Re: spring beaver !!
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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04/01/21 09:19 PM
04/01/21 09:19 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! I know of some who will use the empty jar and lid for sets. I’m planning on sending the jar, and lid, back for a re-fill.
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Re: spring beaver !!
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/01/21 10:09 PM
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I’m going out of town tomorrow so my plan was to just skin the five from yesterday and put them in freezer, then board the 5 I skinned yesterday. Ended up skinning 5 and boarding all a 10. Good feeling to have them all boarded. I made a staple puller out of a gasket scraper from Menards. Just ground a “v” in center and slide pliers along for fulcrum. Works great.
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Re: spring beaver !!
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/02/21 02:52 PM
04/02/21 02:52 PM
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I just saw this thread, lol, no time to read it at the moment though.
"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
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Re: spring beaver !!
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/02/21 06:15 PM
04/02/21 06:15 PM
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well it was a long day , lots of ice on ponds an slow moving creeks , low low water on river's , only got three beaver and 3 rats , something ate the biggest beaver ,a female with 6 baby's inside her, something pulled it out of the water with stand and ate the rib cage off but not stomach, it could not get it all the way out of the water , had a trap stolen on private land , I was cutting out glands of beaver that was eaten , slipped and put knife thru my chest waders and into my leg , my leg is fine , had 7 traps trip [330] on one site , don't no if it ice or people ?
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Re: spring beaver !!
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/02/21 07:38 PM
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Thats a rough day on the line. Did you re-set or pull. If your traps are all sprung again next check likely someone playing around with sets.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: spring beaver !!
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/02/21 09:05 PM
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Dahlgren, I like how you set them on a milk crate to dry them out
Last edited by AJE; 04/02/21 09:05 PM.
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Re: spring beaver !!
[Re: Trapset]
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04/02/21 09:15 PM
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I’m going out of town tomorrow so my plan was to just skin the five from yesterday and put them in freezer, then board the 5 I skinned yesterday. Ended up skinning 5 and boarding all a 10. Good feeling to have them all boarded. I made a staple puller out of a gasket scraper from Menards. Just ground a “v” in center and slide pliers along for fulcrum. Works great. A good stiff fur comb will rake those staples out 8 at a time. Very fast
Last edited by nimzy; 04/02/21 09:55 PM.
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Re: spring beaver !!
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/02/21 09:31 PM
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Stolen traps in the middle of no where.....I hate when that happens
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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