Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
[Re: jbyrd63]
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08/29/21 08:56 AM
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Since college fb is starting the southern version could be champions blend The northern version called wannabe sauce or crybaby brew ! LIKE
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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08/29/21 09:06 AM
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If I trap with Boco, are the beavs I catch graded northern or southern?
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
[Re: mskrtman]
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08/29/21 09:10 AM
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It may be hard to get much northern castor at $80 a pound, but the cost of lure is tied to the cost of ingredients. To pay more, I'd have to raise the price of my lure. Its only been a few years since my last price increase, and I would hate to do that again. So, I may not be able to do much with this idea at this time. Have you ever tried mixing it? Half southern and half northern or does that ruin it for southern beaver? No I haven't tried that, but I believe the stronger northern castor odor would overpower the southern castor odor.
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
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08/29/21 09:19 AM
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If I trap with Boco, are the beavs I catch graded northern or southern? Depends with end of the boat you put them in when going back to camp might be hard even at 80$/# to get some shipped to you Paul from the northern guys
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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08/29/21 09:33 AM
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I use Northern castor out here In willow county it works great I think your on to something .
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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08/29/21 10:26 AM
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Northern Aspen Candy brown sweet smell, willow caster orange sour smelling, Southern gum tree smell never dealt with it.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
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08/29/21 10:40 AM
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If you do this you need to recruit a top notch beaver trapper from the north and one from the south to have a competition using each variant. North vs. south in battle once again. Yep, Forget the civil war, bring on the castor war.....I like it, Lol.
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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08/29/21 11:20 AM
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Must not be any beaver trappers In the south.
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
[Re: The Beav]
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08/29/21 11:33 AM
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Must not be any beaver trappers In the south. It's not that there aren't any, its that my demand has outstripped the amount that's available from my suppliers. Last year I purchased 328 pounds of castor, and all of it went into lure, mostly Backbreaker. This year, I will have to purchase more than the previous year if I'm to meet the demand for the lure. I think too many trappers found out that this lure attracts more than beavers.
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
[Re: Squash]
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08/29/21 11:34 AM
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I think if you paid $90/lb for Northern you would get all you wanted. I averaged $100/lb at FHA but after commission it’s about $90. I may be able to offer $100 a pound in trade for lure. I'd have to run the numbers to be sure though.
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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08/29/21 11:47 AM
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I think too many trappers found out that this lure attracts more than beavers. I posted a thread on using your Skunky Backbreaker as a bear lure. It absolutely worked. Took me two days and several scrubbings to get that odor off my fingers.
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Re: Backbreaker shortage and possible solution
[Re: Canvasback2]
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08/29/21 12:35 PM
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Is there a synthetic version of Castor , that could be used to substitute for Northern Beaver Castor Can't speak for him, but, not sure he wants to go that route. There's nothing like "authentic".
When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.
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