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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: Posco]
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04/28/19 09:07 PM
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close, I think Like mom always said...it's all fun and games until you have ninety-five beaver to skin. I am getting them whittled down, lol. 34 left to skin. It's cold out, and they'll keep for a week. I have another hundred to catch.
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 09:15 PM
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30 buck avg with the castor,nice chunk of cash for a couple weeks work Les.
Way to go Man.There is money in beaver when you know what your doing and sell finished.
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 09:17 PM
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Yep, I'll make a few more checks, might even run some late ice out stuff if I get ambitious . But I'll put some fur in bit here.
"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 09:19 PM
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Maybe 30 canadian, maybe 20-22 American in the present market.
"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 09:21 PM
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I'm just killing time until I feel like going back to work.
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 09:40 PM
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Should be a lot of hvys there,I bet 30 usd with castor in.
Heck,my early fall avg at fha was 35cdn castor in,only half hvys.
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 09:42 PM
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I noticed last time, at FHA that my 1xl size did better than anything. But I trapped well into May last year. These beaver so far are great quality.
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 09:49 PM
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Trapping later will bring the fur avg down with shedders and some dmgd,but the castor will still be good,and you will have a higher pelt count.
At the pace your at Les,I doubt you will trap too late into may.
Another thing,you will be in high gear skinning after a couple hundred,lol.
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Re: the beaver monologues
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04/28/19 09:53 PM
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Les....any of those beaver with bite marks in the hides ...from other beaver ?
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Re: the beaver monologues
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04/28/19 09:53 PM
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Should be a lot of hvys there,I bet 30 usd with castor in.
Heck,my early fall avg at fha was 35cdn castor in,only half hvys. Bob, why don't you ask less what he averaged on last year's spring beaver that he marketed this year at FHA. Iknow what he got and it wasn't pretty,wasn't pretty for any MN shipper I spoke with this winter,thank goodness for the castor market. Les, you'll make a couple bucks and keep on for another week,if you werentso far away I'd come show how to skinthem beaver run 5 hours. I have to come up to the lake and get the rest of my ice fishing stuff but won't most likely happen until opening day of the water season lol.
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 09:56 PM
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Well I guess it also depends if they grade east or west,Steve,so you may be correct.I was assuming they were nice hvy dark easterns,mostly in the larger sizes by the looks of the pics.
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Re: the beaver monologues
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04/28/19 10:01 PM
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Les....any of those beaver with bite marks in the hides ...from other beaver ? A few , but not like last year. Last years average was 12.31 for the 60 that I sold a month ago. Most grade eastern at FHA. I can rip the hide off pretty quick, and lay out 4 or 5, then take a break and do it again. I am out of shape, and have never had this much trouble with my hands before. I'll keep plugging away.
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 10:03 PM
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The last auction results
BEAVER
LOT#
DESCRIPTION
STOCK #
QTY
PRICE
EXTENDED
133
3X-2X I-II LT XDK-BRN
9400421
1
$14.00
$14.00
155
3X-2X RR XDK-BRN
9600531
4
$15.00
$60.00
210
3X-2X SLT DGD XDK-BRN
9600629
1
Unsold to be re-offered
226
1X SELECT HVY BRN
9600443
3
$26.00
$78.00
235
1X SELECT SEMI XDK-DK
9600536
1
$26.00
$26.00
270
1X RR XDK-BRN
9600459
4
$18.50
$74.00
271
1X RR XDK-BRN
9600532
5
$18.50
$92.50
272
1X RR XDK-BRN
9600533
1
$19.00
$19.00
312
1X GD SLT BRN
9600448
3
$10.50
$31.50
346
1X SLT DGD XDK-BRN
9600462
1
$9.50
$9.50
371
LG SELECT HVY BRN
9600495
2
$17.50
$35.00
378
LG SELECT SEMI XDK-DK
9600598
1
$19.50
$19.50
386
LG I-II LT XDK-BRN
9600583
1
$9.00
$9.00
396
LG RR XDK-BRN
9600496
5
$14.00
$70.00
397
LG RR XDK-BRN
9600502
1
$13.50
$13.50
427
LG GD SLT BRN
9600492
2
$9.00
$18.00
455
LG SLT DGD XDK-BRN
9600497
2
$8.00
$16.00
467
LM SELECT HVY BRN
9600355
1
$13.00
$13.00
469
LM SELECT HVY BRN
9600468
1
$13.00
$13.00
483
LM RR XDK-BRN
9600474
2
$5.50
$11.00
498
LM GD SLT BRN
9600471
3
$10.00
$30.00
530
MD SELECT BRN
9600521
1
$10.00
$10.00
542
MD GD SLT BRN
9600509
1
$4.00
$4.00
547
MD GD SLT BRN
9600561
7
$4.00
$28.00
557
MD SLT DGD XDK-BRN
9600514
1
$2.00
$2.00
631
LG I-II LT BRN-PL
9600504
1
Unsold to be re-offered
688
1X GD DGD
9600466
2
$9.50
$19.00
706
LG GD DGD
9600507
1
$8.00
$8.00
713
LM GD DGD
9600472
3
$4.50
$13.50
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 10:27 PM
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Nice to see somebody’s piling them up. Nice catch !!
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 10:31 PM
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Looks like the smaller sizes and dmgs brought your avg down.
Top 3 sizes/selects did very well.You must have good beaver there.
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: trapper les]
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04/28/19 10:36 PM
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Yes, and some places, if I hang around too long, I'll catch more small ones if I don't move quick. I am in one area to clean out...so far 21 beaver in that area, 2 pregnant females, 2 big males, and all the other sizes. Lots of 1 and 2 year olds.
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Re: the beaver monologues
[Re: Posco]
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04/29/19 08:27 PM
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Didn't you take some kid under your wing earlier in the year showing him the ropes? Be a good time to exploit that youthful energy. That kid got to catch a beaver, and rough skin his first one this spring.
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