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Title: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on December 04, 2015, 10:45:42 AM
Putting coons on the board!
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: 3nails on December 04, 2015, 04:28:52 PM
 :tup:
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Post by: Machias on December 05, 2015, 07:30:21 AM
Nice!!
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Post by: jasnt on December 05, 2015, 07:53:59 AM
Congrats. :tup:
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on December 10, 2015, 02:41:27 PM
Not doing so bad...brings the count to 13 raccoons and 4 muskrats
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: Elkrunner on December 10, 2015, 03:53:37 PM
The one coon is a fattie!
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Post by: Machias on December 10, 2015, 04:13:39 PM
Doing great, congrats!
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Post by: predatorpro on December 10, 2015, 04:22:05 PM
Thanks! Caught the rats in colony traps...three in one trap in just a run on a canal in one night...no bait...
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Post by: Carp Commander on December 10, 2015, 06:58:08 PM
That's Awesome, good job!
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on December 13, 2015, 05:54:33 PM
40 pound beaver and one muskrat today! Also had 2 muskrat traps stolen which is always nice!
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: Machias on December 13, 2015, 07:21:35 PM
 :tup:
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Post by: jasnt on December 13, 2015, 07:58:16 PM
Congrats
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Post by: Turner89 on December 13, 2015, 08:50:00 PM
Nice looking beaver :tup:
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Post by: pnwmtnmn on December 13, 2015, 09:21:46 PM
beaver trap seems familiar to me. To bad about the colony traps.
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on December 14, 2015, 12:10:38 AM
beaver trap seems familiar to me. To bad about the colony traps.
Haha! Like you've seen it before? It worked flawlessly! Can't wait to catch more! I may be putting in an order for both muskrat and beaver traps soon!
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: Trapper John on December 14, 2015, 11:21:19 AM
40 pound beaver and one muskrat today! Also had 2 muskrat traps stolen which is always nice!


Nice beaver to bad on the stolen traps.
Stolen traps always tell me that 95% of the time it is your competitor   :twocents:
JC   :hello:
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on December 14, 2015, 12:19:26 PM
40 pound beaver and one muskrat today! Also had 2 muskrat traps stolen which is always nice!


Nice beaver to bad on the stolen traps.
Stolen traps always tell me that 95% of the time it is your competitor   :twocents:
JC   :hello:
That's probly pretty true!
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on December 15, 2015, 10:26:53 AM
Another one bites the dust....or mud in this case! 40.2 pounds
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Post by: Machias on December 15, 2015, 03:19:20 PM
Nice looking fur!
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on January 18, 2016, 04:21:08 PM
Found this little guy in my trap today...weighed in right at 60 pounds
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Post by: Machias on January 18, 2016, 04:23:50 PM
Nice big one!!!
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Post by: jasnt on January 18, 2016, 04:31:57 PM
Hog!
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Post by: pnwmtnmn on January 18, 2016, 05:13:00 PM
 :tup:
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Post by: JakeLand on January 18, 2016, 08:14:41 PM
Porker right there
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Post by: Turner89 on January 18, 2016, 10:03:23 PM
He's a tank  :tup:
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on February 15, 2016, 01:49:03 PM
Finally got my cat!
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 15, 2016, 04:11:54 PM
Looks like a nice size cat and good spots! Congrats. :tup:
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Post by: Machias on February 15, 2016, 04:15:04 PM
VERY pretty cat!!!
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Post by: JakeLand on February 15, 2016, 06:39:05 PM
Great cat !  :tup:
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Post by: Blsum on February 15, 2016, 06:55:09 PM
Congratulations on a nice lookin cat.  :drool:
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Post by: Kit Carson on February 15, 2016, 07:04:53 PM
Beautiful Cat :tup:
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Post by: bearpaw on February 15, 2016, 07:32:16 PM
awesome, congrats  :tup:
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Post by: MtnMuley on February 15, 2016, 07:40:25 PM
Beautiful belly on your cat. If you're selling on the market, I'd highly suggest putting it up in the raw and being willing to hang on to it until the cat market comes back up. Horrible this year. Hard to say, but I'd expect it to take several years before prices are good again. :twocents:
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on February 15, 2016, 08:06:42 PM
Beautiful belly on your cat. If you're selling on the market, I'd highly suggest putting it up in the raw and being willing to hang on to it until the cat market comes back up. Horrible this year. Hard to say, but I'd expect it to take several years before prices are good again. :twocents:
Yeh its a tough decision....it's worth more than what I would get for it this year...or like u said the next few years possibly....may just have it mounted...lol being my first cat trapped and it being such a nice fur...
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 15, 2016, 08:08:45 PM
Very pretty cat! Congrats
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: Turner89 on February 15, 2016, 08:11:34 PM
Very nice looking cat :tup:    I would have it tanned :twocents:

Nice big beaver also :tup:........more cat bait.
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: jasnt on February 15, 2016, 08:21:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Cultusman on February 15, 2016, 08:55:32 PM
Nice colored cat,  :tup:
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Post by: SkookumHntr on February 15, 2016, 08:56:29 PM
Nice cat!
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Post by: bear hunter on February 15, 2016, 10:55:13 PM
Sweat cat and nice beaver
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: redi on February 15, 2016, 11:12:59 PM
Beautiful spots on the cat. Congrats.
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Post by: Triplej on February 16, 2016, 06:19:09 AM
nice work  :tup:
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Post by: predatorpro on February 20, 2016, 05:05:27 AM
Trapped another bobcat! Now if prices were back up...
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: jasnt on February 20, 2016, 06:20:41 AM
Congrats
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Post by: ouchfoss on February 20, 2016, 07:31:42 AM
That's a nice looking cat!  :tup:
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: Kit Carson on February 20, 2016, 09:59:16 AM
Nice Cat!  :tup:
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Post by: redi on February 20, 2016, 10:20:02 AM
Wow it looks huge. Congrats
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on February 20, 2016, 11:07:18 AM
Wow it looks huge. Congrats
He was a little tank! Missing half a foot...been around awhile!
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: bowhunterforever on February 20, 2016, 05:08:32 PM
Wow it looks huge. Congrats
:yeah: :tup:
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Post by: Machias on February 20, 2016, 06:32:31 PM
Beautiful cat!!!
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: bear hunter on February 20, 2016, 10:55:56 PM
 :tup: Thats a big boy
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on March 05, 2016, 10:47:24 AM
Went on a cold streak trying to catch a beaver...finally got into a good area...
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: bear hunter on March 05, 2016, 11:30:37 AM
Me to very cold streak. Congrats on your catch :tup:
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: Machias on March 05, 2016, 04:59:15 PM
Nice job!!
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Post by: Humptulips on March 05, 2016, 07:14:00 PM
OK maybe I'm stupid. What is that white triangle?
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Post by: The scout on March 05, 2016, 07:34:51 PM
looks like shadows
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: pnwmtnmn on March 05, 2016, 07:52:11 PM
The white triangle is sunlight on the beaver mostly in shadows.
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: Humptulips on March 05, 2016, 08:35:39 PM
Not its back. On its hip.
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: pnwmtnmn on March 05, 2016, 08:51:52 PM
Yep a spot of sunlight coming in from somewhere in the shape of a triangle.
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on March 05, 2016, 11:43:29 PM
Yep just sunlight! Here is a pic of it on the stretcher...feel free to critique it! So much to learn about putting up fur...
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: Machias on March 06, 2016, 03:41:40 PM
Great job!!
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Post by: Cougartail on March 06, 2016, 04:06:59 PM
Those look to be push pins? I use finish nails so you can pull the pelt away from the board. It aids in drying and doesn't allow for growth of organisms. (Bacteria, etc.)
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: JODakota on March 06, 2016, 06:16:58 PM
Looks great! But yeah, use nails.
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: Humptulips on March 06, 2016, 06:31:00 PM
Really it looks fine. I would use nails though. IMO it is a waste of time to raise the pelt up on the nail however I do like to have the fur dry before stretching.
Couple things I do different: I cut the lips and nose off, just stretch them out past your circle but nail at the line and trim off the excess when you are done.
I never pin the front legs but that is just me. A lot of guys do that.
And I cut the ears off. Dries a lot faster with them gone and they are going to whack them at the tannery anyway.
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: predatorpro on March 06, 2016, 07:00:09 PM
Ok thanks for the tips! I will get some nails! The pins are a pain anyway... I do put a box fan on it to help it dry too tho
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: Humptulips on March 06, 2016, 07:31:18 PM
Buy brights. They are easier on your fingers then galvanized.
And buy big enough ones so they are easy to grip.
Title: Re: Predatorpros 2015/2016 season
Post by: JakeLand on March 06, 2016, 07:32:52 PM
Buy brights. They are easier on your fingers then galvanized.
And buy big enough ones so they are easy to grip.

  :yeah:
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