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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7234794
04/04/21 09:16 AM
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trapset I'm going back on that line monday , bring another guy with me , to see what he things went down , GJ , it could be a cat ,would have to be a big one , wish i had a trail camera with to put there , get ready to go pull a line today ,

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7234871
04/04/21 11:17 AM
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Don't know if any of you guys are incorporating floats into your beaver trapping agenda but I put one out in front of my house on Thursday and have caught a beaver in it every night so far. There is still too much ice on the lake to get to use my trapping boat yet so I am content to just watch this one trap from my window. It's the only float that I built but it produces at least a half dozen beaver for me every spring. Nice that it does not involve any travel on my part.
You can see last night's beaver partially floating just to the left of my old float.

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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!
Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7234911
04/04/21 12:33 PM
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I like that. Looks like something even I could make.


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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7234961
04/04/21 02:13 PM
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Nice. I have the material in my shed to make 2 floats. 'Keep saying I am gonna do it but didn't get it done this Spring.

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7235333
04/05/21 05:37 AM
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mnman looks good , one guy up here use them a lot he does real good, on the big waters with them ,

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7235335
04/05/21 05:40 AM
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I'm headed out in a few minutes , try to be at first set a day light , long day today ,going to start pulling some , pulled one line yesterday , got nothing water is real low ,

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: AJE] #7235340
04/05/21 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by AJE
Nice. I have the material in my shed to make 2 floats. 'Keep saying I am gonna do it but didn't get it done this Spring.

Best thing I ever did was make a few. Set them at roadside end of culverts for quick checks and easy hauling.


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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7235831
04/05/21 06:32 PM
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well today went good had a ride along to help pull traps , only have one spot left for one more check , water is so low that a lot of bank dens are out of water , no beaver moving , hopefully we get some rain or the farmer will be in trouble , [Linked Image]

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: MnMan] #7235891
04/05/21 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MnMan


[Linked Image]


Cool pic, luv it! Perfectly lit

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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7237918
04/08/21 05:53 AM
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headed out today to pull the last of my spring beaver line , wish me luck , photo's to come

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7237960
04/08/21 07:44 AM
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Good Luck, water is way up in the rivers here.


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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7237968
04/08/21 07:53 AM
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Good Luck TD!

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7237993
04/08/21 08:34 AM
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Go get em!

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7238242
04/08/21 01:59 PM
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well pulled the last of the line 22 traps , can't figure it out ,don't no if someone beat me to this spot , should have been a lot of beaver here , by the sign here , 5 bank dens , and 15 feeder dens , in about a 1/4 mile ,they leveled about two acers of 3-5 inch aspen last fall , here some pictures [Linked Image]
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I was thinking 12 beaver easy , and still some left for next year , got one big beaver and 4 from last year this is on private land but people snowmobile the river

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7238247
04/08/21 02:02 PM
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there was a feed bed about 500 feet long this winter, the spring run off took most of it down river

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7238248
04/08/21 02:02 PM
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Strange, looks like pretty fresh sign.

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7238279
04/08/21 02:53 PM
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TD Any fresh mud on the banks or light brown poop on the bottom of the stream, or is the current too strong?

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Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7238528
04/08/21 07:53 PM
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Just set a couple of days ago wearing regular rubber boots to know checking with hip boots with the rain we have had. Body grippers set in runs are now all under knee deep water. Huh!!!

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7238843
04/09/21 06:06 AM
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current to strong , ratbrain, i will check this spot this fall and summer

Re: spring beaver !! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7238917
04/09/21 08:42 AM
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Thanks for sharing Trapper Dahlgren looks like you had a good season.

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