet feet does take the fun out of things!

[@AC-nc8ue]

Good morning! Finally got a dusting of snow... Lets see what shows up at sunrise... White tail closes on Sunday..

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! Cindy say a buck in the field next to the house this morning, but it was gone by the time I looked. Good Luck! Better get out there!

[@paulsisco7595]

Mornin good see you trapping, it's definitely upsetting when you read about the market, fun and love doing it but no money in it ,I do mostly critters relocate .

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! Yeah, it gets tough to get motivated knowing you will loose money doing it. When you spend more than you make, you are basically paying the fun buyer to take your furs. I count this as entertainment, but it's a lot of work too.

[@numbskullskills]

Good luck

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@jasonaffeldt7838]

Good morning Gary. Good luck on your trap line. Have a good day. 🇺🇲🌲🔥🔪

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! Thank you, you too.

[@riverflyswatter]

Time Management course might be a good way to invest your money. If you have back inventory, that still needs to be processed focus your energy there before increasing your inventory

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Exactly. I have got to get that bear and wolves out of the freezer. Until now, there has been flies. No flies now, but the hides will freeze.

[@donbrewer7936]

Evening brother

[@MuskratOutdoors]

I'm late! Good Morning now!

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Wet feet = bad day! 👍🏽😊❤️🇺🇸

[@MuskratOutdoors]

It does! I was going to set a few more, but that took the fun right out of it!

[@ALs-Outdoors]

Wet feet is a good sign.... that its been to long! 😂

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Very true! I hope my other boots don't leak! I priced new ones and got scared and ran away!

[@j.c.curnes]

Mornin' !

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning!

[@johnnelson5659]

Trap theft is nonexistent in northern Minnesota. No one in the woods anymore. I was trapping with no competition in areas that used to be loaded with traps. It’s definitely dropping off. The young people have no interest in it

[@dalelangila9274]

Yes just like winter spearing not many doing it anymore

[@NonTypicalRacing]

Copper or brass only, I think, in Wisconsin.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Weird the way the rules vary. Here it just says "A metal tag attached to the trap or trap chain".

[@NonTypicalRacing]

@MuskratOutdoors pun intended here...."entrapment". 3 of my best friends haven't hunted in almost a decade, say they haven't had time to drop the new rule book off at their attorneys' office.

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

Muskrat, I came to that decision to stop trapping in the 1980’s . I decided that I would just work at my regular job. Saving time and money. I also know that it helps keep animals under control. It also gets into you blood if you are enjoying it. 👍🇺🇸✌🏻🍰😎

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Exactly. The money end of this really isn't much. Wolves are the only thing that really pays, the rest you are lucky to pay for your gas. It's more about the adventure and lifestyle than money.....and it is a lot of work!

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

@ 👍

[@tomhinkle2517]

I think Goldberg was a big buyer years ago they came to boise a couple times a year that's where we sold our fur to in the seventys and eighties

[@MuskratOutdoors]

I think so? I don't hear a lot about the smaller buyers anymore. I think they are still out there, but I'm not sure?

[@genefulghum7549]

How much do you get on different fur and how many does it take

[@MuskratOutdoors]

It varies from year to year. Also, color, quality and how it's handled makes a huge difference too. The fur market prices are always changing.

[@genefulghum7549]

@ I was just wondering,thanks for sharing

[@genefulghum7549]

Good evening my friend how is everything going with you

[@MuskratOutdoors]

I'm late, it's morning again now, so Good Morning! Things are going much better. Cindy is better and the truck is going again! How are things with you?

[@mikeburke7652]

I'm a believer in climate change. That water is definitely colder than it used to be.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

It sure is! The ground is a LOT harder too when you slip on the ice!

[@IdahoHillbilly]

Good Morning 🌄

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good morning!

[@donbrewer7936]

Damn there not buying rats that's crazy

[@MuskratOutdoors]

It sure is. I've never heard that before. Muskrats have always been kind of the "bread and butter" of trappers. It ain't looking good Don.

[@donbrewer7936]

Love trapping rats and mink

[@MuskratOutdoors]

I do too! Doesn't seem to be very many mink around here though. I catch them now and then, but I bet it's been 10 years or so now.

[@martybritton267]

Good morning Gary you catch something the fur bury won't buy try finding a taxidermist might be interested in he might buy it on the carcess let him do all the skinning if you dont how he needs it skinned

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good Morning! That's worth a try.

[@martybritton267]

@@MuskratOutdoors good luck with it hopefully you can work out a deal with a taxidermist or maybe a few of them

[@jasonhoesel7144]

Fur Fish and Game fur report has always been on the low side on alot of stuff. ITA sale will be the best bet on making some money back.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

True. None of the market reports have been great though....It's hard to say really. If the catch is small, and I bet it will be, prices will come up some.

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

I found that putting you name on your traps ( to be legal ) just let’s trap thieves find out where you live, then follow you . The next thing you know is. Dozen of your traps are gone.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Exactly. That's why I like the number better. It's on file with Fish & Game, but they aren't supposed to give out the info.

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

@ glad you state does it that way.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

@@christinamoneyhan5688 Game laws sure aren't very standard.....it seems strange to me.

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

@ I agree with that statement for sure.

[@misterz2719]

I think if you have them tanned, i would think your viewer's would buy them.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

I bet so too. I might give that a try. Good Idea!

[@patriotpreacher43]

I thought every trap you set is a Muskrat trap?!🤔

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Ha! I reckon so!

[@huntarama9375]

lol life of a trapper . the guy who buys my fur just stopped buying . when the price is good everybody wants to be a trapper so the buyers fill there orders much quicker. i was lucky i only had 3 days worth of fur to sell . i managed to offload it but lost about $30 a kilo. im lucky i have other parts to my business.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

That's too bad. Fur prices have been pretty poor the last few years. I'm wondering if they will get better or not?

[@JeffChristen-s6s]

if trade with Russia opens up , prices will change. would like to buy a tanned beaver hide on a hoop for art work.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

That would help a lot! Russia and China are both huge buyers, and we aren't exactly getting along with either of them right now. I might do that. Getting them tanned takes some time, but it might be worth it. Thanks for the idea.

[@JeffChristen-s6s]

@MuskratOutdoors seems to me a hooped beaver painted with native style art might be a cool thing to hang up in your man cave. they do make good mittens I have been told as well.