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Title: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 25, 2016, 09:52:19 PM
This has been one of the busiest years of my life and I wasn't sure if I was going to have time for trapping or not this year. Didn't get any traps built over the summer like I was planning and didnt have time to start making them til the middle of last month. I've had two traps out for almost a month at a certain pond where the beavers have giving the land owners problems with flooding and trees falling near phone line poles and I finally got him (probably others there too though) on Friday morning. Its just down the road from me so figured I just set the traps out in the right spots and eventually I will catch one. Didn't think it would take a month though!  :yike:
I figured that was a sign its time to throw out a few more traps and get a start on the season. I went to a few spots that have been consistent fur-catching zones and this year there was zero sign of any beaver or muskrat there. No dams, no fresh chews, nothing. So I figured I made the walk there I might as well set a trap and see. Never know, you might get a wandering otter. I ended up only setting three traps and low and behold, I got two beaver this morning! Big one weighed exactly 50lbs and the other was a 12-15 lb young one. Amazing how these spots produce every year, even with zero sign at all.
I realized today that I need a packboard! Packing that 50 lb back 1/4 mile to the truck with just your hands was no fun.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Triplej on December 25, 2016, 10:21:39 PM
nice !
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on December 25, 2016, 10:26:28 PM
Right on ! You got your cat / civet bait
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on December 25, 2016, 10:27:43 PM
Do my eyes deceive me or is that trap only 32" long with a 50lb beaver in it?
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 25, 2016, 10:43:26 PM
Do my eyes deceive me or is that trap only 32" long with a 50lb beaver in it?
You are almost right. 36" long. I figured out you don't need a real long trap for drown sets. Those are my new cages this year and they're 12x18x36. I still have some leftover but I am done with the 10x12 dimensions. After losing that big beaver two seasons ago because he broke my cage apart, I decided to make them the same dimensions as my cat traps. Now there is no way a beaver is going to bulge my cage apart. This one tried though! The creek obviously dropped since I set the cage on Friday and it left the one end an inch out of water. This kept him alive in there long enough so he could mangle the mesh on that side and also bulge the frame upward at least an inch or two. Only took me a minute to bend the frame back to normal and straighten the mesh.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 25, 2016, 10:55:16 PM
Right on ! You got your cat / civet bait
Heck ya! I was getting worried until today. :IBCOOL:
I saved some of it for human food though. I boned out both hind quarters and I'm going to sauté tomorrow night with veggies!  :tup:  :drool:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on December 26, 2016, 08:05:36 AM
 :tup: Glad to see you out catching critters.  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 27, 2016, 05:44:38 PM
Absolutely delicious!  :tup:
Just sauteed it with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder and a little butter and added some white rice to it with some soy sauce. Would have been killer with teriyaki sauce if I had some.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on December 27, 2016, 06:29:16 PM
Looks awesome hopefully some time ill catch one so I can try some
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on December 27, 2016, 07:15:25 PM
 :yike: looks good, but I am a woose.  :puke:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: huntingfool7 on December 27, 2016, 07:42:32 PM
Are you supposed to check the liver for spots before cooking?
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: sivart33 on December 27, 2016, 07:57:00 PM
Are you supposed to check the liver for spots before cooking?

Really should on every animal you eat.  Odds are safe but worth the risk?
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 27, 2016, 08:37:38 PM
Are you supposed to check the liver for spots before cooking?
If your talking about eating the liver, then yes. Personally I hate liver and eating small game liver sounds way worse to me. :puke: If your talking about eating the meat on an animal after looking at the liver, I would think that it wouldn't matter.  :dunno: As long as you fully cook it, shouldn't be anything to worry about (anyone who eats bear knows you need to fully cook them too). Seems like the majority of the elk my and I have killed over the years have had bad, spotty livers. My dad loves liver and he has saved every good elk liver like it was gold.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 27, 2016, 08:49:05 PM
:yike: looks good, but I am a woose.  :puke:
It honestly tasted like deer but far less gamey. Had almost no gamey flavor at all actually. I think I'm going to make tacos out of the rest of it tomorrow night. 
After you try some you'll kind of feel guilty about using for bait rather than cooking it yourself. Although, if you use it to catch bobcats you'll realize how much better eating they are. Bobcat is probably my favorite eating small game now.  :tup: :EAT:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on December 27, 2016, 09:04:00 PM
:yike: looks good, but I am a woose.  :puke:
It honestly tasted like deer but far less gamey. Had almost no gamey flavor at all actually. I think I'm going to make tacos out of the rest of it tomorrow night. 
After you try some you'll kind of feel guilty about using for bait rather than cooking it yourself. Although, if you use it to catch bobcats you'll realize how much better eating they are. Bobcat is probably my favorite eating small game now.  :tup: :EAT:
:tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Kit Carson on December 27, 2016, 11:23:53 PM
:yike: looks good, but I am a woose.  :puke:
It honestly tasted like deer but far less gamey. Had almost no gamey flavor at all actually. I think I'm going to make tacos out of the rest of it tomorrow night. 
After you try some you'll kind of feel guilty about using for bait rather than cooking it yourself. Although, if you use it to catch bobcats you'll realize how much better eating they are. Bobcat is probably my favorite eating small game now.  :tup: :EAT:

 :chuckle:  :chuckle:
Jesse ur crazy!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 27, 2016, 11:43:56 PM
:yike: looks good, but I am a woose.  :puke:
It honestly tasted like deer but far less gamey. Had almost no gamey flavor at all actually. I think I'm going to make tacos out of the rest of it tomorrow night. 
After you try some you'll kind of feel guilty about using for bait rather than cooking it yourself. Although, if you use it to catch bobcats you'll realize how much better eating they are. Bobcat is probably my favorite eating small game now.  :tup: :EAT:

 :chuckle:  :chuckle:
Jesse ur crazy!
Only a little bit!  :hello:  :chuckle:
Seriously though you need to try some bobcat steaks fried with some salt, pepper and minced onions. You will say wow!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 28, 2016, 06:52:35 PM
A few days ago I found a nice new beaver dam and pond that had tons of fresh sign and it had an well defined bottleneck spot that was easy to target. I threw a cage in there thinking it was guaranteed fur the next day. I checked it yesterday and there were several new chewed on sticks floating right at the trap and one door was open but the other was closed. I have little hooks built into the doors to make setting the trigger super easy but you have to remember to take the hooks off when the trigger is set. I forgot one door.  :bash:  So I figured I'd throw two more traps in that area of the pond since the beaver is probably shy for one cage spot now. Checked them today and one cage that was in a shallow spot became a little out of the water after the creek dropped and I'm assuming an otter was in there and had enough time to destroy that edge of the cage and get out. :bash: That's frustrating!
Checked another spot that had a lot of fresh sign where I tried an edge set on a creek yesterday that was too wide and deep with no good bottleneck and ended up getting another 10-15 lb kit! I've tried edge sets before and have never gotten anything and usually avoid trying them for that reason. May have to try them more often. I know the guy Sam Woods on YouTube gets tons of rats and beaver with just edge sets on small creeks.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: jasnt on December 28, 2016, 07:04:51 PM
Better than just a hike. Bummer about the otter.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Blsum on December 28, 2016, 07:07:38 PM
More cat bait  :tup: bummer you missed the otter. I hate when I forget to take the safety hooks off the doors  :bash:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on December 28, 2016, 07:25:24 PM
More cat bait  :tup: bummer you missed the otter. I hate when I forget to take the safety hooks off the doors  :bash:
:yeah:  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on December 28, 2016, 07:39:48 PM
Im forgetfully about little things like safety hooks too. So my new trap design I have a pair of wire hooks I carry with me to set them. Just have to check my pockets every time I leave a set if no hooks in my pocket then I know its still on the set trap! Saved me once so far this year!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 28, 2016, 07:50:06 PM
Im forgetfully about little things like safety hooks too. So my new trap design I have a pair of wire hooks I carry with me to set them. Just have to check my pockets every time I leave a set if no hooks in my pocket then I know its still on the set trap! Saved me once so far this year!
That's exactly what I've been doing the last three years but there was a few times I had no idea where my tool was and had to use some random sticks to set my trap plus a few times I dropped it into the murky abyss of a deep beaver pond and had to feel around til I found it. I love how much easier and faster it is to set traps now but I just need to get in the habit of checking every trap before I walk away. I knew I would be guilty of it at some point.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Turner89 on December 28, 2016, 07:51:50 PM
Nice job and write ups jesse :tup:
 I've got to try the beavers, and bobcat now.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Turner89 on December 28, 2016, 07:55:33 PM
I won't be cooking any muskrat though. No matter how good you make them sound   :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JJB11B on December 28, 2016, 07:56:52 PM
beaver is good. whats not to like about eating beaver?
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 28, 2016, 08:08:05 PM
I won't be cooking any muskrat though. No matter how good you make them sound   :chuckle:
They are pretty good eating I must say but the hind legs are the only thing worth really cooking plus the bones are kind of big. I was thinking if you got several of them it might be good to cook them like hot wings.  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JJB11B on December 28, 2016, 08:10:38 PM
I won't be cooking any muskrat though. No matter how good you make them sound   :chuckle:
They are pretty good eating I must say but the hind legs are the only thing worth really cooking plus the bones are kind of big. I was thinking if you got several of them it might be good to cook them like hot wings.  :tup:
is possum any good?
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 28, 2016, 08:11:32 PM
beaver is good. whats not to like about eating beaver?
Believe it or not, some people have no idea what they're missing.  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 28, 2016, 08:13:24 PM
I won't be cooking any muskrat though. No matter how good you make them sound   :chuckle:
They are pretty good eating I must say but the hind legs are the only thing worth really cooking plus the bones are kind of big. I was thinking if you got several of them it might be good to cook them like hot wings.  :tup:
is possum any good?
I've never eaten one but I know down south a lot of people eat them and I hear they're delicious. Oddly enough, they are really rare around here. :dunno:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Blsum on December 28, 2016, 08:17:15 PM
I was wanting to try beaver last year, but I needed cat bait more then meat. I filled both my elk and deer tags this year. So I really don't need the meat. That being said I'm still planning on trying it this year. I've had cougar before and that tastes amazing. I've always wondered if bobcat tastes anywhere near as good. If I'm able to trap one this year I will plan on trying it as well.  Does anyone have a favorite recipe they want to share.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Turner89 on December 28, 2016, 08:17:59 PM
I'll start saving all my rat hind legs for you.  You can serve up some rat wings at your super bowl party :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JJB11B on December 28, 2016, 08:22:22 PM
I won't be cooking any muskrat though. No matter how good you make them sound   :chuckle:
They are pretty good eating I must say but the hind legs are the only thing worth really cooking plus the bones are kind of big. I was thinking if you got several of them it might be good to cook them like hot wings.  :tup:
is possum any good?
I've never eaten one but I know down south a lot of people eat them and I hear they're delicious. Oddly enough, they are really rare around here. :dunno:
we have them all over down here.....
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 28, 2016, 08:24:33 PM
Lol. I wouldn't worry about it. Just use the rats for cat bait. Cats are better eating anyhow.  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JJB11B on December 28, 2016, 08:25:00 PM
beaver is good. whats not to like about eating beaver?
Believe it or not, some people have no idea what they're missing.  :chuckle:
I need a shirt that says that....
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 28, 2016, 08:29:26 PM
I was wanting to try beaver last year, but I needed cat bait more then meat. I filled both my elk and deer tags this year. So I really don't need the meat. That being said I'm still planning on trying it this year. I've had cougar before and that tastes amazing. I've always wondered if bobcat tastes anywhere near as good. If I'm able to trap one this year I will plan on trying it as well.  Does anyone have a favorite recipe they want to share.
All I've done is cut it into thin steaks or even stir fry size and fry it in oil and put salt, pepper and garlic powder on it and eat that with Heinz 57. Awesome!  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Bigshooter on December 29, 2016, 07:57:04 AM
I was wanting to try beaver last year, but I needed cat bait more then meat. I filled both my elk and deer tags this year. So I really don't need the meat. That being said I'm still planning on trying it this year. I've had cougar before and that tastes amazing. I've always wondered if bobcat tastes anywhere near as good. If I'm able to trap one this year I will plan on trying it as well.  Does anyone have a favorite recipe they want to share.
All I've done is cut it into thin steaks or even stir fry size and fry it in oil and put salt, pepper and garlic powder on it and eat that with Heinz 57. Awesome!  :tup:

You lost me at Heinz 57.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 29, 2016, 09:14:18 PM
Well my plan tonight was to make beaver tacos but my wife talked me into chili instead. Cut the meat into small half inch size chunks and fried it with salt pepper and onions and then added it to some homemade chili with red beans. :tup: Very good eats!
The meat itself tasted almost like deer meat but had no game flavor at all. I trimmed all the fat and tendon pieces off before cooking which is usually where most of the gamey flavor is anyhow. Now that I have a decent amount of bait meat I think I'm going to trim off all the hind quarter meat from anyore beavers I get and throw it in the freezer. Maybe grind it up into burger or sausage when season is over with.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on December 29, 2016, 09:19:38 PM
Looks awesome I kind of want to try smoked beaver jerky when I get one
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 29, 2016, 09:29:04 PM
Looks awesome I kind of want to try smoked beaver jerky when I get one

Jerky sounds good but I don't know if that's the best idea. Reason being is you need to fully cook beaver meat to make 100% safe. Kind of why they say not make jerky out of bear or pork. I'm sure if you get it thin enough and make sure it gets hot enough it wouldn't be a problem.  :twocents:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on December 30, 2016, 10:00:28 AM
I was think thin steaks on the grill with charcoal and peeled alder cook low and slow till its dry. With seasonings of course. Same way I cook beef steaks just leave it on the heat longer to get it dry
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 30, 2016, 10:59:38 AM
I was think thin steaks on the grill with charcoal and peeled alder cook low and slow till its dry. With seasonings of course. Same way I cook beef steaks just leave it on the heat longer to get it dry
That would probably be perfect! Sounds good!
The first time I really cooked bobcat was on my cousin's propane grill two years ago and he had some bbq glaze I used (cannot remember what the brand was though) and I cut it into 1/2" steaks and chunks and brazed it for a few minutes and then cooked it kind of low for 45 minutes before taking it off the grill. That was probably some of the best wild game I have ever eaten! That's why I save every morsel of bobcat meat I can.   
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on December 30, 2016, 01:40:05 PM
Either plain salt and pepper or either Tony's Cajun seasoning or bone suckin sauce are my favorites for alp meats. Make anything taste good with them haha
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 31, 2016, 02:05:03 PM
Not a bad day!  :chuckle:
Only had five traps out and all were sprung. Not sure why the one had nothing in it.
That edge set produced again though! I decided to put two traps there after I got the first beaver the other day.
I also had a cat set at the first beaver spot and it was sprung as well but it was obviously from a civet.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 31, 2016, 02:09:58 PM
Now the work begins
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on December 31, 2016, 02:13:58 PM
Hell ya !!! Stew chili and cat bait !
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on December 31, 2016, 02:18:52 PM
 :tup: it's about time you started posted catches. Your line started to look like a online cooked page.  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 31, 2016, 02:43:46 PM
I think I'm finally going to order a pair of gauntlets after today. That freezing cold water is hard on your hands and fingers.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on December 31, 2016, 03:11:47 PM
Right on man!!! Congrats on a good day on the line! Better then me! (Set five beaver traps and 8 muskrat traps. Went for a swim over my chest waders in the process) I know that water was DAMN cold! 1/4 ice on the lake today here
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: pnwmtnmn on December 31, 2016, 03:17:37 PM
I think I'm finally going to order a pair of gauntlets after today. That freezing cold water is hard on your hands and fingers.

I use hay hooks to pull and set traps.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 31, 2016, 03:24:50 PM
Right on man!!! Congrats on a good day on the line! Better then me! (Set five beaver traps and 8 muskrat traps. Went for a swim over my chest waders in the process) I know that water was DAMN cold! 1/4 ice on the lake today here
:yike: I think I would quit for the day if that happened. I can't imagine getting my waders instantly full of that icy water. That's horrible!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: jasnt on December 31, 2016, 03:31:35 PM
Right on man!!! Congrats on a good day on the line! Better then me! (Set five beaver traps and 8 muskrat traps. Went for a swim over my chest waders in the process) I know that water was DAMN cold! 1/4 ice on the lake today here
:yike: I think I would quit for the day if that happened. I can't imagine getting my waders instantly full of that icy water. That's horrible!
yeah that's no fun! I think I finially got my mystery leaks fixed. No wet socks today.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on December 31, 2016, 03:33:42 PM
I think I'm finally going to order a pair of gauntlets after today. That freezing cold water is hard on your hands and fingers.

I use hay hooks to pull and set traps.
I have a hook pole that I use for pulling cages but whenever I need to move sticks or rocks I usually need to reach in at some point. Plus setting cages is far easier with my hands. That edge set required me to reach up under that cut bank and that's when I was like, why am I torturing myself! They cost like $30 in Minnesota trapping products.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on December 31, 2016, 04:37:11 PM
Im trying to trap the beaver and they are trying to trap me I swear :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: UrbanTrapper on January 01, 2017, 09:03:35 PM
I realized today that I need a packboard! Packing that 50 lb back 1/4 mile to the truck with just your hands was no fun.

  Mike and I use straps made from old car seat belts with riveted clips on each end.  The clips work on any cage trap or transfer cage and we use rope to tie 'adapter loops to the clips for the beaver's feet if we are packing out just  the beaver.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on January 01, 2017, 09:37:03 PM
I won't be cooking any muskrat though. No matter how good you make them sound   :chuckle:
My buddy eats the rats. The back strapes cubed, pocko, and fryed. He says it is amazing. But hell no.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 02, 2017, 07:25:57 PM
Pulled all my traps yesterday and went to a different area today that had some beaver sign last year. This year, nothing anywhere. Didn't set any traps but put out some prebait for cats in a few spots. Found some winter chanterelles in a spot that always has them this time of year and picked enough to at least add some flavor to dinner tonight.
Decided to make some beaver-itos and just threw the shrooms in with the meat. Not the best flavor but shrooms are very healthy for you so I figured why not. Very delicious overall though! :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on January 02, 2017, 07:53:53 PM
Once again that sounds amazing!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 02, 2017, 08:05:09 PM

The way this season is headed, I'm probably going to have more meat than if I would have filled my deer tag. I took the hind quarters and back straps from those last four beavers and when it was boned out it was probably about ten pounds of pure meat.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on January 02, 2017, 08:12:34 PM
Right on! I only got maybe a pound of meat off the rear quarters of mine :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on January 03, 2017, 07:12:43 PM
F/T has gauntlets on sale for $20 and they are insulated
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Kit Carson on January 03, 2017, 11:32:52 PM
 :yike:

shrooms & beaver

 :llam:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 04, 2017, 11:50:38 PM
Finally made some beaver sausage tonight and it turned out great! I put a whole write up in the cooking section if you want to read it. http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=207033.msg2754628#msg2754628
 I'm going to start saving some meat from every beaver from now on.  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on January 05, 2017, 12:03:39 AM
 :tup: im loving the wild game cooking/ trapping thread you have going!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: jasnt on January 05, 2017, 06:25:40 AM
:drool:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 06, 2017, 05:34:36 PM
Decided to start going after cats yesterday. Put out one single door trap just down the road from my house where I caught a cat last year and this morning there was brand new cat tracks in the snow about ten feet away from the trap. This is a brand new trap i built last month so I'm sure it's still got some paint and human smell which I'm guessing is why he avoided it. I decided to throw an extra one out a half mile away and it's one I built last year and has been outside in the bushes the whole time so it should be scent free for the most part. It's a double door too so I'm hoping it will coax in a cat who is a little more trap shy, or even possibly a coyote. Never know!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on January 06, 2017, 06:40:31 PM
Looks good !
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on January 06, 2017, 07:37:18 PM
 :tup: It's about time  :chuckle: Can't wait to see your kitty behind bars.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 06, 2017, 08:19:41 PM
The main thing that was holding me back on cat trapping was bait but the last two weeks has got me plenty of beaver chunks to last through most of the season. I went out and set all my swim throughs back into the area I had them in the last month. There is still plenty of beaver in the area plus I have a good chance of getting an otter or two if I leave them out long enough. Found a different spot this morning that has a ton of fresh chewing just from the last few days. There is fresh drag marks in the snow that lead to a picture perfect bottleneck spot between two active deep parts of the pond. Hopefully I'll have something tomorrow.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Kit Carson on January 06, 2017, 11:23:08 PM
Nice! Sounds like a good spot. Good luck Jesse  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 08, 2017, 04:30:39 PM
I figured today I'd go look at my pre bait spots and see what there is for sign. Only had three cages here at the house and i figured I'd probably wouldn't need any extra so that's all I brought with me today. Should have brought more because first three spots had cat sign so that's all I bothered checking and setting today. Second spot could have been from birds because I let the meat hang by a branch and I could visualize a crow or Raven eating from the branch so hard to say. My third spot had the meat and wire totally missing from the tree I hung it from. Wouldn't surprise me if that was from a cougar but who knows.
I have four cat sets and six drown sets out and with this crazy weather coming thru it should be a busy day with fur tomorrow. Or I just completely jinxed myself and tomorrow will be a waste of gas and time.  :bash:  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: huntingfool7 on January 08, 2017, 06:23:50 PM
Those traps blend in very well.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on January 08, 2017, 06:34:58 PM
I smell kitty tacos  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 08, 2017, 06:42:53 PM
I smell kitty tacos  :chuckle:
Maybe.......... :chuckle:
I might grill some again. BBQ has been sounding good lately.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on January 08, 2017, 08:21:35 PM
I smell kitty tacos  :chuckle:
Maybe.......... :chuckle:
I might grill some again. BBQ has been sounding good lately.

You sure you're not from the south!! I mean DEEP south  :chuckle:
Seriously you should put together a trappers cook book
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on January 08, 2017, 08:26:33 PM
I smell kitty tacos  :chuckle:
Maybe.......... :chuckle:
I might grill some again. BBQ has been sounding good lately.

You sure you're not from the south!! I mean DEEP south  :chuckle:
Seriously you should put together a trappers cook book
can I preorder my copy?
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on January 08, 2017, 08:34:26 PM
Or maybe every one puts their favorite recipes in and it could be a WSTA fundraiser deal ??
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on January 08, 2017, 08:38:08 PM
That's a good idea....advertise it for sale or door prize at the rendezvous
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 08, 2017, 10:42:55 PM
Most of my family is from Minnesota with Norwegian bloodline. I'm not a real picky eater but there is some things I just cannot grasp the idea of eating that my dad loves. Things like liver and lutefisk and also pig's head are some of his favorites. Not me.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JODakota on January 08, 2017, 10:45:28 PM
Lutefisk, ugghhh
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 08, 2017, 10:53:40 PM
Or maybe every one puts their favorite recipes in and it could be a WSTA fundraiser deal ??
Yeah, maybe. I don't really have much for recipes though. That sausage recipe is a good all around one that can be used for any meat. I'm still trying to think of different ways to use the beaver meat. I do like the idea of doing a higher temp jerky. I love jerky but that's the one thing I still cannot make to my liking. It's always OK but never awesome like it should be.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Machias on January 09, 2017, 08:30:41 PM
Great thread, love cooking and eating beaver meat!!!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 09, 2017, 08:56:09 PM
No cats today (one trap had a closed door with nothing in it) but I did get some fur none the less. That one edge set produced again! Got a bigger beaver ( I'm guessing between 30-40lbs) in the exact same spot and got a muskrat in a trap that was about 100 yards upstream on an edge set as well. That trap was on a random edge that was about 3 feet deep and just a sheer bank. Also had another trap just a little farther upstream in a perfect bottleneck spot I thought would produce and today it had the doors closed and nothing in it.
I went out to my other two prebaits I didn't get to check yesterday and one had some cat sign as well. I brought two more cages with today so I just put them both at the prebaits. Should start producing some cats soon enough.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on January 09, 2017, 09:02:48 PM
Nice catch Jesse! Now you got a freezer full
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Turner89 on January 09, 2017, 09:39:01 PM
It's what's for dinner :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Kit Carson on January 09, 2017, 10:09:28 PM
Nice work. Good luck on them Cats !  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Triplej on January 10, 2017, 07:49:28 AM
Nice work ! Good luck on the cats !!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Machias on January 10, 2017, 08:46:11 AM
Stuffed him in there!!!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 11, 2017, 08:59:23 PM
No keepers today. Had to let go two coho and pull the traps from that Creek. Plus there is skunks at two of cat sets so I'm going to have to make some small traps to take care of them.
Also had a first for me today as well. Went to check my last water set and as I'm getting closer I see I'm walking in brand new elk tracks from the day before. My fears were correct when I got to the trap. The herd crossed right there and stepped directly on the trap. It's fixable but still bent up enough to where I had to take it home and do some metal work.
"Protector of Wildlife"?   I felt it wasn't worth calling the sheriff.   :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on January 11, 2017, 09:01:05 PM
No keepers today. Had to let go two coho and pull the traps from that Creek. Plus there is skunks at two of cat sets so I'm going to have to make some small traps to take care of them.
Also had a first for me today as well. Went to check my last water set and as I'm getting closer I see I'm walking in brand new elk tracks from the day before. My fears were correct when I got to the trap. The herd crossed right there and stepped directly on the trap. It's fixable but still bent up enough to where I had to take it home and do some metal work.
"Protector of Wildlife"?   I felt it wasn't worth calling the sheriff.   :chuckle:

 :chuckle: elk it's whats for dinner
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: pnwmtnmn on January 11, 2017, 09:11:29 PM
I've had dogs and deer and me and my partners step on colony traps and I usually trip over at least one beaver cage  every year. Had beaver push rat colonies out of their way. It's just stuff that we experience every year.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on January 12, 2017, 09:30:08 PM
 :chuckle: nice of you to build a bridge for the elk
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 14, 2017, 07:32:46 PM
There is civets at several of my cat sets so I put out a skunk tube yesterday and was awarded with stinker this morning. Smell was actually very minimal thanks to using CO2.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 14, 2017, 07:37:29 PM
:chuckle: nice of you to build a bridge for the elk
I put it in a spot that is actually a crossing for elk but it's also a perfect spot to set a trap between two deep sections of that Creek. I new it was a possibility it could be stepped on right there but figured it was worth chancing it. Its where I got the biggest beaver so far. No one to blame but myself.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: huntingfool7 on January 14, 2017, 07:47:29 PM
If you used CO2, why does that civet look wet?
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on January 14, 2017, 08:09:39 PM
If you used CO2, why does that civet look wet?

From tears of joy ! Those guys love their civets
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 14, 2017, 08:38:04 PM
I used co2 to gas him to where he was barely breathing and then just put water in the tube to finish him. My co2 tank ran out of air when he was damn near dead. I have to head in and get a new tank on Monday.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on January 14, 2017, 08:49:13 PM
 :tup: nice catch.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Humptulips on January 14, 2017, 11:38:12 PM
I went out and collected his cousin after you left.


From tears of joy ! Those guys love their civets

More gas money in them then anything else I can trap.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on January 15, 2017, 09:16:07 AM
I went out and collected his cousin after you left.


From tears of joy ! Those guys love their civets

More gas money in them then anything else I can trap.
:drool: Love them little guys  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 18, 2017, 10:33:22 AM
Finally got another beaver in the problem area I've been going after since November. I tore the dam up and put four swim thrus side by side above the break a week ago. I checked all my cat sets plus the swim thrus yesterday and there was nothing but for the way the weather was last night and this morning I knew beavers would be active. This one weighed exactly 50 lbs.
More meat for the freezer! :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on January 18, 2017, 11:29:56 AM
Right on  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Machias on January 18, 2017, 12:51:51 PM
Nice one!!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on January 18, 2017, 07:58:49 PM
Nice catch !
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on January 19, 2017, 07:53:57 PM
 :tup: Congrats
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 29, 2017, 09:34:04 AM
I pulled all my cat sets on Tuesday and decided to try a different spot I have never trapped before and today I got good size female. Its a spot I've known of for years and always thought it would be a perfect spot for my double door trap. It's a grown up but we'll used small game trail that I just bottlenecked the cage with brush so there was no easy way to go down the path without having to go in the cage. Put some bait in there as well.
Pulled all my traps today through. Might be real busy this week with stump work. Also got another civet yesterday. I'm still amazed how many of those darn things are actually in the woods. Almost seems like they have a larger population than squirrels or rabbits but yet you never see them unless your a Trapper.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on January 29, 2017, 09:56:18 AM
Nice cat! About time
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 29, 2017, 10:17:54 AM
I think I'll need to sell this cat for like $200 to make up for my  fuel bill the last two weeks! Considering it's a coastal red cat, that's not happening.  :bash:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on January 29, 2017, 10:18:01 AM
Good job Jesse. Nice to see fur in the trap. Yes there seems to be alot of spooted skunk in my area to. I will make alot of solid Galv. traps for them next season. We have lots of scrap sheetmetal in Alum, S Steel, and Galv. Congrats
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 29, 2017, 10:41:41 AM
Yeah, I should have been a little more prepared for skunks this season. If I get a chance this week I'm going to build some more 6x6x21 Marten traps and use them for the skunks.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on January 29, 2017, 07:56:11 PM
Yeah, I should have been a little more prepared for skunks this season. If I get a chance this week I'm going to build some more 6x6x21 Marten traps and use them for the skunks.
:tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Kit Carson on January 30, 2017, 01:47:02 PM
Nice job Jesse
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Cultusman on January 30, 2017, 06:34:32 PM

Nice Catch  :tup:  Still plenty of season left to catch some more.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on January 30, 2017, 06:54:17 PM

Nice Catch  :tup:  Still plenty of season left to catch some more.
Yup, plenty of time and the closer it gets to April, the more likely cats will go in cages.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Triplej on January 31, 2017, 06:21:06 AM
Nice catch !
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Turner89 on January 31, 2017, 06:16:20 PM
Nice job jesse :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 02, 2017, 10:46:41 PM
Took the back straps and tenderloins from the cat and cut them into small chunks and then fried it with just some onions, salt, pepper and a little garlic powder with some Heinz 57 and sweet and sour sauce.
Wow, is all I have to say. Tastes close to pork but with a better texture and doesn't seem dry like pork often does. I'd say it's like a cross between pork and beef and zero game flavor. Very delicious!
I got it all cooked up and talked my daughter into trying one little piece after trying for like ten minutes to convince her it tastes like the pork we had last night. After one bite she's all " Daddy, can I have the rest of the meat? I think I like it now!"   :chuckle: She ended up eating probably half of what I cooked up. I've never had cougar but everyone who has tells me how awesome it is and I'm thinking it's probably real similar to Bobcat. Probably the best tasting small game IMO.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on February 02, 2017, 11:40:22 PM
 :EAT:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on February 03, 2017, 05:44:20 AM
Hmmm looks just like the "chicken" teriyaki I got last night in Monroe, coincidentally there's like a dozen missing cat flyers up around  :dunno:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: jasnt on February 03, 2017, 06:47:17 AM
:chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 03, 2017, 07:31:51 AM
Hmmm looks just like the "chicken" teriyaki I got last night in Monroe, coincidentally there's like a dozen missing cat flyers up around  :dunno:
House cat: The other, other, other white meat!  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 03, 2017, 07:38:37 AM
I was actually thinking about how good it would be with some sticky white rice to go with that sweet and sour sauce I have. Hind quarters and front shoulder are whole and I'm thinking about marinading them for a few days and cooking them on the grill. That's the first way I really cooked them a few years ago and it was killer!  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on February 03, 2017, 09:12:52 AM
Maybe late season ill try for a cat I want to try it in the slow cooker like same woods did it that looked soooo tasty!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Humptulips on February 03, 2017, 06:20:40 PM
You should have stopped by today Jesse. I just threw out a bunch of civet carcasses. :EAT:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on February 03, 2017, 06:27:29 PM
 :puke: lol
You should have stopped by today Jesse. I just threw out a bunch of civet carcasses. :EAT:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 03, 2017, 06:47:43 PM
You should have stopped by today Jesse. I just threw out a bunch of civet carcasses. :EAT:
I will say I have pondered what a civet actually tastes like but I have to draw the line somewhere. After the end times apocalypse where all that's left is cockroaches and civets, I might try one but until that day I think I'm OK with not knowing if they're good or not.  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Humptulips on February 03, 2017, 09:28:57 PM
I have heard it said that the front quarters are not bad but the hind quarters are a bit strong. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 03, 2017, 09:40:34 PM
 :yike: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Kit Carson on February 05, 2017, 12:49:56 AM
 :chuckle:  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 05, 2017, 09:57:49 PM
Went out today to hopefully get some decent pictures of the trapline and ended up with two animals for me and my trapping buddy. Had 6 drown sets and 6 cat sets out and I was surprised to not see any skunk activity at any set. I'm figuring out that my larger swim thru traps have a hole that is plenty big enough for muskrats to swim thru. One was tripped today empty and the next trap downstream which was my older 10x12 had a rat in it. Same exact scenario happened in the same spot two weeks ago with the last rat I caught. Have to do some modifying I guess. The one spot I have a cat set has lots of furry turds in the area so hopefully I might get a cat out of there but it could also be from yotes so who knows.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 05, 2017, 10:02:30 PM
I tried having her hold the beaver off the ground for a good picture but she kept saying it was WAY too heavy. Weighed maybe 20 lbs.  :chuckle: Turned out to be a fun day for both of us.  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: huntingfool7 on February 05, 2017, 10:26:49 PM
That picture with your daughter and the cat cage is really sharp. 
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: redi on February 05, 2017, 11:27:48 PM
Cute pic of your daughter with the beaver
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: jasnt on February 06, 2017, 03:02:42 AM
Love it
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on February 06, 2017, 07:05:03 AM
 :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Triplej on February 06, 2017, 01:25:36 PM
 :tup: good work
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 07, 2017, 12:36:41 PM
Got this nice healthy tom at the set where the furry turds were at. Hes at least 20 lbs and had lots of fat on him. For a while now I've been wanting to save the skull from a cat but my 22 always destroys them so today I decided to noose him and that was actually surprisingly easy as fast!
Love the snow for really showing what kind of activity you get around you traps. No surprise to me there was coyote tracks at 5 of my cat sets. Even fresh tracks near the cage where the cat was this morning. That cage was down an old road and coyote tracks went all the way to and past the set. But about half way to it you could see where the cat came out of the bushes and walked all the way to and in the cage. I had a trail cam at one set and there was yote tracks right in front of it so there should be some pics. I'll check the card here in a little bit.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 07, 2017, 01:17:47 PM
Two yotes.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: jasnt on February 07, 2017, 01:33:45 PM
Congrats
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on February 07, 2017, 06:11:00 PM
 :tup: Sweet glad to see you getting cats and love the trail cam pictures.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Trapper John on February 07, 2017, 06:51:18 PM

Nice work   :tup: :tup:  two thumbs up
JC   :hello:


Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: redi on February 08, 2017, 01:04:22 AM
Nice job
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on February 08, 2017, 05:47:17 AM
Nice cat Jess !
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Cultusman on February 08, 2017, 07:22:34 AM

 Nice Catch  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Machias on February 08, 2017, 10:41:10 AM
LOVE the photos with your kid, awesome!!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Kit Carson on February 09, 2017, 02:01:08 AM
Nice Cat Jesse  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 11, 2017, 11:05:58 PM
Got a decent size beaver today. Packing him back to the truck was no fun in the brushy area I had the cage set and I swore there was no way he was less than 60 lbs but turned out he was only 47.  :chuckle: should still be an XXL at least. :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on February 12, 2017, 09:44:07 AM
Congrats on a nice beaver.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on February 12, 2017, 12:53:17 PM
I could swear every beaver is over 60lbs when its a mile hike through brush to get him back to the truck! :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 12, 2017, 01:47:56 PM
I could swear every beaver is over 60lbs when its a mile hike through brush to get him back to the truck! :tup:
:yeah: Exactly!
It actually wasn't too far to pack him, maybe 150 yards, but it was thick enough to where I would have to toss him a few feet and then crawl through some crap and pick him back up and toss again every 20 yards.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: jasnt on February 12, 2017, 05:21:46 PM
Sounds like my area lol.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 13, 2017, 02:49:48 PM
Got one more in the exact spot. Feels about the same size too.  :tup: More meat for the freezer!
 Went and sprung all my traps today. I'll be too busy over the next 4-5 days to check them. I'm planning to target a whole new area next week any how.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Norman89 on February 13, 2017, 04:46:30 PM
You and Danny are stacking them up this year! Good job :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on February 15, 2017, 06:18:58 PM
You and Danny are stacking them up this year! Good job :tup:
:tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 27, 2017, 04:52:41 PM
I pulled my traps the other day except for one that is just down the road from my house. Its on a well used game trail that has gave me several skunks and cats the last two years and I was planning to pull it this morning and when I saw the door was closed I assumed I had another empty trap set off by a skunk.
I was wrong!
Got a bucket-list catch!

Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 27, 2017, 04:52:51 PM
In hindsight, probably should have just walked away a lot farther and it would have left the cage faster but oh well, got some cool video to show the characteristics of these animals.
And unfortunitley, my dad didnt press the play button when it hopped out of the cage so no footage of that but it just fast-walked away like it was no big deal! Very cool day!



Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 27, 2017, 04:58:16 PM
I called WDFW this morning right after I found it they said they just wanted a hair sample. Pulling some hair from it was a pretty sketchy thing to attempt!  :yike:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on February 27, 2017, 05:00:56 PM
Sweet man !!! For sure a bucket list animal that's super cool!!!!
CONGRATS!!!!!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Machias on February 27, 2017, 05:16:08 PM
Awesome!!!!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on February 27, 2017, 07:19:48 PM
Thats very cool. So you caught 2 in the same spot?
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 27, 2017, 07:54:30 PM
No, that's the only fisher I've ever caught. I've caught Bobcat and skunk several times at that spot in the last few seasons.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: bear hunter on February 27, 2017, 08:24:19 PM
No, that's the only fisher I've ever caught. I've caught Bobcat and skunk several times at that spot in the last few seasons.
:tup: Thats very cool. Didn't know they were so big.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Humptulips on February 27, 2017, 09:05:13 PM
Did you get the hair for a DNA sample? Jeff told me scat was just as good and would be easier to get if there was any.
Did you talk to Jeff Lewis or someone else?
I would say based on size that is a male and a good sized one. Looks bigger then the biggest one I released.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on February 27, 2017, 09:29:43 PM
Did you get the hair for a DNA sample? Jeff told me scat was just as good and would be easier to get if there was any.
Did you talk to Jeff Lewis or someone else?
I would say based on size that is a male and a good sized one. Looks bigger then the biggest one I released.

I did get hair. I had my dad just grab some off his tail when he was up against the back of the cage.
I cannot remember the name of the guy I talked to. I asked him if he needed scat and hair and he said all he needed was the hair.  :dunno: Plenty of poo in the cage to get too. Oh well.
I kind of assumed it was a male being that it was good size. Crazy how aggressive they are. No small game stand a chance against one of them!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Trapper John on February 27, 2017, 10:04:38 PM

Pretty Cool  :tup: :tup:  Congratulation on the catch
It sounds like a lot of raccoons I walked up on but a lot calmer.
I'm thinking its one of the Fisher Bruce and I released with Jeff last year.

Grab all of the hair and poop you can find and give it to Jeff or give it to Bruce and he'll get it to Jeff.
 Nice releasing job you and Dad did.  Two thumbs up  :tup: :tup:
JC   :hello:



Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: TeacherMan on February 28, 2017, 12:50:39 PM
Would be very very cool if you ever got a viable population you could actually harvest a few.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: JakeLand on February 28, 2017, 05:26:55 PM
Would be very very cool if you ever got a viable population you could actually harvest a few.

 :yeah:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on March 12, 2017, 09:04:34 PM
Well I think I'm about done for the season. The snow has made it difficult to hit all my cat lines plus I sold a few of my cages anyhow. I figured I'd try for some civets and I ended up with one yesterday but I am going to pull those sets as well and try a few different ideas that make them less likely to spray.
Should mention that dinner tonight was my wife's homemade " trapper's pie"! She took some beaver sausage and put corn, peas, carrots and green beans ( the canned stuff called veg-all) and mixed it with brown gravy and topped it with seasoned mashed potatoes. Tasted awesome!  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Humptulips on March 13, 2017, 12:06:37 AM
So, are you going to tell the story about showing up at my house with the live skunk in the back of your pickup. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on March 13, 2017, 11:27:07 AM
I didn't intend on it being perfectly awake!
 :chuckle:
Yeah, so when I put the skunk in my tub and gassed it took a while to finally go motionless and barely breathing. After a few minutes I figured it was good enough to put the lid on tight and more than likely he'd be dead when I got to Bruce's which is just a few miles down the road. Well when I got there and took the lid off he was 100% alive!  :yike: We ended up gassing it again and luckily no smell occurred but that was close for sure!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Machias on March 13, 2017, 12:55:37 PM
 :yike: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: jasnt on March 15, 2017, 07:42:25 PM
:chuckle: never a dull moment with stinkers
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: redi on March 16, 2017, 12:10:20 AM
Jesse thank you for the Beaver sausage breakfast muffin at the rendevouz. It was great.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on March 16, 2017, 12:16:27 AM
No prob!  :tup:
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on March 24, 2017, 05:23:44 PM
I got word the other day that a beaver had showed up and rebuilt the dam at the problem spot I'd trapped in December and so I set a two traps to see if I could fix the flooding problem before the season is over. Thing is, the dam wasn't really rebuilt. All that happened was enough sticks had floated down from the heavy rain and I figured I'd leave the traps there for a few days and see what happens. Well I went today to grab the traps and got some fur. Not a beaver though! Pretty happy because otter was the one fur I really wanted this year. Good way to end the season.
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: Kit Carson on March 25, 2017, 12:49:09 PM
Nice Otter  :tup:
Congrats
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: beardown on April 03, 2017, 07:24:16 PM
Got my first bobcat in one of the traps I bought from you at the rendevous!  Thanks for the awesome traps Jesse!
Title: Re: Ouchfoss 2016-17 Season
Post by: ouchfoss on April 03, 2017, 10:19:03 PM
Got my first bobcat in one of the traps I bought from you at the rendevous!  Thanks for the awesome traps Jesse!
AWESOME! !!!
Love hearing about people being successful with my traps.  :tup:
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