Trapping Today » Muskrat Sets http://trappingtoday.com A trapping blog dedicated to providing information and entertainment for the modern trapper Sat, 12 May 2012 02:27:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Small Trickles are Great Places to Catch Mink and Muskrats http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2007/12/08/small-trickles-are-great-places-to-catch-mink-and-muskrats/ http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2007/12/08/small-trickles-are-great-places-to-catch-mink-and-muskrats/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:09:53 +0000 Trapper http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2007/12/08/small-trickles-are-great-places-to-catch-mink-and-muskrats/ Narrow areas along small waterways offer a great opportunity to pick up traveling mink and muskrats as they move in search of food and/or shelter.  The location below was the outlet of a small culvert, with a trickle of water leading to a canal.  There were limited locations to set conibears in the canal, but this waterway allowed the perfect opportunity to put in a 110. 

I like to support my small conibears by running a lathe through the spring and pushing it into the ground until it’s sturdy (something I picked up from an old Fur-Fish-Game video).  I find it to be the quickest and easiest way to support a 110 conibear.  I made this set with the intention of catching a traveling mink, but a muskrat beat the mink to the punch!

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