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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: tmike on January 14, 2010, 04:29:49 PM

Title: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: tmike on January 14, 2010, 04:29:49 PM: The City of Black Diamond has the permits to remove beaver from 2 sites with a possibility of more. They got one bid and it sounded high to me, but I don't know anything about it. I Pm'd one member here but he never returned a call. Anyone here interested that is licensed to do the deed go ahead and send me a PM and I'll give you the details and who to contact for a bid. Thanks
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: littlebuf on January 14, 2010, 04:32:06 PM: Ive got lots of experience with the elusive beaver :con: tho the ones in black diamond tend to run a little big for my taste, ask rasbo :dunno:
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: Hillbilly270 on January 14, 2010, 04:34:04 PM: :yeah: they have lots of ticks too.
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: jackelope on January 14, 2010, 04:36:30 PM: did you PM Cylvertip on here?
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: tmike on January 14, 2010, 04:43:57 PM: That's funny coming from 2 guys from Orting and Aberdeen. I'll try Cylvertip thanks.
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: Cylvertip on January 14, 2010, 05:21:50 PM: I wish I could help, but it's too far out of my area :bash:. The WDFW regional office should have a list of the NWCO trappers for that area.

One issue, especially with the larger towns - maybe not Black Diamond - is that they only allow live traps to be used ( The towns parameters, not the states :dunno: :dunno:) They mistakenly think that by catching beaver in live traps that they are not harmed and that it's "humane" :bash: :bash: :bash:

Here are the issues with that: :twocents:
1) Beaver cannot be transported/relocated per WDFW - they are either to be euthanized, or released on site. (same goes for racoons)
2) Live traps, while not killing traps, are not exactly as "humane" as our :tree1: friends would have you believe. For beaver, the traps are typically in shallow water to hide the trap and so that when the animal gets in it, it does not drownd. The issue with this is that, even though beaver are a water based animals, sitting in water in a steel trap four up to 24 hours will do some serious damge to one, possibly even causing it to die from hypothermia. It will definatly be stressed. If you did transport it some where - that adds more stress. The site where it would in theory be released could either: a) not be able to support the animal ( especially in it's weakened stressed state - no shelter, not food it likes, whatever; or b) hold other beaver that are highly territorial resulting in fighting - again with bad results for a weakened stressed animal. There’s also the issue of the problem being transfered to some one else for them to potentially have to deal with.

If you are going to euthanize the animal, which is better, an instant kill body gripping connibear, or a live trap that stresses the animal out only for it to end up with a 22 to the head a day later. :dunno:

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Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 14, 2010, 05:37:28 PM: Quote from: littlebuf on January 14, 2010, 04:32:06 PM
Ive got lots of experience with the elusive beaver :con: tho the ones in black diamond tend to run a little big for my taste, ask rasbo :dunno:

you left out hairy :chuckle:
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: denali on January 14, 2010, 07:02:05 PM: "funny coming from 2 guys from Orting and Aberdeen" ZZIIIINNGG still LMAO :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: littlebuf on January 14, 2010, 07:03:33 PM: come on down to the fire house on a Saturday night. all the milfs come out :drool:
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: runamuk on January 14, 2010, 07:08:24 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on January 14, 2010, 05:37:28 PM
Quote from: littlebuf on January 14, 2010, 04:32:06 PM
Ive got lots of experience with the elusive beaver :con: tho the ones in black diamond tend to run a little big for my taste, ask rasbo :dunno:

you left out hairy :chuckle:

bad boys ....knew this one would not get left alone for long
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: Kain on January 14, 2010, 07:34:54 PM: Zero to YAR in one post. Sadly this is not a record. :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: Hillbilly270 on January 15, 2010, 07:03:07 AM: hey now. half you guys probably haven't even been to Aberdeen. There are some true hotties here. and then again there are lots of Harborsaurases that are blocking your view to get a glimpse of them. :P
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: rasbo on January 15, 2010, 07:09:34 AM: Im gonna see if I can handle those beavers,,Gotta make a few calls
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: tmike on January 15, 2010, 07:12:18 AM: I've been to Aberdeen and the Fire House, now if you would have said Montesano then........ :chuckle: Hopefully Rasbo can help me out with the big hairy ones. :)
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: Old Mule on January 15, 2010, 08:14:48 AM: Carl Jenson RIP.
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: tmike on January 15, 2010, 08:29:16 AM: Carl was really cool. I didn't know he passed away. :(
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: Hannibal on January 16, 2010, 12:01:13 PM: I called the number you gave me......Left message and did not get a return call...

Maybe I need to contact someone else?????
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: huntnphool on January 16, 2010, 12:10:15 PM: Quote from: tmike on January 14, 2010, 04:43:57 PM
That's funny coming from 2 guys from Orting and Aberdeen

LOL, thats exactly what I was thinking :chuckle:
Title: Re: Beaver Trapper Needed
Post by: tmike on January 16, 2010, 04:31:20 PM: Sorry Hannibal I was told they called you and never got a return from you :dunno: This is city government you know :chuckle: