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Trapping Season 2025-2026

Only a big sow this morning in Warren county
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We were late getting to the party. Yesterday’s midday warm up really had the muskrats moving. So we went in the afternoon and set 8 traps in this little spring fed marsh… 6 carrot-baited body grips, 2 body grips in runs, and the a colony trap in a main run. The cold that moved in last night kind of shut them down but we still managed 3 nice rats on our check this morning. She made about an inch of ice just last night.

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Empty again. Did have one on cam.
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I will go down and look here in a bit, but I think I would see a catch circle in the background if one was in a trap. Be easy to spot with the fresh snow.
 
Empty again. Did have one on cam. View attachment 217063
I will go down and look here in a bit, but I think I would see a catch circle in the background if one was in a trap. Be easy to spot with the fresh snow.
Check to make sure your traps aren’t getting cleaned out by mice. They can strip all the bait from a dog proof trap without it ever firing. If they are, put a golf ball on top of the trap… mice can’t move it but obviously raccoons can. And there’s a visual attraction for the raccoon as well.
 
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