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Post by fishdaddy on Jan 22, 2004 15:39:12 GMT -6
before it froze i found a pond with a lot of muskrat sign.it is grew up in cattails i went back and didnt see no where they were going in and out of the ice did they leave ? i no noone else has caught them its grew up so thick its hard to get through .
thanks.
fish.
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Post by coonwhacker on Jan 22, 2004 15:43:08 GMT -6
they could have a good food supply under the ice. they could be feeding on the roots of the vegitation.
mike
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Post by fishdaddy on Jan 22, 2004 15:51:08 GMT -6
dont they have to come out for air? if they are staying under the ice how do i locate them?
thanks.
fish.
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Post by trappnman on Jan 22, 2004 16:06:09 GMT -6
Yes- they do need to have air- and this happens 2 ways- huts and feeder huts (pushups) and/or bank dens.
If you have no muskrat houses in the pond, or no pushups (a kinda minihouse that encloses a feeding area- often temporary)- then if the muskrats survived they need underbank dens.
Go to the highest banks- and see what you can see. Try cutting some holes in the ice and probing the bottom for runs (use a pole). If you find some- set them up- but more likely not.
Then try baited conibears- a slice of cob corn, a apple slice, a potato slice- something visible.
If no luck- check back after ice out and see what you can see. Remember runs and dens for next year.....trappnman
If no high banks- the rats likely moved before freeze up or died under the ice.
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Post by fishdaddy on Jan 22, 2004 16:13:44 GMT -6
ok thanks.
fish.
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