Open Water Muskrat Trapping 2021 pt 2

[@nielsonnc]

You are a no nonsense honest trapper. Thank you for your videos

[@goldfalconoutdoors4325]

Nice haul!

[@waltergigandet6715]

Did you eat them all?

[@waltergigandet6715]

No wring offs?

[@stevetaylor2445]

How do the muskrats grade when you trap that early? Would be a lot easier for me to get open water rats vs through the ice in march when they are prime

[@Beaverslayer84]

Very nice and great job there. It reminds me of my younger days doing same thing . When I was 15ing to 18ing years old my best year was right at 2000 rats. Its alot work more than what someone thinks. Pretty cool seeing ya do it . My son is now. . Keep videos coming buddy . Stay safe

[@TheLordoftheNorth]

2000 rats is a pile to skin.

[@davidrhine3264]

@@TheLordoftheNorth may I ask what state you are catching all these in, that the fun days

[@trappingwithgage]

I only have one 1 muskrat season under my belt and I only ran about 20 traps. This year, I'm going to 150 traps and my goal is to catch 200-300 rats. Which is for before ice up, through the ice muskrat, and spring muskrat. So hopefully I can get my goal. I hope I can be as good as you one year and get 2000 rats.

[@bertram_oredrock]

Any idea what the going price for Muskrats in 2022? Good luck for the rest of the season.

[@ToddWittenmyerBackwoodsLiving]

You are doing some great water trapping! You sure are putting up the rats! Nice!

[@TheLordoftheNorth]

Thank you, was a nice open water season. Never lasts long enough.

[@AutumnVanHuss]

Great stuff. We use very similar fiberglass pole setups. I do have a question for you: How long does it take for you to set about 200 in your current configuration?

[@TheLordoftheNorth]

Last time I went out I had 283 footholds and 4 colonies set in roughly 11 hours. That was setting 2 traps per hut and occasionally a third, I did 3 and 4 per hut on the water to run catch percentages. What I found was if I did 2 and occasionally 3 traps, and 1 on really small ones, per hut, I produced the same amount of rats in 2 days as I would with the 3 or 4 traps per hut. The initial catch percentages on the first check were approximately the same but on check #2 the catch percentage was much much less as compared to the less traps per hut. This made me realize that less traps can sometimes produce the same, if not more rats than more traps would. The other issue is with more traps per hut is that setting takes longer, and pulling takes longer. I hope this makes sense, I'd like to make a video detailing my thoughts on this subject.

[@stevefischer585]

very good catch where you located

[@quaileggsvermont]

What State are you trapping???

[@Jamesocop]

New trapper here. Do you freeze these rats? What's the timing like for fur handling?

[@TheLordoftheNorth]

I skin them fresh and freeze them skinned to be fleshed and stretched at a later date. I try to put up 125 a day in winter when nothing else is going on.

[@raydowdy6914]

Thats the most rats I've ever seen. Awesome job.

[@TheLordoftheNorth]

Glad you enjoyed the ride along. Stay tuned for beaver season.

[@gregkobylarz8648]

Did the pile of yesterday's rats have green bellies?

[@TheLordoftheNorth]

No sir

[@gregkobylarz8648]

What size Jon Boat are you running?

[@TheLordoftheNorth]

1544 Alweld

[@raydowdy6914]

How in the world do you skin that many muskrats.

[@TheLordoftheNorth]

With a knife.