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Otter crossed my line. #7462705
01/16/22 04:25 PM
01/16/22 04:25 PM
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Montana
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26.6 pound mature male. My 2nd otter. [Linked Image]

Last edited by Twenty-fiveYard; 01/16/22 04:27 PM.
Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: Twenty-fiveYard] #7462721
01/16/22 04:35 PM
01/16/22 04:35 PM
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Marshall Texas
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Nice! was that in a 280?

Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: Twenty-fiveYard] #7462723
01/16/22 04:40 PM
01/16/22 04:40 PM
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Bridger 330. My local shop finally got some more traps in and they got some Belisle 330’s, I am excited to get them wet. I can see the quality is better with the Belisle over the Bridger, although the Bridgers have served me well.

Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: Twenty-fiveYard] #7462726
01/16/22 04:47 PM
01/16/22 04:47 PM
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Marshall Texas
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Belisle are a lot stronger then the Bridgers like them a hole lot better.

Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: Twenty-fiveYard] #7462734
01/16/22 04:54 PM
01/16/22 04:54 PM
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Champaign County, Ohio.
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It looks like he didn't make it all the way across your line. Congratulations!

Keith

Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: Twenty-fiveYard] #7462768
01/16/22 05:33 PM
01/16/22 05:33 PM
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Posts: 7,365
W NY
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W NY
Nice catch, end of the line for that otter


NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: Twenty-fiveYard] #7462770
01/16/22 05:39 PM
01/16/22 05:39 PM
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Posts: 1,571
Saskatchewan, Canada
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Congrats!

Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: Twenty-fiveYard] #7462823
01/16/22 06:38 PM
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[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]

Just got 90% fleshing done. Measures 64 inches nose to tip of tail.

Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: Twenty-fiveYard] #7462853
01/16/22 07:04 PM
01/16/22 07:04 PM
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Posts: 42,017
Northern Maine
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Way to go.


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Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: Twenty-fiveYard] #7462890
01/16/22 07:42 PM
01/16/22 07:42 PM
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east central WI
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Nice catch. They sure are neat animals.

Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: k snow] #7462922
01/16/22 08:16 PM
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They are interesting. Last spring I got a 32.5 lb female in a #2 foothold on a drowner rod, but she got rolled up in some sticks I couldn’t see and was very much alive when I arrived. One of three animals I’ve had to dispatch. That dog was not happy one bit, nasty little predator.

Re: Otter crossed my line. [Re: Twenty-fiveYard] #7463582
01/17/22 01:46 PM
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The property manager at the ranch I trap for sometimes will check my traps for me if he has time. First time I’ve had someone text me a picture of my owns traps with a sprung beaver. Good looking beaver, tough to focus on the remaining work day now…

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