Flat Tail Line

[Cylvertip]

Today's latest - just getting dark when I went in to check this line.  51.4 Lb'er at the same set as the last one.  

The handle on the tool is 36" long for reference..

The last pic is looking straight down at the trap after it was reset.

I'll be hooking Rasbo up with these last two - that's roughly 104 lbs of big smelly wet beaver  I suggested Lovers at South Center for the rendezvous  Too bad it's a little early for Valentines Day

[carpsniperg2]

good trapin right there

[Kain]

That is cool. 

[Cylvertip]

And now, the three amigos...

1st one was in the marsh set - 47.6 lbs - didn't even budge 

2nd one was in the mid channel set - 49.2 lbs - caught it low, so it was able to tear things up a bit  before it went night night.

3rd one was in good old set #3, the same set as the animals that Rasbo got - 42.2 lbs - instant lights out too.

The last pic's are of all of them together after dragging them close to 1/2 a mile to where I could get the rig to them

[carpsniperg2]

thats gr8 right there

[rasbo]

sweet work there cylvertip...

[Hannibal]

my 330's I can compress the springs with my hands.  No way on the magnum.  I am not looking forward to getting my hand caught in one.

 The springs are the same.....the Magnum is referring to the Jaws closing Tighter,,,,,,,,,

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Been caught three times Doh!
This trap is two 33o's stacked.....I was so excited to see a beaver in the bottom trap I stuck my hand in the top one...LOL.......  Sucked as  I left my setter in the truck and was in the middle of the pond in a boat,,,,,,,,,Paddling one handed has its disadvantages !~

Magnum Trap

[rasbo]

my 330's I can compress the springs with my hands.  No way on the magnum.  I am not looking forward to getting my hand caught in one.

 The springs are the same.....the Magnum is referring to the Jaws closing Tighter,,,,,,,,,

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Been caught three times Doh!
This trap is two 33o's stacked.....I was so excited to see a beaver in the bottom trap I stuck my hand in the top one...LOL.......  Sucked as  I left my setter in the truck and was in the middle of the pond in a boat,,,,,,,,,Paddling one handed has its disadvantages !~

Damn hannibal,thats hurts just looking at it

[Hannibal]

LOL  Jim... It did.....  !! 

 

[rasbo]

I'm working on getting into the nwco course.Shawn is away this week.Hope its alright to pick your brain as this gets going..I will be at the rendezvous this yr hope you make it again..

[Cylvertip]

The only remotely good part about getting your hand in a coni is that it goes numb within about 10 seconds. Did I just say that was good   The adrenalin sure kicks in though.

My bad, thought the Magnums had bigger springs . Must be new springs vs old springs.  

I did some reading on Wild About Trapping  - then a link to Trapperman - and think that I have figured out why I'm catching some of these critters so far back. I've had it happen in the past with quite a few otter and small beaver, but never with big beaver until this last fall . Looks like I need to do some checking and adjusting on my triggers.

Here's the link - http://www.trapperman.com/trapperman/Basic_Sets_Bodygrip_Adj.html


     PS -  the last three are going to head to the trail cam bait station either this evening or tomorrow.  If anyone wants em, let me know.  You would have to come and get them.  I'm in Mukilteo for the next couple of hours and then up to Arlington to check sets later in the day.  After that they'll be in Granite Falls.  No time go and meet anyone to far beyond my normal routes in the next couple of days.

Let me know

[JoeVon]

Iaint going to be any fun....   Been caught three times should look into the safety device m thinking the squeezer is the way to go...

I use a chunk of 1/2 inch poly rope to set conibears, and haven't got caught yet....knock on wood.   


I think I'd attribute catchin animals way back in the conibears to the modified triggers, thats just my opinion though.  The only animal that I ever had that problem with was a 25 pound otter, and I think the only reason he made it so far through the 330 was because of how fast he was coming down the channel out of the pond.   

I sure do miss me some trappin, I think I'm gonna give the live traps a go for a couple of bobbies.

[Cylvertip]

After putting the last three out at the trail cam bait site Saturday ( see beaver bait station in Trail Cam Forum)  I went and checked this line again and found these two a-nappin

1st is 31.4lbs
2nd is 34.6lbs


Called the client and told him how many I had caught in the last 12 days - 9.  His wallet had enough and he pulled the plug , so I pulled the traps this evening.  All were just as I had left them.  Definitely didn't get them all, but put a serious dent in the breeding population

Still got one other line out.  I will try to get pics up this week.  The line is set for one trap shy beaver that I've been after on and off since Memorial Day 07 - thought I had him this summer, but he came back in October and eluded my traps and vacated the premises.  He came back a few weeks ago so now we're in to round 7 or 8  It's only a matter of time.

[rasbo]

sweet

[Cylvertip]

Here's the other line.  There are a couple more sets to get pics of, but it got too dark on me.  This is the one that has gone to living in tunnels and avoids the main creek for the most part.   Definitely trap shy.  I keep the traps in the main channel hoping there will be a mental lapse.  The last pics are of one of the entrances to one of the tunnels.  There is a ton of brush, and the ground is old peat, so it's easy enough for the %@#$%$%$! to dig through.  I've got nine traps in about a half acre, with the escape routes up stream and down stream covered by several sets each.

Pics start at the down stream trap and work up stream.