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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: pnwmtnmn on December 10, 2013, 04:57:23 PM

Title: My season so far.
Post by: pnwmtnmn on December 10, 2013, 04:57:23 PM: Finally got the time to set out 2 beaver swimthru and 4 muskrat colony traps at a nearby beaver pond. 8)
Title: Re: Started my season today
Post by: Machias on December 10, 2013, 05:54:06 PM: Good luck!!
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Post by: cat daddy on December 10, 2013, 07:05:13 PM: Hope you wack and stack Kip!!
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Post by: Lingcod on December 10, 2013, 07:35:01 PM: Hope you picked a good spot, ill take your beaver meat :chuckle:
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Post by: ouchfoss on December 11, 2013, 12:23:45 AM: Good luck! :tup:
Title: Re: Started my season today
Post by: pnwmtnmn on December 12, 2013, 03:05:01 PM: Well after a two day soak checked my traps and had one swimthru set off at the crossover. and two large muskrats in one of the colony traps. not a bad start and the ice is starting to break up. :tup:
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Post by: pnwmtnmn on December 14, 2013, 03:31:22 PM: Second check 1 medium rat and 1 average beaver. will post pic and weight later.
Title: Re: My season so far.
Post by: pnwmtnmn on December 17, 2013, 02:01:15 PM: Kit beaver today, 1st beaver weighed bout 55lbs this one weighs around 12-15.
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Post by: Carp Commander on December 17, 2013, 06:25:03 PM: Hey Kip,

Hows the ice up in your neck of the desert? Looks like your season is going well. Are you getting your beaver in swim throughs?

Doug
Title: Re: My season so far.
Post by: pnwmtnmn on December 17, 2013, 11:50:51 PM: The big water is starting to break up, most of the ditches are free, Don't know what O'sullivan looks like yet. Spots where I'm trapping I break through in some and safely walk on top in some.

Using the swimthrus that Ted and I built.
Title: Re: My season so far.
Post by: pnwmtnmn on December 19, 2013, 02:12:41 PM: moved some traps today catch was only 1 rat.
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Post by: pnwmtnmn on December 21, 2013, 03:45:18 PM: Well only got 2 rats today and it looks like somebody got one of my colonies.
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Post by: Machias on December 21, 2013, 03:47:33 PM: I hate Johnny Sneekum!