Oh yeah...I just printed out the info I need, this little guy is getting redone tonight.

I just can not leave it like this.

Well what do you want, this is the first beaver I've ever stretched...hahaha

Myself,I dont care to do the small ones.They are kind of fragile.
The best ones to skin and flesh are the lg and xl sizes.They usually have the best fur too.
The XX and XXX can be pretty grissely at times and are often scarred a bit.
Good job on your first one Taddeo.

If that is your first one that`s not bad.Put some of that caster lure up on the bank in front of that 330.

Go get them.

Nothing again this morning, maybe day three will be lucky. Regardless I'm giving this spot until the weekend and then moving my traps to another location.

I'm hopefully going to put at least another beaver on the boards here before the close of the season.

Ticks are out NOW.....Man I hate those blasted things..... Now I have the paranoid "itch".....

I did find something pretty interesting this morning, even in the dark, fresh eggs shells. I don't think anyone was making omelet's, at least not humans, where this is located.

There's a farm across the road from where I'm trapping with plenty of ducks, geese, and chickens...notes being made for the fall seasons even as this one is just wrapping up.

I'm betting they have troubles with critters.....I'll be talking to them shortly...

4-4 in beaver ponds and 0-6 on the river today.hang in there the rut will be kicking in soon.

Well, these beavers are smarter than I am. I actually killed two on the strip (or whatever they are) ponds. One I have on a board and the other I found one pond over (less than 20 yards) from a baited conibear set that was tripped one morning. He took a shot to the head but didn't get caught and expired under the ice and snow. So it wasn't a miss but it wasn't a catch either. 330's are absolutely deadly. I hate it when I loose a critter and then find it later and it just goes to waste. It's almost like the roadkill thing. It was too far gone to mess with.

So I'm headed out to check a couple of other spots, definitely going get the squealer going while I'm scouting, and getting ready to move these traps to another location.

I have a few weeks left and I want to catch at least one that isn't just a baby.....pictures to follow later tonight.....

I gotta get out of the house and into the fresh air...

Dancing down a beaver slide into a deep run with a set 330, GOOD thing I had chest waders on.

Imagine that, beaver slides are slippery especially when they thaw out. Hips and back now hurt from that stunt.

Hahahaha....but the trap is in place now. Hopefully I'll be carrying one out tomorrow.

I made 6 new sets today so........We'll see what happens.

nice

very nice,the ones i've been getting look really good.

A bit more work than that kit but man what a set of castors........

I need to find the patterns to mark my boards with....

yesterday and today.

Dude that's awesome! I wish I had the time to go after that many.....

I have to get up before 04:00 as it is now, AND I'm slow on putting them up.....guess there's only one way to get better....

Very nice catch. We seem to have really good looking beaver here.

sure do,heres some i put up yesterday.

those 5 are from 8 traps,all on points all having mounds on them.