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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7231440
03/30/21 10:02 PM
03/30/21 10:02 PM
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Aliceville, Kansas 44
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I like that, thanks for sharing!


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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7231483
03/30/21 10:24 PM
03/30/21 10:24 PM
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Oregon
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I got a table just about the same. Sure does save time doesn't it?


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7231504
03/30/21 10:42 PM
03/30/21 10:42 PM
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Nebraska
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Oh yeah, I love it. Do you have kind of a lazy Suzan deal peeler?

The 44” height helps my back out too, which has taken a beating this week. You could actually adjust most of these type chairs up and down to find what works for you.

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7231545
03/30/21 11:43 PM
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Oregon
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It was a thrift store table that I bought with a single bottom support post. I sawed the post off and put a swivel brace on it from a bar stool and then bolted that to the underside of the table.

Did the same thing with my skinning trough.

It means I can both skin and put up beaver without having to move around a table or trough.


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7231607
03/31/21 05:58 AM
03/31/21 05:58 AM
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WTG trapset , your a head of me this cold weather is killing my line , signal digits tonight , think I'm at 16 , would like to get to 50 , firday its going to warm up ,but we need rain to get them moving ,

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7231608
03/31/21 06:00 AM
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beverpeeler post some pic , smile

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7231613
03/31/21 06:16 AM
03/31/21 06:16 AM
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Nebraska
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Originally Posted by Trapper Dahlgren
WTG trapset , your a head of me this cold weather is killing my line , signal digits tonight , think I'm at 16 , would like to get to 50 , firday its going to warm up ,but we need rain to get them moving ,


You’ll pass me for sure TD. I’m heading out to skin a couple then gotta work a few hours then pulling, today’s the last day of season. Should end up with 30ish. I have a dozen or so to add to them from the fall.

That’s funny peeler, I was just looking at my boarding set up and wondering if I could rig it for swivel skinning as well. I’ll have to give it a go next year.

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7231679
03/31/21 07:56 AM
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Our last day here. I have 2 snares set and a 330 set on a small creek that dams have all but washed out. Yesterday I caught a nice sized male at a 1 of the snare sets.

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7231904
03/31/21 01:40 PM
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Big zero today. Well that is it for this season!

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7232000
03/31/21 04:31 PM
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Headed out to pull, just as soon as the Aleve kicks in. Stupid back, may have to jump start it with a CC bump.

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7232238
03/31/21 08:54 PM
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Got 5 more today and pulled everything. At my last set yesterday I was pretty much out of Backbreaker. I put a little river water in my jar and shook it up to get all the dregs. I dumped the works on the bank above the trap. Boom, last Beaver on the last of the Backbreaker, 50 pounder. LOL!
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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7232392
04/01/21 04:48 AM
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wtg trap setter, ratbrain what was your total catch this spring , I set a new location yesterday a river with at lease 4 house den an a lot of feeder den , I counted 24 holes in the side of the river , I have never seen this much sign , hopefully they are still there :), I will check this place tomorrow

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7232429
04/01/21 06:12 AM
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That’s how my river looked this year TD. I haven’t trapped them very hard the last few years maybe that’s why. Have never caught that many in such a small stretch of river before. I usually have to keep moving up or down stream every few days. Good luck out there!

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7232493
04/01/21 08:18 AM
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Pulled my gear yesterday and ended up with five more beaver. Ten total out of this area here in northeast Michigan in about ten days, not bad for not having any sign around. Gotta love spring beaver trapping, all there moving around and traveling gets them into trouble. Had a couple otter come through and pooped on one of my castor mounds to show me who's boss around here.. grin As usual had a great time in the woods with my dad anyway and didn't get any ticks on us this year which is a bonus.

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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7232631
04/01/21 11:34 AM
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[Linked Image] Finish two a day. Takes an hour each day if you keep at it every day. Some of my properties are hunting camps and I always ask them if they want the pelt, most say yes....jk


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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7232657
04/01/21 12:12 PM
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Looks like you had a good time. Are you tanning them em?

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Jim River] #7232671
04/01/21 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim River
Pulled my gear yesterday and ended up with five more beaver. Ten total out of this area here in northeast Michigan in about ten days, not bad for not having any sign around. Gotta love spring beaver trapping, all there moving around and traveling gets them into trouble. Had a couple otter come through and pooped on one of my castor mounds to show me who's boss around here.. grin As usual had a great time in the woods with my dad anyway and didn't get any ticks on us this year which is a bonus.

Jim how long are those stakes?


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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7232760
04/01/21 03:56 PM
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Trapper Dahlgren-- Our creeks mostly have pairs on them however I had a location that I caught 12, one I caught 10, one I caught 8 and another 6.
The small channel I caught 12 I also found a dead one floating one day.

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapset] #7232763
04/01/21 04:00 PM
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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Originally Posted by Trapset
Got 5 more today and pulled everything. At my last set yesterday I was pretty much out of Backbreaker. I put a little river water in my jar and shook it up to get all the dregs. I dumped the works on the bank above the trap. Boom, last Beaver on the last of the Backbreaker, 50 pounder. LOL!
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I know of some who will use the empty jar and lid for sets.


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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7232766
04/01/21 04:13 PM
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"How long are those stakes?" My rebar stakes are nine foot long. I have 11 gauge wire running from top to bottom for my CDR'S to slide down. Seems like I've had better luck using the wire compared to just running a piece of pipe down the rebar, but either way works I guess. Matt.

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