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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: ibuyre on December 06, 2019, 04:07:22 PM

Title: Got my first Beaver
Post by: ibuyre on December 06, 2019, 04:07:22 PM: I took the trapping class that was put on at Cabela's Nov 23th. Bought one of Bruce's traps, joined WSTA, and got my trapping lic. Talked to a neighbor just down the street from me that I could see from the rd was having trees killed by beavers. I was shocked how happy they where to let me trap on his land. I think "god bless you, we are at our whits end and don't know what to do" was the exact reply, to my asking if I could trap beaver on there land (followed by giving me a tour of damage and thanking me, and wishing me good luck). It took me a couple of weeks but I got one of those flat tailed rats :). Wow Bruce makes fleshing them look easy... lol I didn't find it anywhere near easy.... I have a lot to learn.
A new trapper created from this forum and the work of WSTA volunteers.
Thanks
Title: Re: Got my first Beaver
Post by: Humptulips on December 06, 2019, 04:22:42 PM: :tup:
Title: Re: Got my first Beaver
Post by: Oh Mah on December 06, 2019, 04:58:03 PM: awesome job. :tup:
Title: Re: Got my first Beaver
Post by: Tracker0721 on December 06, 2019, 05:07:35 PM: Awesome!
Title: Re: Got my first Beaver
Post by: greenhead_killer on December 06, 2019, 05:26:34 PM: Nice work! Hope you pull a few more from there. I’m a second year trapper. Get a necker 600 if you don’t have one already. I bought cheap knives to start and had a horrible time fleshing. Still not as fast as these 10 min guys, but getting better. Good luck. It’s fun
Title: Re: Got my first Beaver
Post by: Machias on December 06, 2019, 08:18:42 PM: Nice job!! Welcome to the addiction!!
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Post by: lewy on December 06, 2019, 08:22:47 PM: :tup: catching em is the easy part :chuckle:
Title: Re: Got my first Beaver
Post by: ibuyre on December 07, 2019, 05:24:32 PM: Cool. Thanks guys. So after like 2 weeks of nothing... beaver and then bam today I got a otter. I am excited. This is fun, there's no telling what will show up. I am shocked... this "creek" is only like 2" deep and 2' wide and has produced a 40lb beaver and a 3' long otter. To me that's nuts. I ordered the fleshing knife that was recommended and skinned, froze the otter while I wait for the fleshing knife to get hear. It's addicting...
Title: Re: Got my first Beaver
Post by: bearpaw on December 08, 2019, 09:25:54 AM: Quote from: ibuyre on December 06, 2019, 04:07:22 PM
I took the trapping class that was put on at Cabela's Nov 23th. Bought one of Bruce's traps, joined WSTA, and got my trapping lic. Talked to a neighbor just down the street from me that I could see from the rd was having trees killed by beavers. I was shocked how happy they where to let me trap on his land. I think "god bless you, we are at our whits end and don't know what to do" was the exact reply, to my asking if I could trap beaver on there land (followed by giving me a tour of damage and thanking me, and wishing me good luck). It took me a couple of weeks but I got one of those flat tailed rats :). Wow Bruce makes fleshing them look easy... lol I didn't find it anywhere near easy.... I have a lot to learn.
A new trapper created from this forum and the work of WSTA volunteers.
Thanks

That's great, Good luck
Title: Re: Got my first Beaver
Post by: Machias on December 08, 2019, 09:34:15 AM: Very cool. Love catching otts!!
Title: Re: Got my first Beaver
Post by: lewy on December 08, 2019, 04:32:34 PM: We’re the pics man!