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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Blue on November 05, 2013, 07:45:14 AM

Title: Pushy beavers
Post by: Blue on November 05, 2013, 07:45:14 AM: Don't you hate it when you go check your traps and the beavers push the colony traps out of the way or smash them. I don't want to trap beavers this year, but when this happens it make me think twice about it. I love trapping beavers but they are too time consuming.

Just "venting" I guess.
Title: Re: Pushy beavers
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 05, 2013, 07:53:54 AM: I wish I had a picture of a 30 lb beaver that I caught in a double-wide colony trap two years ago. Let's say he was pushing too :yike:

But I never had troubles with them moving the trap, they'd just go around it and let it fill up with mink and muskrats.
Title: Re: Pushy beavers
Post by: Blue on November 05, 2013, 08:10:37 AM: Last year I caught a young beaver in a colony trap also. Strange
Title: Re: Pushy beavers
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 05, 2013, 08:45:16 AM: Yeah if I had my druthers, the beavers would be worth a heck of a lot more because I never could resist catching them but darn it if they aren't worth it.
Title: Re: Pushy beavers
Post by: Blue on November 06, 2013, 07:45:42 AM: I received a check from NAFA yesterday for a beaver pelt that didn't sell last season but did recently. It was an XL beaver that brought $46.94. That's a good sign that the prices might be up this season. I'm thinking twice about trapping beaver now. :rolleyes: or :bdid:
Title: Re: Pushy beavers
Post by: Humptulips on November 06, 2013, 11:43:22 PM: I just received a check for the last beaver they were holding for me XL slt 43.00.
$39.13 after commission.