I take a couple of months off each year to trap. The first few weeks I trap mainly muskrats. Then I concentrate on mink. Heres a few pics of the last few days catch. I usually catch 1500 to 2500 a year. My best is 4500 3 years ago.
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I take a couple of months off each year to trap. The first few weeks I trap mainly muskrats. Then I concentrate on mink. Heres a few pics of the last few days catch. I usually catch 1500 to 2500 a year. My best is 4500 3 years ago.
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Thats alot of skinning and stretching.
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I actually dont skin them, I take them in whole and the fur buyer does it. I could never keep up with the numbers. Last year the money was good. I averaged over $5.00 a piece. This year I am only getting $1.50-$2.00. I started Saturday morning and have caught around 600 so far.
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why the price fluccuations ?????
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dang I may have to break out the canoe and chest waders and get me some toy money. I am not sure if the prices are better in mn or not. care to share the name of the guy who buys them whole?
what type of trap do you use or do you set up snares and a drowning rig??
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The price goes up and down because of the demand overseas. 90% of the muskrats are still being held from last year. The big fur buyers have 5-6 dollars in the muskrats and now they are only worth 2 or 3.They are hanging on to them trying to find a buyer. Its a big game of speculation....... I sell to Ed Kabele in Spirit Lake Iowa. I use leghold traps and the weight of the trap itself drowns the muskrat.
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Heres a couple of pics from today. I almost got 200 today. ALOT OF WORK!!
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Whats the diff. between muskrats and minks? I never knew that people trapped them and sold em. Do they live in swampy areas?
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Heres the two, mink and muskrat. They both live near swamps sloughs, rivers or any water. The mink loves to hunt for the muskrat. They can swim just as well or better than the muskrat.
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Wow, thats alot of Muscrats you got there, me and my brother hunt them too but are lucky to get 25 of em a year, but we dont trap them though, we just park the truck besde the pond, and sit on the back with a couple .22's, looks like you did a good year so far.
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Thats awsome to see that there are still people out there that trap. When I was a kid I did alot of trapping. Red and grey fox , coon , muskrat and mink. I always used conibears in there runs and at the entrance of there dens. I never new someone could trap 4500 rats in a season. Good job ! Makes me want to pull out the old gear and get to work . Glad to see your doing so well. Lopes
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I trapped about 25-30 years ago when you would get up to $9 a piece. Then fake fur took over for a few years and the price dropped to $$.50 - $1. a piece. I sold out my traps and quit trapping. But yes, 100-200 rats a day was enough to keep you happy.
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yeah a old family friend used to trap the hell out of these woods for mink. Now your lucky to see even one. But back then you had to do what you had to do for money. He had a huge mink farm. Thousands of minks. The stories i could tell. He must of made some money. Rest in peace though.
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Ive trapped since 1980. I only missed 4 years, because I was in the Marines. Ive seen the prices up and down. Mink used to bring $20.00 back during the depression, now they are worth $8.00. With inflation, they should be worth $200.00.
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