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Post by Law Dog on Mar 27, 2011 16:37:10 GMT -5
Planned on hitting the spring rats over the weekend every 6 weeks we get a weekend off, so I go out and and set about 30 double trap floats and a few pockets on Friday AM. When I get up the wind is just a steady blow at 20-25 MPH but just endless so the electric motor is out and so is the ig lake I was looking to set up. SO I go to the smaller marshes and the ice in the calm areas is thick so its getting to be fun now. So I set the narrow channels that the waves are made smaller by the cattails and this area is open and a bit calmer. As I walk around I see several rats on the edges eating so it looks good so far! Next AM a few rats but most floats are froze in or have rat poo on them and no rats. I had to laugh as what else can a guy do. Sunday same story just more sets froze in and rats still swimming around in places. Had some in a flooded ditch so I watched one at a toilet and set a #1 there I then sat there a bit but he popped up in another area so I did not see him get caught. Will check tomorrow and see what the count is then! LOL
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Post by bigtwinhd on Mar 27, 2011 17:08:34 GMT -5
On days like that you just have to say, "Well, it's nice to get out".
We had whitecaps in our potholes today!
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Post by Law Dog on Mar 27, 2011 18:41:19 GMT -5
Went out and checked after the wind dropped a little and picked up 2 more in the ditch so it gets better!!! LOL If the wind drops down some more they may move better then! Cold wind, cold water (waders leak a bit) but still all good, just less to skin!!!
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Post by bill1958 on Mar 27, 2011 19:51:18 GMT -5
as long as you are having fun thats what counts
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Post by alwright on Mar 28, 2011 3:33:11 GMT -5
as long as you are having fun thats what counts X2
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Post by Law Dog on Mar 28, 2011 8:58:46 GMT -5
High winds and snowing now a guy just has to laugh and just get it done should be nice in a few days!! LOL
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Post by Law Dog on Mar 29, 2011 9:40:09 GMT -5
Well we got a couple inches of snow yesterday, up until 3 Am with cars in the ditch and a wanna be drinker what fun!!! Looks like the wind will blow for a week straight but still picking up some rats will ship some dry ones today before the market gets flooded! Talking in the 50s later in the week! Chickens to feed and rats to skin so gotta go for now!
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Post by minnesotascott on Mar 29, 2011 10:01:01 GMT -5
Well aslong as you dont mix em up, you know skin the chickens and feed the rats.
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Post by Law Dog on Mar 29, 2011 13:20:20 GMT -5
Could never hurt the girls they Wuv me to much!!!
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Post by hawkeye on Mar 29, 2011 15:24:14 GMT -5
Days like that make you appreciate nice weather.
Been rainy and windy here, too, but not as cold as what you have to contend with.
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