Sonny Sixkiller 39 Posted Saturday at 20:31 Report Share Posted Saturday at 20:31 The Gibbs Live Muskrat Trap! 7 Quote Link to post
mitre 553 Posted Saturday at 20:38 Report Share Posted Saturday at 20:38 Looks good never seen them before and I don't think uk will have them they seem like medieval or Tudor time styles good sturdy made and springy metal Quote Link to post
mackem 31,814 Posted Saturday at 21:31 Report Share Posted Saturday at 21:31 It’s a bit over-engineered for a muskrat. Quote Link to post
fireman 11,679 Posted Sunday at 07:54 Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:54 Interesting thing for sure and nice one for showing us it.... 1 Quote Link to post
mitre 553 Posted Sunday at 12:05 Report Share Posted Sunday at 12:05 Something different from our rat traps Quote Link to post
fireman 11,679 Posted Sunday at 20:30 Report Share Posted Sunday at 20:30 22 hours ago, mackem said: It’s a bit over-engineered for a muskrat. Yeah but it's cool and we all want one eh ... 2 Quote Link to post
mackem 31,814 Posted Sunday at 21:12 Report Share Posted Sunday at 21:12 40 minutes ago, fireman said: Yeah but it's cool and we all want one eh ... Back in the day teenagers made enough cash to buy a truck trapping muskrats,imagine carrying 50 of those 1 Quote Link to post
mackem 31,814 Posted Monday at 13:48 Report Share Posted Monday at 13:48 Done a little research on these traps,they were designed for catching muskrat alive to restock marshes when fur prices were high.Nowadays the trap in good condition will fetch $1200 1 1 Quote Link to post
comanche 3,405 Posted Tuesday at 09:26 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:26 19 hours ago, mackem said: Done a little research on these traps,they were designed for catching muskrat alive to restock marshes when fur prices were high.Nowadays the trap in good condition will fetch $1200 It's got an HG Wells/ Steam Punk vibe ,love it. Do you know when they were made? 1 Quote Link to post
mackem 31,814 Posted Tuesday at 11:38 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:38 2 hours ago, comanche said: It's got an HG Wells/ Steam Punk vibe ,love it. Do you know when they were made? Early 1900's,the muskrat is actually caught in two traps,a foothold and the cage,the cage rises out of the water so you can see you have a catch,crazy eh? Wiebe Trapline Adventures (@wiebetraplineadventures) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 285 likes, 1 comments - wiebetraplineadventures on February 17, 2026: "Gibbs Live... 1 Quote Link to post
comanche 3,405 Posted Tuesday at 19:38 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 19:38 7 hours ago, mackem said: Early 1900's,the muskrat is actually caught in two traps,a foothold and the cage,the cage rises out of the water so you can see you have a catch,crazy eh? Wiebe Trapline Adventures (@wiebetraplineadventures) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 285 likes, 1 comments - wiebetraplineadventures on February 17, 2026: "Gibbs Live... Thanks for that. Rising out of the water,it gets more 1930's sci fi by the minute. And I was wondering why the pictures clearly show jaws around the treadle when it was billed as a live-catch trap . I guess if it goes a bit wrong a three legged muskratscan still breed . 1 Quote Link to post
mackem 31,814 Posted Tuesday at 19:41 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 19:41 1 minute ago, comanche said: Thanks for that. Rising out of the water,it gets more 1930's sci fi by the minute. And I was wondering why the pictures clearly show jaws around the treadle when it was billed as a live-catch trap . I guess if it goes a bit wrong a three legged muskratscan still breed . The jaws release as the trap rises so the muskrat is safely caged,like something from a HG Wells muskrat movie.I wonder how much live muskrat fetched to restock a marsh? 1 Quote Link to post
comanche 3,405 Posted Tuesday at 20:26 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 20:26 35 minutes ago, mackem said: The jaws release as the trap rises so the muskrat is safely caged,like something from a HG Wells muskrat movie.I wonder how much live muskrat fetched to restock a marsh? Well ,sad sod that l am ,l just found a contemporary article about Mr Gibbs. Ordinary brown pelts fetched 50cents to 1$ . 50 . However black pelts fetched 2$ . At one point Mr Gibbs was selling breeding pairs of black musk rats for 50$ ! This had dropped to a mere 25$ a pair at the time of the article . As a sideline the meat was sold either as "marsh rabbit" or ....terrapin! 1 Quote Link to post
mackem 31,814 Posted Tuesday at 20:34 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 20:34 6 minutes ago, comanche said: Well ,sad sod that l am ,l just found a contemporary article about Mr Gibbs. Ordinary brown pelts fetched 50cents to 1$ . 50 . However black pelts fetched 2$ . At one point Mr Gibbs was selling breeding pairs of black musk rats for 50$ ! This had dropped to a mere 25$ a pair at the time of the article . As a sideline the meat was sold either as "marsh rabbit" or ....terrapin! I have never seen a black muskrat,but the normal brown ones are in most waterways and ditches local.The trap is as complicated as they come,read about the light Quote Link to post
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