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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: THunt on November 19, 2009, 10:10:15 AM

Title: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: THunt on November 19, 2009, 10:10:15 AM: Well the boys and I got our first beaver of the year this last weekend. It was a nice one. The boys were really excited so it made it extra fun.

Tyler
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: CoryTDF on November 19, 2009, 10:23:28 AM: Are you trapping them? If so man have I got a place for you. I have a place I pheasant hunt and it is over run with beavers. I feel like I'm in Vietnam walking in a pungi stick pit. I'll tell you where it is if you want. Hopfully you can catch all of them.
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: THunt on November 19, 2009, 10:31:05 AM: Yes i am trapping them with a clam shell type trap. I live in Entiat so Walla Walla might be a bit to far of a drive but thanks for the offer. Tyler
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: Cylvertip on November 19, 2009, 11:01:16 AM: Nice :tup:

Good to see you getting the kids involved. It's been a dying sport so we've got to get the next gen involved.

As a side note - Beaver and also muskrat are like ice cream to predators.
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: Machias on November 19, 2009, 11:07:53 AM: Sweet photo, congrats!!
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 19, 2009, 11:33:17 AM: Boy that sure is one hairy beaver!!
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: spur_ride on November 19, 2009, 11:34:50 AM: great looking beaver. congrats!

Not to get off subject, sorry, but where can a guy find beaver traps? Ive got a spot that has a whole mess of them. thanks
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: DUGANDEER on November 19, 2009, 10:03:38 PM: Got to love that! nice job!
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: Thefisherman83 on November 19, 2009, 10:08:15 PM: Quote from: Skyvalhunter on November 19, 2009, 11:33:17 AM
Boy that sure is one hairy beaver!!

:chuckle: You beat me to it LOL
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: Cylvertip on November 20, 2009, 08:49:26 AM: Quote from: spur_ride on November 19, 2009, 11:34:50 AM
great looking beaver. congrats!

Not to get off subject, sorry, but where can a guy find beaver traps? Ive got a spot that has a whole mess of them. thanks

Before you get traps, do you have a Trappers Ed card?
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: Kain on November 20, 2009, 12:57:35 PM: Man that is great. Good to the see the kids involved. They already know more than me about trapping. :chuckle:
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: LongTatLaw on November 20, 2009, 01:06:41 PM: michelle nelson went through the trappers course...thought she said all ya could use in this state was the have a heart live traps?

wrong?

would ya picture some of ur set ups?

do ya bait for beaver or just use travel areas?

submerged / partially or dry land set ups?
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: Kain on November 20, 2009, 01:23:21 PM: You can use cage traps, and Hancock-(Koro) trap. You can also use a colony trap under water.
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: Machias on November 20, 2009, 02:16:35 PM: You can also use padded legholds and conibears with the proper class and permit.
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: LongTatLaw on November 20, 2009, 02:22:22 PM: that was my question since I saw what looked to be conibears on another thread but had been told just live traps...

was wondering
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: quacker whacker on November 20, 2009, 02:47:57 PM: nice, that area looks familiar. if you don't mind me askin, where were the pics taken.
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: Hannibal on November 21, 2009, 08:06:24 AM: Them kids will be Hooked....GREAT JOB getting them involved!!!
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: THunt on November 23, 2009, 11:07:17 AM: Thanks for all the great comments guys. I trap the Columbia river between Chelan and Entiat. I use a handcock trap and set it up on the shore with the trip can covered with a few inches of water. The river goes up and down so it makes it hard to keep it set just right. I don't think it matters much cause I caught one yesterday and the trap was all the way out of the water. I use willow branches and weave them in the wire at the top of the trap and use a little beaver caster lure. It seems to work really good. I only have one trap right now. With limited time it works out alright for now. I'm working on building a cage trap for them right now to see if that works.

Take care Tyler
Title: Re: First Beaver of the Year!!!
Post by: quacker whacker on November 23, 2009, 11:23:35 AM: cool man, must not be in the place i was thinkin then.