beavers for sale?

[predatorpro]

hey i was just wondering if anyone on here trapping will sell any beavers for cheap for my trail camera

[Humptulips]

Not sure what you mean. Are you talking beaver hides or carcasses for use as bait. I have a couple hides in the freezer but not dried and I hate to try to put them up this time of the year. Pretty much all beaver are cheap so I'm not sure how the price could go much lower and still be worth fooling with.

[TheHunt]

When I first read the subject of this thread.  I thought this is going to be sideways really quick.   I did see some when I was in Vegas last week.   

[Austrian Hunter]

 

[carpsniperg2]

there might be a few guys around that will have them because they skin them and most just toss the bodys. good luck in your search.

[predatorpro]

Not sure what you mean. Are you talking beaver hides or carcasses for use as bait. I have a couple hides in the freezer but not dried and I hate to try to put them up this time of the year. Pretty much all beaver are cheap so I'm not sure how the price could go much lower and still be worth fooling with.

yeah i just want carcasses for bait sorry for the confusion,
p.s -beaver from vegas will be just fine too by the way lol lets keep this G rated

[Humptulips]

Your best bet might be to call the WDFW regional office up and ask them for a list of NWCOs (Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators) in the area. Then call them and ask if they get a beaver job you would be interested in the carcass. Probably have to pick it up.
If you were on the west side I could probably point you at someone but not really familiar with all the NWCOs on the east side.

[Machias]

One thing, most NWCO use the banned traps on a special permit and as such CANNOT sell or trade or receive anything for pieces or parts of those trapped beaver.  Just a thought.

[carpsniperg2]

there are some for sale down town portland oregon but you might catch somthing

[Cylvertip]

there are some for sale down town portland oregon but you might catch somthing

Then you would have crabs for bait too.........

[predatorpro]

lol you guys are bad!! just couldnt resist could you? i was waiting for someone to go try pike street/1st ave

[buckhorn2]

Hear that Rasbo there are nusense beavers running around better get the traps out.

[bigbull94]

fresh caught beaver is great on the barbie,no joke!It is an awesome meat.It makes a good roast as well,.Most would think it was roast beef.

[rasbo]

vince where do you live now?you might check with some ranchers,or dairy folks for meat...

[JackOfAllTrades]

One thing, most NWCO use the banned traps on a special permit and as such CANNOT sell or trade or receive anything for pieces or parts of those trapped beaver.  Just a thought.

Those of you that trap for sport or suplimental income,  Do you think it's fair that the NWCO trappers can use the banned traps?

-Steve

[6packdad]

Kudos to anyone who can still use them. I have had some serious thoughts about moving to a state where you still can use them. Its still a process here for the guys who do use them. Red tape for each one set.

[rasbo]

nwco trappers are not out just trapping..They trap animals that are creating problems.First they have to use standard traps and other methods such as hazing and so on..Then if that doesn't work they have to file for a permit to use other methods such as conibears and padded footholds or foot snares..Its not for recreational use,for that we must use standard legal traps as others...I doubt there are any trappers here in this state making a living trapping for fur..

[Machias]

One thing, most NWCO use the banned traps on a special permit and as such CANNOT sell or trade or receive anything for pieces or parts of those trapped beaver.  Just a thought.

Those of you that trap for sport or suplimental income,  Do you think it's fair that the NWCO trappers can use the banned traps?

-Steve

I do both.  There might be a handful of guys who can trap and make any money in this state.  With gas prices so high and fur prices so low and the fact that the cost of your traps is much higher then when you could use legholds and snares.  I don't see how anyone makes ANY money at all.  The dang trapping license still costs $36, same as when you could really trap, that didn't come down when we lost real trapping.  At first I thought, if I become a NWCO I'll be just like some scab crossing a picket line.  I'll be taking care of the very problems we warned the voters about.  Then I realized I could do nothing to change peoples opinion about trapping by either leaving the state or just using my cage traps secretly and ignoring the rest of the wildlife problems brought on by this ban.  What shocked me and hurt me the most was how many hunters in this state supported the ban or did nothing to help fight it.  I worked a couple of sportsmen shows and the attitudes blew me away.  Some dumb ass with his Ducks Unlimited hat on or a guy who enjoys quail or pheasant hunting not supporting trapping???  Hey DA what has one of the biggest impacts on waterfowl and upland birds numbers?  It's been proven over and over, predator numbers are high and the hatch and nest are decimated.  After the 70s boom on fur prices dropped through the floor the Missouri biologist were standing around scratching their heads on why suddenly the turkey hatches were plummeting.  Heck all you had to do was drive down the road and see all the coons, skunks and possums hit on the road to know trappers were not out trapping and the poults were taking it on the chin.  So I became a NWCO and I use every job to educate those folks with a nuisance animal problem, that they have this problem and they are paying for this problem in large part to voting for the ban.  It's funny how many have a much different view when they realize they used to could solve their problem by inviting a trapper to catch the problem and now they have to pay for it.

[whacker1]

One thing, most NWCO use the banned traps on a special permit and as such CANNOT sell or trade or receive anything for pieces or parts of those trapped beaver.  Just a thought.

Those of you that trap for sport or suplimental income,  Do you think it's fair that the NWCO trappers can use the banned traps?

-Steve

I do both.  There might be a handful of guys who can trap and make any money in this state.  With gas prices so high and fur prices so low and the fact that the cost of your traps is much higher then when you could use legholds and snares.  I don't see how anyone makes ANY money at all.  The dang trapping license still costs $36, same as when you could really trap, that didn't come down when we lost real trapping.  At first I thought, if I become a NWCO I'll be just like some scab crossing a picket line.  I'll be taking care of the very problems we warned the voters about.  Then I realized I could do nothing to change peoples opinion about trapping by either leaving the state or just using my cage traps secretly and ignoring the rest of the wildlife problems brought on by this ban.  What shocked me and hurt me the most was how many hunters in this state supported the ban or did nothing to help fight it.  I worked a couple of sportsmen shows and the attitudes blew me away.  Some dumb ass with his Ducks Unlimited hat on or a guy who enjoys quail or pheasant hunting not supporting trapping???  Hey DA what has one of the biggest impacts on waterfowl and upland birds numbers?  It's been proven over and over, predator numbers are high and the hatch and nest are decimated.  After the 70s boom on fur prices dropped through the floor the Missouri biologist were standing around scratching their heads on why suddenly the turkey hatches were plummeting.  Heck all you had to do was drive down the road and see all the coons, skunks and possums hit on the road to know trappers were not out trapping and the poults were taking it on the chin.  So I became a NWCO and I use every job to educate those folks with a nuisance animal problem, that they have this problem and they are paying for this problem in large part to voting for the ban.  It's funny how many have a much different view when they realize they used to could solve their problem by inviting a trapper to catch the problem and now they have to pay for it.

Well said - education is the answer, but sadly not enough educators.