My rat glands are now gone. LOL

I just paid 350 for a gallon

It just took me about 35 to 40 rats to make a Pint of glands over the past 20 days.

I am estimating that approximately 50% of my catch was male but that is an educated guess.

What is your Point Beav, IF You Have One. LOL

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Did You Give Them Away Again Like Last Year, Beav ? LOL

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DVD prices are low as possible, NAFA isn't charging anything for the DVD. . I think I have to start saving glands.

Nope, It's Well Known They Are All ****FREE**** Robert !!!

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Walleyed, you're not confusing beaver and rats are you?

Nope a buddy wanted 1 quart of rat glands and I sold them to him for $80.00 a quart.

If your talking about castor I have NEVER sold through the auction house's. I have a private buyer that treats me very good.

And my point Is. I seriously doubt that 100 rats Is going to come any where close to 1 quart of glands.

Sorry Beav,

I Have A Pint Of Rat Glands Just Taken from A group of Around 90 Rats. I didn't count How Many Were male And how Many Were Female But I Assume 50/50 Male/Female ratio.

So If 45 Of Them Were male and Produced A Pint, 90 Male Rats Should Produce A Quart.

Must Be You Have Puny Rats, Beav. My New York State Easterns Are Flippin' Huge.

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Must be.

Sorry Walleyed to bust your bubble.
Rat glands are a male sex gland to attract female muskrats to have sex with.
NY muskrats are so butt ugly,they need extra large sex glands to attract the opposite sex females in order to have a good time .
So therefore,that is why it only takes 45-50 muskrats to make a quart.

You da Man,Phil !!!

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lol

Muskrat glands are worth money?

I felt the trapper deserved that beautiful aroma for her/his trouble.

Plus, those NY rats can't rap anymore anyway Walleyed! Give up on your spring damage, and learn to stake properly!

Ok, here's the verdict: 1 rat gland equals $1. The average rat sells for $3, so that means the gland brought 1/3 of the money the pelt did. It takes an average of 7.5 beaver to make a lb of castor which maybe goes for $50 this year. $50 divided by 7.5 = $6.66 which is approximately half of what beaver are currently averaging .

Therefore, Walleye your premium rat glands should sell for $1.50 per rat which would be half of the pelt value just like the beaver-castor ratio. The result is the new price threshold for rat glands should be $150/Qt.

..........I have spoken.

What Does This Mean ?

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Takes 137 ‘rats to make a quart of glands. Thats if the ‘rats are caught between March 15 and March 31.

Generally in my experience immediately upon ice out the glands are full and the male catch is unusually high for the first 4 or 5,days. This will play into your number. Males dominate in muskrats anyway 55 to 45 percents. Mathiak discovered this and my records confirm it so far.