New to this, swing and a miss…

[Triplej]

good work !

[Widgeondeke]

Woot woot.  Way to stick with it 

[Magnum_Willys]

Nice looks like a xlarge !  Whoop !  Save those castor glands !!! - wear rubber gloves though - those things stink !!!!!

[jasnt]

Personally I love the smell of castor

[TheHunt]

Newly licensed and one Bailey trap to my name.  Trap set on the other side of the dam break in just enough water for a three day check. 
Trap was sprung but it hung up on the wire on one side.  Just educated a flat tail.

I likely have trail cam footage of the close call but didn't pull the SD card tonight. 

Think he'll come back?  I remade the set.
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You from Puyallup?  Where abouts?  I have a ton of raccoons you can catch. 

[huntingfool7]

OK, here's the video.  Looks like he comes in just to the left of the trigger.  When he turns and dives, he's maybe eight inches to the right.

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[ouchfoss]

Awesome. Nice catch! 

[ouchfoss]

Personally I love the smell of castor

I do too.

[bear hunter]

  nice video. I almost put one out today but forgot the sd card.

[huntingfool7]

Both Comstocks connected.  Another large beaver and a muskrat in this mornings check.  The first beaver went 46 lbs 12 ozs.  I think this one may hit 50.

Caught the beaver in a dam slide set.  Reset that one and set a similar slide below the bigger dam downstream.  Hoping for an otter there. 
Muskrat was caught in a little side channel off of the main pond.

If you catch two large beavers, should the rest of them be smaller 1 and 2 year olds?

[Norman89]

Usually two adults(40-60lbs) two 1-2 year Olds(20-30lbs) and 2 kits is a typical colony it seems but around my area seems its only pairs of 2 year Olds here and there. Small streams make the adults kick the young out to find there own area is the best I can tell from my game cam footage

[bear hunter]

Both Comstocks connected.  Another large beaver and a muskrat in this mornings check.  The first beaver went 46 lbs 12 ozs.  I think this one may hit 50.

Caught the beaver in a dam slide set.  Reset that one and set a similar slide below the bigger dam downstream.  Hoping for an otter there. 
Muskrat was caught in a little side channel off of the main pond.

If you catch two large beavers, should the rest of them be smaller 1 and 2 year olds?

I don't know. I caught two one 60 plus pounders and the other 55. Both males but there are many channels and ponds in area. Lots of dens but the other area I trap. The first week i caught 3 a big male and female. The last one was a 24lb er but I know there is another big one there. Plus I seen 4 otters fishing in a pond down the road.
   

[bear hunter]

  congrats on the beaver and rat. Keep it up

[huntingfool7]

How do you tell the boys from the girls?  Their plumbing looks the same to me.

The second one was exactly 1 pound heavier than the last.  Came in at 47 lbs 12 ozs.  Does that mean I should move on to another pond or should I try to clear them out so a new batch can move in?

[jasnt]

I would catch one more