New to this, swing and a miss…

[huntingfool7]

It's kind of a weird spot below that dam.  There is a thick layer of silt on the bottom that moves.  If I set the Comstocks with the doors on the bottom, the silt will bind the trap in three days.  Setting doors on top and raking the silt out when doing checks keeps them operating.   
There's another very small dam between this spot and the river.  It has a nice channel with a very defined edge running up to it from the river.  May move a trap down there but worry about the river rising after the thaw.  I think the ice is already loosening up.  Shot a nice mallard while doing trap checks and should have had 2 or 3 more.  I don't believe that was open water three days ago.

[Kit Carson]

Nice work! 

[redi]

Nice work Huntinfool

[huntingfool7]

Where's the close up ! 

closer up

[huntingfool7]

Free piggy back rides! 

52 lbs 4 oz

[JakeLand]

 

[big wood]

Free piggy back rides!

nice bull pac

[Norman89]

Awesome back pack looks like my partners satchel 

[bear hunter]

 

[huntingfool7]

Awesome back pack looks like my partners satchel 

Your partner should have that checked by a qualified nurse.    (Sorry  it was just floating out there)

52 lbs 4 oz

[huntingfool7]

I have not been trapping close to the house.  Maybe why my catches have been running large.
Here are the weights so far...mostly so I can find them easier...

46 lbs 12 oz
47 lbs 12 oz
55 lbs 14 oz
52 lbs 4 oz
50 lbs 11 oz
40 lbs 6 oz
38 lbs 14 oz      =   5,321 oz = 47 lb 8 oz Avg.
----------------- Location change
20 lbs 2 oz
41 lbs 6 oz

I may tan these and make a blanket. 

[Machias]

Great job!!! Thanks for sharing the photos!!

[huntingfool7]

I've decided that jump shooting ducks goes well with trapping beaver.  What's not to like?  Fur, feathers, dogs, and hardware.
Hope you all are having at least half as much fun!

50 lbs 11 oz

[huntingfool7]

Ppiggy back rides to the top!  Line starts here!

[huntingfool7]

I have been avoiding trapping next to the house.  Buuuuttttt there is a perfect spot for my newly modified Bailey right there.   Part of the lodge narrows the landing down so it just fits the trap.  The water is just the right depth, and adding one lonely guide stick just above the water will put 'em right over the trigger. 

Top photo shows the trap location.  Pup is sitting at a new castor mound.
Second photo taken from the top of the lodge.  You can just barely make out the trap in the nook. 
Third photo highlights Bailey location (blue), trigger and guide stick (white).