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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: thedude055 on May 20, 2015, 05:58:10 AM

Title: Silver Lake
Post by: thedude055 on May 20, 2015, 05:58:10 AM: I am moving to Washington this summer from Ohio and was looking at some property near Silver Lake. I am wondering if trapping is allowed on and around silver lake. It appears by sight to be a good location for at least rats. I would be starting small and probably just run some colony traps the first year while i get to know and understand all of the trapping laws and develop skills in the cage trapping only world. Any help would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: Triplej on May 20, 2015, 06:43:27 AM: Silver lake... where in Washington ?
Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: thedude055 on May 20, 2015, 06:52:21 AM: East of Castle Rock west of Toutle on 504 in Cowlitz county.
Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: Humptulips on May 20, 2015, 11:03:51 PM: Melvin Wheeler used to trap that lake. I don't think he is able to trap anymore. I believe he told me it was a good rat lake but the water level was controlled and the rat population depended on how high they kept the water.
Never trapped down there myself.
Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: onetrapper on May 21, 2015, 06:21:42 PM: was there 4 years ago and set it heavy with colonies....think that the rats had just been wiped out by disease...found some dead ones. Caught very few rats. Quite a few mink and beaver there though. Population may take years to recover or maybe never will.
Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: thedude055 on September 16, 2015, 02:29:40 PM: Sorry old topic but I live right next to Silverlake now and have some state land that joins up to mine. I am just curious as to what I can do on that land if anything and where i could go to check out other state land or public land that I could hunt or trap on. I am literally just information gathering at this point. I havent been a resident long enough to even get a resident license of any sort yet. LOL.
Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: thedude055 on September 16, 2015, 03:09:08 PM: This land would be the Hall Road Unit in Cowlitz County. That is according to the State website.
Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: Humptulips on September 16, 2015, 06:40:42 PM: I would get a DNR map. You should be able to trap on all State Land with a few exceptions. You'll need a Discover Pass if you are driving on DNR land
Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: Hank on October 01, 2015, 04:09:14 PM: Have you taken Washington State Trappers Education yet? You'll need that to buy your license. We have a class coming up on Dec 5th.

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Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: Hannibal on October 22, 2015, 05:04:25 PM: took 15 beaver off the lake this summer,,,,,,might be slow for them..........
Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: thedude055 on November 05, 2015, 08:43:05 AM: We got pictures of some otter the other day right by the house. It is such an awesome area. I am looking to get my trappers ed. class and get to do a little bit of trapping this year. I am getting my shed set up now and learning all the new laws with hunting. I have zero legal traps so I need to start there. LOL.
Title: Re: Silver Lake
Post by: dc on November 05, 2015, 09:04:43 AM: My Dad trapped for many yrs. and has many traps to get rid of. I believe you will be looking for caged traps. pm me and let me know what you might be looking for and I will see what he has. Mind you my Dad is mid 70's and not able to trap anymore. He hasn't even really talked about getting rid of the traps, but I will chat with him if he indeed has what you need. He actually lives in Longview, so checking the traps out would be easy.