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Post by lanphier58 on Nov 15, 2012 11:53:39 GMT -6
I was thinking about ordering some colony traps for muskrats what do u you guys think are they a good buy?
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Post by caydelee on Nov 15, 2012 12:41:05 GMT -6
If you find the underwater runs they work great.
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Post by ttarney on Nov 15, 2012 13:01:13 GMT -6
I would recommend them without a doubt. Kid is up to about 50 or so and half are in his colony traps. I would recommend paying and getting the larger sizes though....3 or 4 at a time pay for them.
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Post by lanphier58 on Nov 15, 2012 13:29:41 GMT -6
can you use them once it freezes or are they only for the warmer part of the season?
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Post by trapperkid15 on Nov 15, 2012 13:43:53 GMT -6
As long as the water is deep enough in the run.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2012 16:45:28 GMT -6
If you check out my thread "Pics First wkend" there are a few pics. In one pic there is a 6" and a 5" each with rats in them. The 5" can fit inside the 6" allowing me to pack twice the traps. On that particular set the run was to wide for one so i set both side by side on the bottom of the channel and filled in the rest with sticks. I wish i would not have been lazy and went back to the truck for a third trap because when my traps where full the rats moved the sticks.
Does any one know if there is a company that makes a 7" then i could pack 3 together?
I haven't used collapsable yet maybe they are even better?
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Post by arcman on Nov 15, 2012 17:34:59 GMT -6
I love colony traps.  4 rats in this 5x5 colony trap. The next day I caught 6 rats in it. I didn't think you could fit that many in it. It was packed tight.  6x6 colony in a rat run.  7x7 collapsible  8x8 collapsible  My boy with a nice rat. Colony traps are very easy for kids to set and check. Get yourself an assortment of sizes and remember, bigger is not always better. The most rats I ever caught in a colony were caught in the smallest trap size. |
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Post by trapping24 on Nov 15, 2012 20:45:13 GMT -6
Just so you all know i make and sell colony traps, i think mine are 24" long and they fold up so that they dont take up so much room in the truck! PM me if any body wants to ask about them
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Post by wolfdog on Nov 15, 2012 22:15:27 GMT -6
you can make your own colony traps, they are very easy to make and if you look up how to make them ,you will a lot of information you can use. Made my first one;s this year and they work great.
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Post by iayogi17 on Nov 16, 2012 8:16:23 GMT -6
can you use them once it freezes or are they only for the warmer part of the season? I think they work better under ice |
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Post by trapping24 on Nov 16, 2012 19:19:26 GMT -6
 can you use them once it freezes or are they only for the warmer part of the season? I think they work better under ice
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Post by dennisj on Nov 17, 2012 6:54:47 GMT -6
Ben, lanphier, I suggest you make your own. They are super easy to make! Get some 1x1" or 1x2" x 24" widrh wire, 16ga. is heavy enough& easy to cut/work with. For a 7x7" trap. cut a chunk of wire 28" long, make a right angle bend every 7", join the open side every inch or two, tightly. (the minie hog rings that are sold to fasten trap tages to chain work great, but plane wire will work too). Cut doors 7x8 or 9", angle doors to center of trap& fasten loosly to top of trap, making sure they swing freely. (you might have to do a bit of bending to get them swinging free) Wa La, you just made a colony trap! Don't think you have to make them square, 6x12", 7x9"etc. to fit the runs you have! Good luck!
Dennis
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