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Catch a beaver by the tail! #6225533
04/24/18 12:08 PM
04/24/18 12:08 PM
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I have caught a couple hundred beaver. But never by the tail.....

This is at a ADC job, the 440 was set in the brake of the dam

How, why, no lure it was set and obvious. Maybe she tried setting it off with her tail, she has covered my 330s in the past with seaweed. She has been a tough gal to catch. 9 male suitors, and 23 kits and she just keeps out smarting me



Never caught one by the tail before


Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!

If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225544
04/24/18 12:16 PM
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Fingerlakes New York
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That's some heavy duty chain you use there


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Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225561
04/24/18 12:49 PM
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That's actually attached to a different trap. And yes it's heavy


Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!

If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225576
04/24/18 01:04 PM
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I would say she smacked your trap with her tail to get it out of the way and that's as close as your going to get for a while.


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Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225581
04/24/18 01:10 PM
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I’m trying to figure out how the tail is torn off or chewed off like that. It doesn’t make sense? If it were on the corner or turned perpendicular to the jaw, it’d make more sense?

Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225591
04/24/18 01:19 PM
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Norborne MO
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Looks to be a smaller beaver by the size of what's left. Bobcat love beaver meat. That beaver may have become a Bobcat/Predator buffet of some kind.




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Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225605
04/24/18 01:38 PM
04/24/18 01:38 PM
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I have caught and held some by the tail in a Belisle 330 but never anything like you found. Something helped itself to your beaver IMO. I do not believe the beaver is capable of tearing its tail off without help.


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Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225665
04/24/18 02:32 PM
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Well it happened overnight as I set it yesterday, and I had a trail camera set on the other end of the dam and the only thing I catured was three raccoons cross the dam all over an hour apart

It was not set up to capture the set itself as the dam is about 2 feet high at the break, but the coons set it off right after crossing the break and walk right at the camera

There are a lot of snapping turtles in the location, I actually thought that was what had set it off when I got there as I could see the trap laying in a foot of water but nothing in it, then when I lifted it had the tail

It was also pulled tight about four feet from the dam but in the water

This has been an interesting place to trap. This year so far 5 males 39-45lbs and 7 kits 19-25 lbs


Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!

If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225669
04/24/18 02:34 PM
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I will compare it too some frozen tails I have and see how it matches up


Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!

If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225675
04/24/18 02:38 PM
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I would say that since you didn't see any parts or pieces in isn't turtles it would take them days to eat. I would say that a Predator of some kind Bobcat or what ever took you catch, a free meal.


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Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225681
04/24/18 02:43 PM
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No bobcats here, and unless a animal came walking in the water it would have triggered my camera. As the only approach to its location was super thick or on the dam


Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!

If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225682
04/24/18 02:47 PM
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Snared one by the tail last year and had a buddy catch one in a 330 by the tail this year.

Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6225786
04/24/18 04:41 PM
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Better switch to plan B....and plan B isn't a body grip trap.

Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6226122
04/25/18 06:32 AM
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I’ve caught some pretty big beaver by the tail in “lugged” foottraps. There’s quite a “bowl” at the end of that slidewire. Lol
Lowell always said “the trap makes the trapper”. Generally a profound statement and especially so with beaver.

Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6226203
04/25/18 09:00 AM
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Crawdads. wink


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Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6226262
04/25/18 09:54 AM
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in a 160 at a 8 in sluice for rats.figure trap tipped over and he was pure unlucky.50 pounder and boy did he make a mess.









Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6226366
04/25/18 12:01 PM
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JEEZ LUIZ TROY THAT A HEAVY ENOUGH CHAIN FOR THAT TRAP??


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Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6226370
04/25/18 12:05 PM
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hey Happy Birthday,his wife lent him the chain but didn't make him take the ball.









Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: TONY.F] #6226414
04/25/18 01:19 PM
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That chain is actually on my RBG 440, I'm expecting a really big one. I actually put that chain on there to tell my non trapping relatives it was a bear trap and now I can't open the S hook


Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!

If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
Re: Catch a beaver by the tail! [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6226443
04/25/18 01:46 PM
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laugh









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