Re: Packing beaver out.
[Re: The Beav]
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04/14/20 11:19 AM
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That handle hauler Is Ok but I made mine out of an old piece of seat belt material so I could put It over my shoulder. A lot easier to do It that way then hauling with one hand. Then both your hands are free and you can use your walking stick to It's full advantage. You can also use a back pack frame. And just ratchet strap the beaver to the pack frame. It's also a easy way to pack In traps. The other thing I always did was to gut my beaver before hauling them out. It's a easy way to lose about 10 lbs. Pack frame works good, I always like the old army ones for packing quarters of meat out, or multiple beaver at a time. If you don't have one of those or you don't plan on packing out more than a beaver or two at a time start checking out the thrift stores. You can find external frame packs for around $5, you want the old style flap top style where it is all one big compartment. Just drop the beaver in from the top and throw it on your back. Fast, easy and no strapping down involved, also a great way to pack traps in. Warning; you put three or four decent size beaver in one though and you can have problems. I broke a couple of the aluminum frames right in half trying to pack too many beaver at once out with them. I would 75-80 pounds max on them, maybe a hundred if you aren't having to crawl over logs or other obstacles. I know with 120-150 pounds in them I would go to sling my leg over a log, the beavers in the packsack would flop from one side to the other and try and fling me to the ground, and if that was unsuccessful they would strain the aluminum tube frame and eventually it would break. I tried gutting a bunch of beaver once. For my money after skinning a dozen floppy, gutless beaver; I'll rough skin them if I'm trying to lose weight that bad.
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Re: Packing beaver out.
[Re: dakidsmn]
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04/23/20 11:34 PM
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The beaver not fitting in a bucket is a great photo. The beaver on the 3 wheeled baby buggy is hilarious and would probably offend 99% of modern parents.
I have carried out a pile of beavers sticking out of a pack basket or across a pack basket. I much prefer a sled at a minimum or better yet a 4 wheeler or side by side.
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Re: Packing beaver out.
[Re: dakidsmn]
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04/24/20 10:14 AM
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The Beav
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I hate the idea of hauling In a cart or even a sled when you might be checking empty traps. And you just can't leave It at one location if your trapping different areas. Hang em In tree and case skin em.
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Re: Packing beaver out.
[Re: dakidsmn]
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04/24/20 10:59 AM
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When i trap to far in i skin them on the bank , and keep pelt and castor Beats packing the whole thing out . Imo
Let me sugar coat this
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Re: Packing beaver out.
[Re: dakidsmn]
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04/25/20 08:22 PM
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Today I floated a big one down the river to the bridge where my truck was parked. I will never pack another one from upstream of the truck again if the river is shallow enough to wade.
Steve WTA NRA
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Re: Packing beaver out.
[Re: The Beav]
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04/26/20 02:36 PM
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I hate the idea of hauling In a cart or even a sled when you might be checking empty traps. And you just can't leave It at one location if your trapping different areas. Hang em In tree and case skin em. That mess up the oval when you open it up and board it after?
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Re: Packing beaver out.
[Re: bblwi]
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05/07/20 07:33 AM
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MnMan,
Do you feel that if you would be able to put the wheels (axle) further forward say a foot or so that more of the weight could be put on the axle and not forward to make hauling out easier?
Bryce Yes, that would have helped a lot but I just cobbled together what I could out of an old ladder stand and was not thinking clearly. It does work well if I keep most of the weight as far back toward the axle as I can. Those are solid wheels so no flats.
I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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Re: Packing beaver out.
[Re: Bruce T]
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05/07/20 03:58 PM
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Why not just rough skin it? Well in my case, the buyer wants the carcasses too.
I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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Re: Packing beaver out.
[Re: dakidsmn]
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05/07/20 04:18 PM
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And, in my case and many other Canadian trappers the carcass is desired for bait. Beaver is generally consider the best all around bait for many furbearers.
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Packing beaver out.
[Re: dakidsmn]
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05/07/20 06:20 PM
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A lot of people eat fresh beaver here also. It only takes a half a minute to gut them and remove the glands. I give lots of beaver meat away to the elders,I cut them in half after gutting then freeze.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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