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Offline fatslinger

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First beaver of the season
« on: November 17, 2011, 10:45:16 PM »
Finally put out 2 traps on a property in Maytown and the next morning I had a small beaver. It builds confidence to catch one on the first night. Good thing it was a small one, too.  I think I'm the slowest skinner/flesher in the world. I hope the picture comes through.....I've  been tryin to figure this cellphone camera thing out all day.
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2011, 10:54:18 PM »
Nice job, congrats!!!
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2011, 10:57:09 PM »
 :tup:  Nice beav!
I like the trapping pics.
I tok the course A LONG time ago. Never did get to do much. Still have a TON of leghod traps.
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2011, 07:12:56 PM »
Hey! Another one today---2 beavers in 2 days!  It's been a while since that happened.  Last year I caught a total of 10 for the whole season.  So far, so good.
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2011, 07:17:50 PM »
Let i tgo!  :chuckle: :chuckle: Congrats on a great placing
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2011, 07:19:09 PM »
 :tup:   What are you using for bait?
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2011, 07:21:48 PM »
awesome young lady...
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2011, 07:25:29 PM »
nope.. not going to do it... going to behave today..... have to behave... the forum might crash if I do not behave.... 

ok.. sorry for that..

Nice going..  have always wanted a beaver pelt for decoration in my living room.....
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2011, 07:38:49 PM »
I just grind up a bunch of castors in an old blender and mix in some mineral oil to make a nice, greasy paste.  I usually throw a couple handfuls of mud, leaves, and goop from the creek into the back of the trap, but these were bare naked traps set in the spot where they were already traveling.  I put a gob of castor paste in the back of the trap. It only took a couple of minutes to make each set.
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2011, 08:23:40 PM »
Nice job!  I hope you get a few more!
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2011, 06:16:57 PM »
fat6slinger,
 is that just a havahart? how big is it? thanks for the info i have caught them in swim throughs but never a cage trap like that. I caught an otter today in a swin through i will try to post it later.
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2011, 06:39:38 PM »
  What is castor?
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2011, 07:02:42 AM »
castor is a glad that comes from the beaver they use to mark their area durning breeding season, but they will come to it anytime of the year. it is sweat smelling.
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2011, 07:06:22 AM »
Beaver meat = Bobcat in trap.  :tup:
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Re: First beaver of the season
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2011, 09:47:13 AM »
TG22,
Yes those are  Hav-a -hart   traps. Model 1081. 15X15X36ish.  I got these at the Darigold farm store for about 90 bucks each. Personally, I've had good luck w/ them  but I hear bad reports about them from almost everybody else.  Hannibal is the pro-- I would ask his opinion.
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