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First otter evah! #6661382
11/09/19 08:09 PM
11/09/19 08:09 PM
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Not sure if he's a biggin but he filled up the 330 pretty good. Skinned and froze. Gonna need a better fleshing knife before I attempt fleshing.
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Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661383
11/09/19 08:12 PM
11/09/19 08:12 PM
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SE Minnesota
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Nice catch!


Life member Minnesota Trappers Association
FTA,Sportsmen's Alliance
Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661384
11/09/19 08:15 PM
11/09/19 08:15 PM
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Newton N.H.
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Nice job ! now go get another .

Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661403
11/09/19 08:34 PM
11/09/19 08:34 PM
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7mtns of CENTRAL PA
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Congrats!!! How much he weigh?


NRALIFER,PRPA LIFER,HUNTER,FURTAKER
Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661436
11/09/19 09:03 PM
11/09/19 09:03 PM
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james bay frontierOnt.
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Congrats on your first otter.They scrape nice and clean if they have a bit of fat under the saddle.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661437
11/09/19 09:07 PM
11/09/19 09:07 PM
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Way to go Johnny!!!! I’ve never caught one

Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661454
11/09/19 09:27 PM
11/09/19 09:27 PM
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Virginia
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Looks like young of the year to me, unless your otters run smaller than ours.
They are a bear to scrape, but the leather is tough so its hard to gouge a hole in it.

Re: First otter evah! [Re: GROUSEWIT] #6661465
11/09/19 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by GROUSEWIT
Congrats!!! How much he weigh?


Not sure. My friend has my fish scale.

Re: First otter evah! [Re: 52Carl] #6661469
11/09/19 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 52Carl
Looks like young of the year to me, unless your otters run smaller than ours.
They are a bear to scrape, but the leather is tough so its hard to gouge a hole in it.


I have to send in a tooth sample to the state. They will tell me how old he is. I'll post pics when he's put up.

Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661475
11/09/19 09:51 PM
11/09/19 09:51 PM
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Thinking about where his nose was when he hit the trigger and how fast a 330 snaps shut - he was MOVING!


-Ryan
Re: First otter evah! [Re: maintenanceguy] #6661478
11/09/19 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by maintenanceguy
Thinking about where his nose was when he hit the trigger and how fast a 330 snaps shut - he was MOVING!

That was my first thought too


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

If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661490
11/09/19 10:03 PM
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Looks like the trap was set horizontal and not vertical. Otter have a tendency to get those nose past the trigger before tripping the trap with a front leg which gets them so deep in the trap.


Wish I had more time to trap....
Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661495
11/09/19 10:10 PM
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Nice going !


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Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661552
11/09/19 10:49 PM
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Wabash, IN USA
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Way to go, nice catch!!


"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661564
11/09/19 10:55 PM
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There you go. Good job.


Made it almost 3 years without censor!

Re: First otter evah! [Re: strike2x] #6661680
11/10/19 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by strike2x
Looks like the trap was set horizontal and not vertical. Otter have a tendency to get those nose past the trigger before tripping the trap with a front leg which gets them so deep in the trap.


Trap was vertical but he must have hit it sideways. I think your right about hitting the trigger with the front foot. Lots of open space in a 330.

Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661692
11/10/19 08:12 AM
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wtg jonny that's great, go get the other ones he was traveling with

Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661697
11/10/19 08:19 AM
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First thing I thought when I pulled him up was I should have set more traps!

Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6661725
11/10/19 08:53 AM
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Congratulations, very nice pelt.

Re: First otter evah! [Re: Jonnytrapper] #6662240
11/10/19 09:32 PM
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I catch a lot of otters in 330s like that no matter how I arrange the triggers. They don't putter around like beavers.

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