Post by: Cultusman on December 26, 2016, 05:58:37 PM
Busy at work so not planning on spending a lot of time trapping. Got this week off work and got my Cat traps set on Friday and Saturday.
Caught Cat #2 today and had a Bear roll one of my traps all over the woods until it was half full of snow, got lucky it wasn't damaged.
Post by: JakeLand on December 26, 2016, 06:01:31 PM
Post by: 3nails on December 26, 2016, 06:05:37 PM
Post by: jasnt on December 26, 2016, 06:21:34 PM
Post by: JJB11B on December 26, 2016, 07:02:29 PM
Good job! Really surprised a bear is still out. Must have woke up to the smell of fresh beaver!that would wake me up too! who doesn't like that smell?
Post by: bugs n bones on December 26, 2016, 07:14:50 PM
Post by: bear hunter on December 26, 2016, 07:52:41 PM
Post by: ouchfoss on December 26, 2016, 08:32:18 PM
Post by: Triplej on December 27, 2016, 07:50:55 AM
Post by: ouchfoss on December 27, 2016, 10:52:46 AM
I know last year I had a big animal get in my cage far enough to get the bait and trigger it but it pushed my cage several feet into the bushes. There was also a fairly fresh pile of large cat poo just down the road so I'm willing to bet it was a cougar. Didn't destroy my cage though.
Post by: Cultusman on December 27, 2016, 04:50:58 PM
Are you sure it was a bear? I'm thinking cougars are more likely to mess with your cages this time of year than bears. My guess anyhow. I would think a bear would absolutely destroy your cage to get the bait inside. :dunno:
I know last year I had a big animal get in my cage far enough to get the bait and trigger it but it pushed my cage several feet into the bushes. There was also a fairly fresh pile of large cat poo just down the road so I'm willing to bet it was a cougar. Didn't destroy my cage though.
Positive it was a Bear, Cougar doesn't have a big heel on its hind foot.
It spent some time rolling that cage around in a foot of snow, plenty of tracks to look at. I also thought it was odd it didn't rip the wire off the cage to get at the bait.
Post by: Cultusman on December 28, 2016, 04:57:33 PM
Got another nice Tom today, had a helper along, got to see his first Cat in a cage and a Opossum and a couple of Civets.
Post by: bear hunter on December 28, 2016, 05:22:29 PM
Post by: JakeLand on December 28, 2016, 05:31:54 PM
Post by: Blsum on December 28, 2016, 06:54:26 PM
Post by: jasnt on December 28, 2016, 07:05:57 PM
Post by: Turner89 on December 28, 2016, 07:37:39 PM
Post by: Triplej on December 30, 2016, 06:46:48 AM
Post by: Machias on December 31, 2016, 02:22:19 PM
Post by: Cultusman on December 31, 2016, 03:12:43 PM
Got 2 more nice Toms today.
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 31, 2016, 03:15:03 PM
Got 2 more nice Toms today.
I don't think he likes you. :chuckle:
Post by: pnwmtnmn on December 31, 2016, 03:15:33 PM
Post by: Cultusman on December 31, 2016, 03:23:20 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 31, 2016, 03:25:07 PM
Post by: jasnt on December 31, 2016, 03:28:00 PM
Post by: Cultusman on December 31, 2016, 03:36:48 PM
The stick is a choke pole.
Post by: Cultusman on December 31, 2016, 03:39:42 PM
Post by: JakeLand on December 31, 2016, 03:55:28 PM
Post by: JJB11B on December 31, 2016, 03:56:58 PM
That choke pole is the cats meow!!! That's next on my listthe cats last meow?
Post by: bear hunter on December 31, 2016, 03:59:57 PM
Did you double post the same pic??:yeah: Nice cat. Is that the pole that was bid on in cashmor?
Post by: bugs n bones on December 31, 2016, 04:22:03 PM
Post by: Triplej on January 02, 2017, 09:44:43 PM
Post by: Kit Carson on January 02, 2017, 10:58:26 PM
Post by: Cultusman on January 27, 2017, 07:40:52 PM
This one weighed in at 29lbs.
Post by: JakeLand on January 27, 2017, 07:42:39 PM
Post by: Kit Carson on January 27, 2017, 07:45:20 PM
Post by: JakeLand on January 27, 2017, 07:48:20 PM
Fixed it for you !
Post by: Special T on January 27, 2017, 07:49:05 PM
Post by: Cultusman on January 27, 2017, 07:52:18 PM
Post by: 3nails on January 27, 2017, 08:17:09 PM
Post by: Cultusman on January 27, 2017, 08:31:25 PM
Alright, how much $$ to get you up on my line for a day to give me pointers? :tung:
Triplej bought me breakfast to follow him around for awhile, so I would have to get lunch out of you. :chuckle:
Post by: bear hunter on January 27, 2017, 08:35:08 PM
Post by: 3nails on January 27, 2017, 08:40:59 PM
Aha! That's how he did it!Alright, how much $$ to get you up on my line for a day to give me pointers? :tung:
Triplej bought me breakfast to follow him around for awhile, so I would have to get lunch out of you. :chuckle:
Post by: ouchfoss on January 27, 2017, 09:00:25 PM
Post by: JakeLand on January 27, 2017, 09:02:45 PM
Post by: Cultusman on January 28, 2017, 06:22:38 PM
Needed some bait for Cat traps so I threw a few Beaver traps in the Skagit River a couple days ago and ended up with a couple 50+ pounders and nice Muskrat.
Got one of the beavs skinned and was surprised it wasn't all bit up, most river beaver have a lot of battle scars.
Post by: bear hunter on January 28, 2017, 06:47:28 PM
Post by: Triplej on January 28, 2017, 08:16:27 PM
Did you really think I caught all those cats without any help from the cat master himself :chuckle:Nice catch Cultusman !! :tup:Aha! That's how he did it!Alright, how much $$ to get you up on my line for a day to give me pointers? :tung:
Triplej bought me breakfast to follow him around for awhile, so I would have to get lunch out of you. :chuckle:
Post by: JakeLand on January 28, 2017, 08:48:26 PM
Post by: Norman89 on January 29, 2017, 10:33:24 AM
Post by: Kit Carson on January 30, 2017, 01:46:40 PM
Post by: Cultusman on February 02, 2017, 07:25:58 PM
Well after a 5 day dry spell on the Cat line I finally got one more, hopefully things will pick up this weekend with the weather change coming.
Post by: JakeLand on February 02, 2017, 08:26:45 PM
Post by: bear hunter on February 02, 2017, 08:41:52 PM
Post by: ouchfoss on February 02, 2017, 08:57:30 PM
:tup: Good looking cat. Congrats:yeah: Nice!
Post by: Norman89 on February 02, 2017, 10:05:56 PM
Post by: Kit Carson on February 02, 2017, 10:59:55 PM
Post by: redi on February 03, 2017, 12:02:16 AM
Post by: nwwanderer on February 03, 2017, 06:44:33 AM
Post by: Trapper John on February 04, 2017, 04:14:04 PM
I'm thinking you should send that picture of your son and that bobcat (page 1) over to me for the calendar contest and any other picture that you might have.
JC :hello:
Post by: Cultusman on February 13, 2017, 08:30:46 PM
So this is what a 57lb bit up river beaver looks like, all the white marks on both sides of the back are all old scars and yes there is a Nafa pattern under there somewhere.
That was not a easy beaver to flesh.
Post by: bear hunter on February 13, 2017, 08:40:26 PM
Post by: JakeLand on February 13, 2017, 08:47:50 PM
Post by: Norman89 on February 13, 2017, 09:03:11 PM
Under there??? I wonder if my 53lbder will fit on my boards now :chuckle:
So this is what a 57lb bit up river beaver looks like, all the white marks on both sides of the back are all old scars and yes there is a Nafa pattern under there somewhere.
That was not a easy beaver to flesh.
Post by: Trapper John on February 14, 2017, 09:10:52 AM
So this is what a 57lb bit up river beaver looks like, all the white marks on both sides of the back are all old scars and yes there is a Nafa pattern under there somewhere.
That was not a easy beaver to flesh.
Boy have I seen a lot of those :yike:
Looks like a calendar pic:yeah:
JC :hello:
Post by: big wood on February 15, 2017, 08:43:31 PM