I'm At It Again! (At Last! THE Mink Trapping Post!)

[NightRunner 0]

Are those boards for beaver pelt Nightrunner?

 

NO The big board in the front is for otter, the ones behind that would either be racoon or fox. Beaver are skinned and stretched round. Here's a pic to a supplier, this is a beaver hoop. The pelt is hooked on with what is know as a hog ring. It is U shaped, one hook on the outside of the pelt and the other goes on the hoop. Then the hoop is opened to the right tension and the bolt is tightend.

 

 

This link will give you a basic idea on how most fur is put up. http://traps4kids.com/Furhandling.html

 

This are not the methods I use but it will give you an idea of the task at hand. Red for here in the states are trading for about 15-18 dollars. Next week I'll have some pics of the largest fox catch in history hands down.

Edited March 10, 2007 by NightRunner

[DUCKWING 302]

WHAT A CRACKING SITE THAT IT NIGHT RUNNER

 

NO DOUBT I WILL SPEND A BIT OF READING TIME ON THERE

 

 

 

CHEERS

 

DUCKWING

[NightRunner 0]

Here's a few mink put up.

[proper job 1]

just thought i'd put these up, not the best of pics i know but i'm not very good on the technical side of things. this is the biggest mink i've ever caught, 116 magnum bodygrip, 17 inches long not including the tail. it's alongside a full grown rabbit, the girth of it's chest/back was amazing. 3rd one in that location in a week, 1 mile upstream from a trout farm, caught 2 more downstream in same week. thanks to snareman for anything i know about trapping and snaring.