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Hey Machias You missed out on a big payday
« on: October 03, 2014, 07:30:07 AM »
Crews try to oust persistent beaver
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. – A road crew has had it with a beaver that persists in building a dam under a bridge.

Since August, crews have removed a beaver dam three times near Port Orchard, on the west side of Puget Sound. One was as large as 40 feet long and 3 feet high.

Kitsap County Roads Superintendent Jacques Dean told KOMO-TV that he appreciated how industrious the animals are, but the water threatened to undermine bridge abutments.

The county decided to spend $15,000 to hire a beaver trapper.

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Re: Hey Machias You missed out on a big payday
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2014, 02:18:13 PM »
Holy Christ :yike:,$15,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wonder who scored that job? Hope it wasn't APHIS.
Bruce Vandervort

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Re: Hey Machias You missed out on a big payday
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2014, 03:25:23 PM »
Holy Christ :yike:,$15,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wonder who scored that job? Hope it wasn't APHIS.
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Re: Hey Machias You missed out on a big payday
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2014, 03:35:14 PM »
Dang ..that would make for one hell of a holiday / HuNTING SEASON  :dunno: :yeah:

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Re: Hey Machias You missed out on a big payday
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2014, 03:44:10 PM »
I heard they were going to dispatch the beaver with a .22LR.  But, after almost two years of being unable to find any .22LR ammunition they chose to hire the trapper instead :chuckle:
He asked, Do you ever give a short simple answer?  I replied, "Nope."

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Re: Hey Machias You missed out on a big payday
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2014, 07:59:31 AM »
I bet the job did go to Federal trappers who aren't legally allowed to compete with us. Hmmm.  I wonder how anyone could quote $15,000 for the job with a straight face but if you can get it ...


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Re: Hey Machias You missed out on a big payday
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2014, 07:32:47 AM »
Holy crap, $15,000  beaver job!?!?!?  I'm packing up and moving back today!
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Re: Hey Machias You missed out on a big payday
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2014, 07:40:25 AM »
I heard they were going to dispatch the beaver with a .22LR.  But, after almost two years of being unable to find any .22LR ammunition they chose to hire the trapper instead :chuckle:
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Re: Hey Machias You missed out on a big payday
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2014, 07:56:41 AM »
For 15k to hunt beaver or A beaver gonna have me a career change ! Will only need a couple a year to make a living at it ..Sign me up!

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Re: Hey Machias You missed out on a big payday
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2014, 08:16:58 AM »
Right there is the Animal Rights bass ackwards way of thinking.  Lets see, outlaw trapping and now we are going to pay someone $15,000 to do a job a trapper would not only do for free, but willing to pay the license fee to do it.
Fred Moyer

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