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Re: I think I got lucky.
[Re: Twenty-fiveYard]
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01/23/22 02:43 PM
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danny clifton
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that hatchet looks like one I have with a knife inside the handle?
nice catch.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: I think I got lucky.
[Re: backroadsarcher]
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01/23/22 05:59 PM
01/23/22 05:59 PM
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I caught one a while back by the hind foot. It sure made me scratch my head. My theory has always been that they swam OVER the trap and tripped it with the hind foot and never actually went through it at all. The one below was caught (and held) by the base of the tail in one set of jaws.
Last edited by 160user; 01/23/22 06:00 PM.
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Re: I think I got lucky.
[Re: Twenty-fiveYard]
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01/23/22 07:06 PM
01/23/22 07:06 PM
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Belisles will do that. Gotta love them safeties!
Get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US.
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Re: I think I got lucky.
[Re: uplandpointer]
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01/23/22 07:30 PM
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How could a beaver that size get that far through a 330 before setting it off? I can’t really say, but every other beaver (5 prior on this very set) has been trying to enter, they’re facing into the hole that the trap is in. This beaver got it by the foot and I am not sure how else it would happen. I’ve been trying debating getting a trail camera and mounting it out there so I can see how things go down. This mystery may settle it.
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Re: I think I got lucky.
[Re: 52Carl]
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01/23/22 08:26 PM
01/23/22 08:26 PM
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Might have turned before hitting the trap My bet is he turned before committing too. The last thing a beaver does on a turn is thrust a back foot behind it. I’ve wondered about that. I suspect you guys are right. Thanks for chiming it.
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Re: I think I got lucky.
[Re: Twenty-fiveYard]
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01/23/22 08:44 PM
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In some cases poorly stabilized bodygrip traps can lead to animals getting caught by extremities.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: I think I got lucky.
[Re: Boco]
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01/23/22 08:49 PM
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In some cases poorly stabilized bodygrip traps can lead to animals getting caught by extremities. Good to know as well. Thank you Boco. Chewed up tail;
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