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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #30 on: December 30, 2025, 11:58:43 PM »
That's messed up... Hope your season turns this incident around...

Honestly it’s never about money, it’s about being in the woods with my girls and or wife. They like it prob more than I do 😂 Looking at it that way I’m having a pretty good season.
   

That's good... I find trapping fascinating... I'd like to get into it eventually... My kids are adults now doing their thing so I don't get to spend a lot of time with them...
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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #31 on: December 31, 2025, 03:12:34 PM »
Making it so I can attach my boxes quicker to the side of a tree 3-4’ up. T25s for the win 🤙🏼
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #32 on: December 31, 2025, 03:14:35 PM »
Added a hinge on the bottom to quickly be able to attach a pole leading up to it. You can see the trap attachment on the back side of the box too.
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #33 on: December 31, 2025, 05:14:15 PM »
Looks awesome, good luck out there especially on the wolves!

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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #34 on: December 31, 2025, 08:58:04 PM »
Looks awesome, good luck out there especially on the wolves!

I’ve been covering a ton of country and the wolves are far and few between right now in my area. Nock on wood saying that…
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #35 on: January 01, 2026, 09:13:04 AM »
I hate trap thieves.

Nice beaver so far!
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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #36 on: January 02, 2026, 02:53:42 PM »
Put a few more sets out yesterday when I was breaking my other sets out of the frozen ground 😜 Started cooking another batch of peat moss in the oven this morning so I’d have more bedding material.
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #37 on: January 02, 2026, 03:12:45 PM »
Put a quick beaver set in last night in the dark and checked it this morning.
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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #38 on: January 02, 2026, 08:34:44 PM »
Checked water sets again tonight and ended up catching the biggest beaver of my life! Weighed my wife than had her hold it and we came up with 82 lbs. My wife wasn’t pleased 🤣
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #39 on: January 02, 2026, 08:44:58 PM »
 :chuckle:  That's a good big un!
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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #40 on: January 03, 2026, 08:47:31 AM »
Huge Beaver. Congratulations

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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #41 on: January 03, 2026, 09:51:04 AM »
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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #42 on: January 03, 2026, 12:16:33 PM »
Dandy beaver.
And thanks for the tip, TeacherMan, note to self: never, ever, weigh a wife.

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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #43 on: January 03, 2026, 02:51:17 PM »
Checked water sets again tonight and ended up catching the biggest beaver of my life! Weighed my wife than had her hold it and we came up with 82 lbs. My wife wasn’t pleased 🤣

Well at least it wasn't 52#! That's a hell of a beaver, I've only caught one that size and its tail was really misfigured, I always wondered if it was a prop or predator.
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26
« Reply #44 on: January 03, 2026, 03:44:18 PM »
That's a dandy beaver. Don't be surprised if you get a hanging scale for Xmas.

 


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