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Offline Macthediver

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Picking up the rat traps (picture story)
« on: December 12, 2010, 11:14:41 AM »
Ok I said I post some pics of getting my rat traps out of the creek. It was pretty out there and not as bad as I thought it might be. We had 14 inches of snow over night but wind and the drifting is the worse part. The tempurture dropped quit a bit too.

First picture is the old truck in the drive with a new body style.

 

#2 is dash cam photo approching the farm, stream is on the right of the pic across the field.



#3 is looking up stream from the road bridge over the creek. I have three sets up in there to get.




#4 is looking down stream from the bridge. I need to get way down to the other end of property and start up stream. About where the field on the right meets the hill.



#5 Photo looking up stream where I started in the creek after hiking through knee deep snow to get there.



#6 Another look upstream after hiking and breaking ice. Can see the bridge now and on the right if you look close can see one of my pink ribbons.



#7 A rat that must have gotten in the trap before the freeze up. The edge of the ice is so nice and stright because I had to break it out to see the rat.



#8 Rat number two and the only other rat that found a trap before the ice closed them up.



I wanted to take a few more pictures but this camera I was using just don't like the cold and quit working. Lucky you guys huh! LOL Would have like to taken some pictures of the little snow tornados I saw. Just like a dust devil only all snow. Seen several swiriling cross fields on the drive back home.

Mac
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Re: Picking up the rat traps (picture story)
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2010, 01:36:29 PM »
great pics

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Re: Picking up the rat traps (picture story)
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2010, 05:38:11 PM »
Neat pics Mac.  You can buy batteries that are made especially for cameras like yours so you can take pictures longer.  I keep my camera around my neck under my jacket so it stays warm.   The only way its getting wet is if i go over my head.  When im in the canoe  its in a waterproof bag.  The rats look nice size and most likely shearable  fur.   

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Re: Picking up the rat traps (picture story)
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2010, 11:59:07 AM »
Great little trapping adventure Mac! It looks like snowshoe woud have been handy that day!!!
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