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Offline Thumper

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Fur slippage
« on: March 03, 2007, 01:20:02 PM »
Hey guys, I have about a dozen under ice beaver sets out. Last week, I caught a mushrat, (not unusual). He was under for only a day. When I skun and fleshed him, I noticed fur slippage, and I mean alot, on his underside. Now I can see this happening if I hadn't checked for about a week, but only overnight? I'm in upper WI, not warm water for about 500 miles. Any thoughts?

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Re: Fur slippage
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2007, 03:37:56 PM »
don't know- I routinely skin rats on a 3 day check, lots longer under ice- and I've never seen a rat in cold weather that slipped. Even green bellied rats don't have fur slippage.
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Re: Fur slippage
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2007, 04:14:11 PM »
Yep Thumper, no way is a rat going to slip one day under ice.... someone is screwing with you.    Ive seen a rat slip in fall  in a three day check but rat was  in sun in shallow water.
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Re: Fur slippage
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2007, 01:42:45 PM »
Just lovely, now I have to start worrying about fur thieves. At least with the snow I can see tracks besides my own.
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