Muskrat Trapping with Tom Florin

[colemanwads]

Love this video :) gotta love hole sets for rats

[MegaOutdoorsman101]

Were are you at in missouri?

[Grinnertrapper]

Nice job

[trapperlogan]

hey i live up north missouri if ur ever anywer near here think ya can come help me wit my line im 12 and have caught 30 coons this year and its my 2nd year

[Coonhunting321]

hey can i trap at any river? i live in sc

[FlorinTrapping]

@Coonhunting321

You should check your state regulations to see where you are allowed to trap. You should be able to trap on the rivers, but you will probably have to get permission. Each state is different on where you are allowed to trap.

[mogges1]

Just wondering do you eat those muskrats.I have heard of folk eating them .So what do they taste like. Now don't tell it taste like chicken LOL.they got to be clean meat..I live in TX and we have those a lot of them.

Also is there a fur mark for them

[FlorinTrapping]

@mogges1

I love eating muskrats, they are very good. Don't take the ones that have been sitting for a couple of days, take the fresh ones. They do have clean meat and I clean them like a squirrel. I like to fry them in butter, its awesome!

Yes, there is a fur market for muskrats. I have not dealt with fur from Texas so I am not sure about the quality. The price is determined by the quality and your location.

[Teammohawkoutdoors]

Great overall video!

[huntingwithhounds1]

Hey I live on the Wisconsin river and cant get out untill there is a foot of ice and usually alot of snow how do I find dens and channels with that much ice and snow

[wickers06]

@huntingwithhounds1 Dont trap the WI river. I lived in Point for a while, trap the back waters 3 in of clear ice is enough to walk on

[FlorinTrapping]

@huntingwithhounds1

You can't. The easist way to use the method I show here is you need to get out there when the water just starts to freeze up and there is clear ice, even if you onle have 2-3 hours one day. You are able to see where the dens are and you should stake these areas then, even if you aren't able to trap it then. If you put a stake near these areas, when the snow comes, you will still know where then dens are even if you can not see them.

Good Luck!

[MissouriTrapp3r]

awsome video Tom! been trappin rats but aint had ice yet. but where i been trappin i wouldnt be able to see mud trail cause its a creek that is always muddy. moved to a lake today so if it starts freezin ill start tryin these out! good luck and hope u have manh great seasons to come!

[Mountainman180]

I love the videos. Im going to have to check out your website. I live in Central Wisconsin so maybe il see you out on the line. take care and keep on trapping

[hbtrapper]

how many rats usually comes from a bank den im a land trapper thinking about water trapping

[FlorinTrapping]

@hbtrapper

A den can hold anywhere from 1 onward. Muskrats tend to move from den to den so there is no saying how many you are able to catch trapping 1 den. I normally only trap a den for 3 days at a time though.

[anarchymoo]

Hey tom, just saying your site has the cheapest new traps ive seen on market, ill be buying some, thanks

[79Testo]

Too much work for a small muskrat...damn!

I like that method of putting the 1" x 2" through the eye of the 110, does it really fit in there?

I thought the eye of the 110 spring was small.

[anarchymoo]

@79Testo yea but once you set it all you need to do is check it and let the rats flow in

[79Testo]

@anarchymoo

Correction!

Check it and re set it

[FlorinTrapping]

@79Testo

The eye of the spring is small once you set the trap. The key is to put the 1"x2" in before you set the trap, then it will fit just fine.

[micmoable]

I'm not a trapper but was curious as to how much you can make off one muskrat?

[anarchymoo]

@micmoable here in iowa now its about 6-8 dollars, but late winter (nice fur) big ones that are skinned nice can get 12 on ocation, (all if you skin and stretch good

[micmoable]

@anarchymoo thanks

[micmoable]

@anarchymoo thanks

[TheOutdoorsman07]

@micmoable average $6.00 here

[micmoable]

@TheOutdoorsman07 thanks

[micmoable]

@TheOutdoorsman07 THANKS

[FlorinTrapping]

@micmoable

It varies largely across the country. Each rat will be priced differently based on the size, quality of fur, and the fur buyer. The range is anywhere from $0.50-$15.00 per muskrat.

[micmoable]

@FlorinTrapping thanks

[Poortaxpayer]

Really nice video. I liked how you showed the setting but also followed up the next day to show results. Hope you consider making more videos. Best regards,

[upmaine]

If you look at the national trappers association's website they also say this. (Bank dens are common and these usually have underwater entrances leading upwards to hollowed out chambers in the bank above the waterline. Trails of air bubbles can often be seen through thin ice. These bubble trails are made by muskrats exhaling air as they swim beneath the frozen surface.)

[upmaine]

In the video you said that the air bubbles are caused by air coming from the hair of the muskrat. every book or video I have read oe watched says the air comes fromtheir lungs when they exhale and I have watched under water video's of muskrat and the air comes from them exhaling air from their lungs. You can see the air coming from their mouth as they swiim around.

[FlorinTrapping]

@upmaine Thanks for the info. I learn something new everyday!

[FlorinTrapping]

@upmaine

Yes you are right. The air bubbles you are talking about, you are able to see as a stream of bubbles. The bubbles I am referring to are a large concentration of bubbles trapped under the fur and escape when leaving the den.

When a muskrat leaves the den you should see a large concentration of bubbles from the fur, than a stream of bubbles moving away from the den as air leaving its lungs.

Thanks for your post!

[MrEdwards212121]

Make more videos

[carni1968]

good video

[Caleb1995trapman]

Nice video, take a look at mine.

[widgeonslayer]

in warmer weather do you ever use Stop-loss traps?

[FlorinTrapping]

Yes I do and I would recommend it.