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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Skillet on January 23, 2017, 06:32:18 PM

Title: River otter
Post by: Skillet on January 23, 2017, 06:32:18 PM: Just talked to the local native trapper here, he's gonna help out with a vagrant problem on our dock. Showed him this vid and asked if it was gonna be worth his time - he said "Oh yeah, this should make a decent payday."
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Post by: Josh_D. on January 23, 2017, 06:50:46 PM: Wow! I wish I lived there!
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Post by: jasnt on January 23, 2017, 08:23:33 PM: :drool:
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Post by: quadrafire on January 23, 2017, 08:46:44 PM: What the heck are they rolling in? You baiting there brother??
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Post by: bear hunter on January 23, 2017, 09:25:20 PM: :drool: sweet I love trapping them. Thanks for sharing
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Post by: Skillet on January 24, 2017, 06:08:14 AM: Quote from: quadrafire on January 23, 2017, 08:46:44 PM
What the heck are they rolling in? You baiting there brother??
:chuckle: No baiting - think they're just trying to make snow angels
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Post by: Triplej on January 24, 2017, 06:55:02 AM: Cool video! thanks for sharing :tup:
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Post by: nwwanderer on January 24, 2017, 07:51:50 AM: Pretty easy to find them down here this time of year too. Do they commonly have five in a litter? Have never seen more than three. They seem to enjoy whatever they are doing.
Thanks
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Post by: pianoman9701 on January 24, 2017, 08:21:07 AM: Cool vid, Skillet.
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Post by: Trapper John on January 24, 2017, 12:27:58 PM: I've watched it several times. It looks like three adults and three young ones.
Did you see them going over to the corner and urinating there. I think they are marking their territory.
Plus with them rolling around in the snow, there are cleaning their fur.
Pretty cool video. Two thumbs up :tup: :tup:
JC :hello:
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Post by: Timberstalker on January 24, 2017, 12:32:19 PM: They are cool critters. I've always been amazed at how much character they have.
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Post by: fisheral87 on January 24, 2017, 02:03:21 PM: Are they in Tomsen?

Al
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Post by: Skillet on January 24, 2017, 03:06:30 PM: Quote from: Trapper John on January 24, 2017, 12:27:58 PM

I've watched it several times. It looks like three adults and three young ones.
Did you see them going over to the corner and urinating there. I think they are marking their territory.
Plus with them rolling around in the snow, there are cleaning their fur.
Pretty cool video. Two thumbs up :tup: :tup:
JC :hello:

Thanks, thought you all would enjoy it. Trapper I showed the vid to said he thought two female adults, one young from last year and three from this year. :dunno:

Yah, I've hosed that corner off for months now. The guy moored next to me finally had enough and called up his trapper friend. Going to do a conibear water set right between my neighbor's boat and the poop spot. If he sets it up before I leave I'll try and get a pic of it.
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Post by: Skillet on January 24, 2017, 03:07:34 PM: Quote from: fisheral87 on January 24, 2017, 02:03:21 PM
Are they in Tomsen?

Al

Eliason. There's a good-sized creek that flows in right under TrueValue.
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Post by: Trapper John on January 24, 2017, 08:02:06 PM: Thanks, thought you all would enjoy it. Trapper I showed the vid to said he thought two female adults, one young from last year and three from this year. :dunno:

That is what I think too. I think the pair held over one from last years litter. It will be a female.
Raccoons will do the same thing and its always a female. The males take off late fall / winter.
JC :hello: