Well, I had to carry it about 75 feet to my one garage to put it under the fan and then about another 20 feet to the other garage to the freezer once the fur was dried. It was tough but I managed to survive.

That one has been the most productive of the 3 sets.

nice!
nothing better than the beaver coming to you

I am jealous of your Beaver line MnMan. Would you mind elaborating on the carcass market (private message?), it is something I have never been able to establish here.

MnMan do you use any lure on you floats or is it just baited with fresh poplar.

Yes, I use both castor and popple bud oil.

Just caught #38 in the MB 750 on a long chain. That now makes #31 on the home front. The parade continues.

Thats cool nice when can walk right down there.

Mac

Well at today's prices you will only need another 1/2 dozen beavers to be able to buy a couple 2x4's.

Zim

He will be on the look-out for a 4 stringer pallet, and bingo two more floats if Trapstick man trust him with a hammer and crowbar.

Just caught #40 this morning making 32 from my shoreline This one was long chained in an MB 750. I caught one on a job across the lake yesterday where it mowed down an ash tree of all things. Still have those traps to check this morning after my coffee.

You got at least 8 lbs of Castor.....CHA-CHING !!

I would if they averaged bigger and if I were not selling them on the carcass complete with castor.
This late in the season they no longer carry the amounts of castor that they do right after ice out either.

But, he is selling them on the carcass so the buyer gets the castor.

what does a carcuss beaver fetch with the castor glands attach?..at least 10.00 I would hope

Absolutely great, bet they are most all two year olds around 25-30# or thereabouts.

FYI, I made one that is basically a swim thru float with 330/280 on both ends. Worked great, never did catch two beaver at one check but had a beaver and rat, plus beaver at different ends on different trips. Because this float was really big I only used it where I could drive close to the pond(was never used for traveling beaver) but think it would work on lakes that have resident beaver colonies. I developed it for a damage control job(plugging road culvert) where the available water was immediately too deep and loon poop bottom. There was a very narrow creek channel that was over five feet deep but this double ended float fit it perfect. Had to place it with my little 8 foot boat.

It could very easily be converted to a baited float and used similar to the V type float.

IMO, some sort of sides be it plywood or sticks like above are essential when using floats in still water situations like lakes or ponds. Have had too many beaver climb over the sides, chew off my bait stick and leave never setting of the trap. When there is free flowing current this is not a problem.

I have been averaging around $15.00 head count earlier in the season and a little less now to different buyers. Mostly two year olds.

Had this totally black one yesterday. I get a few but most have some brown on face and belly. This one did not.

Way to keep Trapstickman busy and out of trouble! Have you noticed any cutting? Our water down here freezes some years, and stays open other years, but your about finished for fur by the end of Feb. Season runs through end of Mar, and on water that you get frequent travelers, They get cut to ribbons shortly after ice out.....if there is any. One year, I had a pair of yearlings set up housekeeping on a little creek, and flooded a field crossing. Farmer friend wanted them gone! Beaver weren't worth catching, especially that early. So I snared the one, first night, shoved him in a cage and hauled him about fifeteen miles down the river and kicked him out. Caught the female the next day, and hauled her the same place. Told the farmer his beaver were gone, about five days later, he said you didn't get them all. I said it was just a pair! I went and looked, they had the dam back up. This time I set conis, and caught them both a day later. Same male, missing parts of his tail, cuts on his back, wearing a fresh snare mark, and had picked up a new lady friend coming back home. Dang things are almost homing pigeons!

Nice work, it looks like you are hammering them, lol