Muskrat bite.
#8054695
01/19/24 08:35 PM
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Mando
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Mando]
#8054702
01/19/24 08:44 PM
01/19/24 08:44 PM
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upstateNY
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It feels almost like a muskrat bit you.
the wheels of the gods turn very slowly
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Mando]
#8054707
01/19/24 08:55 PM
01/19/24 08:55 PM
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NEYotetrapper
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Enough that I am sure you won't want to let it happen again just for giggles!
Last edited by 330-Trapper; 01/20/24 11:04 AM. Reason: Profanity
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Mando]
#8054763
01/19/24 09:49 PM
01/19/24 09:49 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 8,606 Henderson, N.Y. Jefferson Co.
walleyed
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It hurts a lot worse when you are slashed across the face with a frozen muskrat !!! w
"Provisional/Interim" member of NYS Trappers Association Jefferson Co. Fur Harvesters
I Support Non-Resident Trapping
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: BvrRetriever]
#8054766
01/19/24 09:53 PM
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Not much…stick it in there and let it happen. Your post on being bit while sleeving is why I ask.
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: upstateNY]
#8054767
01/19/24 09:53 PM
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It feels almost like a muskrat bit you. Not sure what I'd do without all your help.
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Mando]
#8054768
01/19/24 09:55 PM
01/19/24 09:55 PM
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Posts: 8,919 Central MN, sort of old
MnMan
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I found out it is not too bad and better than a mink or coon.
I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Mando]
#8054777
01/19/24 10:01 PM
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GUK
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The blood from a bite will fill your mid-forearm gauntlets. It don’t feel real good either.
GUK.....it's the sound they make when they hit the end of the cable
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Mando]
#8054778
01/19/24 10:03 PM
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I've had them latch on to the toe of a hip wader before. After experiencing that, I can definitely say that you would never want the to get you by the finger.
"My life is better than your vacation"
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Mando]
#8054784
01/19/24 10:06 PM
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Posts: 45,595 james bay frontierOnt.
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The bite not bad compared to the infection or disease you contract after. Wash it out good with dettol.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Mando]
#8054789
01/19/24 10:09 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 6,121 Northern Wisconsin,Rhinelander
Hodagtrapper
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Muskrat Master
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Got bit on the hand two different occasions. No pain at all initially as they have very sharp incisors. Lots of blood but ice cold water was nearby to help clean and abate the blood flow. Still have the scars from 40 plus years ago. Never went in for shots and never ended up too crazy. I do try hard nowadays to avoiding getting bit!
Chris
>>In God we trust<<
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Hodagtrapper]
#8054803
01/19/24 10:22 PM
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Got bit on the hand two different occasions. No pain at all initially as they have very sharp incisors. Lots of blood but ice cold water was nearby to help clean and abate the blood flow. Still have the scars from 40 plus years ago. Never went in for shots and never ended up too crazy. I do try hard nowadays to avoiding getting bit!
Chris Yes, it looks worse than it hurts. No need for shots…muskrat aren’t a carrier of rabies.
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Mando]
#8054863
01/19/24 11:09 PM
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I got bit by a rat that turned out to be a mink. The bite didn't hurt as bad as when I yanked my hand out of the rat house and ripped the web of my hand open. I admit it, I made little girl noises.
I have nothing clever to put here.
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Re: Muskrat bite.
[Re: Wanna Be]
#8054906
01/19/24 11:52 PM
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I’m just trying to figure out why ask? Did you lose a bet and now have to let one bite you? Are you planning on getting bit in the future? Just curious…
Oh the plot thickens with this statement now.
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