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Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7136348
01/14/21 10:48 AM
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Thanks for the ride along! I really enjoy seeing other people’s trap line!

Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7136355
01/14/21 11:02 AM
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Beaver must be pretty hard up to eat pine. Popple would seem like candy to them.

Thanks for the nice ride along. Great pictures of beaver and sets.


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Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7136384
01/14/21 11:35 AM
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Thanks for posting and the pictures. I'm a novice at best and always trying to learn.

The pine eaters seem odd to me. Were there no other species of trees around or did they just have a preference for pine? The beaver I have been after seem to avoid all the pine and go for hard woods. I guess like people they could just have different preferences on food.

Off to look at your food lures. I have never tried anything but trail sets and caster mounds. Time for something new . I have a feeling I'm going to have trouble catching one a 2nd time.

Thanks for taking the time to post and keep this place going.

I'm bet they will taste different. I know raw milk always has a hint of taste of what the cows are eating. After tast like hay dust in winter like garlic in the spring when the onion grass comes up.

Last edited by Providence Farm; 01/14/21 12:40 PM.
Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7136965
01/14/21 08:47 PM
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Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...
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Ive never understood this pine tree eating habit southern beaver's have, no way that crap can taste good plus how do they deal with that sticky sap on their fur?

Oddly after reading this last night today i read Ron Caubles column in the Fur Taker and he was talking about trapping in Alabama back in the early 70's and noticed beaver eating pine and had never seen them do that anywhere else.


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Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7136989
01/14/21 09:00 PM
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i washington the pine eating is only in the spring. 90% of the beaver i remove from these are female


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Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137004
01/14/21 09:05 PM
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Oakland, MS
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Hope that pine eating beaver meat didn't get the best of him.


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Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137026
01/14/21 09:11 PM
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Curious to hear how the cook test results. My guess not good on the pine eaters.

Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137049
01/14/21 09:16 PM
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Thank you for the ride along. Very enjoyable!

Re: Ride along today [Re: Jtrapper] #7137052
01/14/21 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Jtrapper
Ive never understood this pine tree eating habit southern beaver's have, no way that crap can taste good plus how do they deal with that sticky sap on their fur?

Oddly after reading this last night today i read Ron Caubles column in the Fur Taker and he was talking about trapping in Alabama back in the early 70's and noticed beaver eating pine and had never seen them do that anywhere else.

Never seen that


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Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137072
01/14/21 09:21 PM
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I've seen them eat douglas fir and sitka spruce on the coast here.


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Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137098
01/14/21 09:32 PM
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Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137106
01/14/21 09:35 PM
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Seen them nibble on pine around here....when all the good stuff is gone


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Re: Ride along today [Re: John-Chagnon] #7137157
01/14/21 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by John-Chagnon
Curious to hear how the cook test results. My guess not good on the pine eaters.


I won't be cooking it until next week. Too much going on right now, and I know Rhonda won't eat it. She'll be at her mom's next week and I'll be batching it. Figured that would be a good time to do it, just in case the pine eating beaver meat stinks up the kitchen.

I was going to do the ride-along again today, but when I went to take a pic of my first beaver of the day, i noticed I left the SD card in the computer. I only ended up with two today. Looks like I've got some shy ones to contend with, and couple of the places are done.



Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137257
01/14/21 10:42 PM
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I got sent out to the edge of the world today, not often im off on a road ive never been on before but this mess is out in the middle of nowhere! Mining and gas wells everywhere is all that is out there, of course a old mine pond somehow became home to beavers and of course they leave it to go down the hill to plug up one culvert going under the road, lol. I don't know how they find such place's way up in the hills like that.


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Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137268
01/14/21 10:51 PM
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Paul how do you deal with the shy ones? I’ve got a farm set now that I’m pulling tomorrow I’ve only caught 1 on it so far and it was one that tried to climb over a 330 . There is a lot of sign but the owner won’t listen and they tried to tear out the dam and they are cutting all the brush around the creek so there is a lot of human activity going on in there everyday besides just me being in there .They are avoiding the 330 and I’ve had 4 #4s out on some castor mounts for a week and freshen them up with back breaker and have tried your wood chipper also . I also replaced some 330 with snares hoping that would work but no luck . Just looking for any help .

Re: Ride along today [Re: Tommie] #7137317
01/14/21 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommie
Paul how do you deal with the shy ones? I’ve got a farm set now that I’m pulling tomorrow I’ve only caught 1 on it so far and it was one that tried to climb over a 330 . There is a lot of sign but the owner won’t listen and they tried to tear out the dam and they are cutting all the brush around the creek so there is a lot of human activity going on in there everyday besides just me being in there .They are avoiding the 330 and I’ve had 4 #4s out on some castor mounts for a week and freshen them up with back breaker and have tried your wood chipper also . I also replaced some 330 with snares hoping that would work but no luck . Just looking for any help .


Are there any castor mounds that you have not set on and are active? If so, bed one of those #4s in front of that castor mound and use no lure. After the next rain, that beaver will come and freshen up the mound, if not before.

Make a slick spot where the bank meets the water with your boot. Position a #4 in front of that mark you put on the bank. Dab just a little sac oil on the slick spot.

There are more, but I'd almost have to see the place to figure them out.



Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137327
01/14/21 11:42 PM
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Neat ride along Paul, thanks. The bvr definitely eat pine here in South ark. 186 miles one way to a culvert is the farthest a timber company has asked me to go. My typical run is more like 150 miles average with 4-6 locations set.

Seems like the longer you work an area the farther back you get Jackie.

Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137335
01/14/21 11:47 PM
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Thanks! Pretty cool!


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Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137495
01/15/21 02:39 AM
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Well Done
Nice ride

Re: Ride along today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #7137654
01/15/21 08:43 AM
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Thanks Paul ,I will give it a try ,going to pull-the line in a few minutes headed out of town for a few days and will be setting it back up the first of February.

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