Did he drag it out of the water?

I one time was looking for my trap on the edge of a coastal lake and finally noticed that the cable went straight back high up on a dike where a partially consumed nutria was buried under grass and leaves. Still in the trap. That cat got a free meal because I was pulling traps that day.

The beaver was mostly in the water,I dragged it out for the pic.
I have had wolves fish out beaver from a couple feet underwater and drag them up on the bank several times.

Wolf predation.Fished out of water from submerged set.

^^^I aced the first pic, but on this one i would have gone with crawdads! LOL

Another wolf victim-exposed catch on crossover.


At least the cats leave enough to salvage,not much left after a wolf has a snack.

I have learned to only stake my traps with small sticks that the beaver can easily pull off and get into the water.

Have had issues with lynx especially in the past.

Nothing ruins your day like having a good piece of fur chewed up.

I usually trim my two support stakes with the loppers if they are too long when fur trapping.Wolves especially but lynx occasionally will fish them out from under the water sometimes.
Smaller beaver in 330s sometimes cant get to the water like big beaver.
Over the years I have had wolves fish out a couple beaver in footholds from the bottom of a drowner wire.
I had a wolf one time break skin ice and pull up a mink in a 120.He left it intact on the bank-no damage.
Animals have good noses.

This one was pulled up from about 4 feet of water by two wolves.I know this because on my way in I noticed the trap gone from the set and the wire in the water.The bank is a straight drop off into 4 feet of water at that location.I pick up fur on the way out,not on the way in.On my way out on the 4 wheeler I seen the two wolves take off from the scene of the crime,no chance to get a shot off.
The pic is where the wolves left it,lots of tracks in the wet snow to tell the tale.

Well, I thought I would update the thread with pics of "my pretties" now that they're off the boards.

No slippage at all on this one:

This one had one tiny spot of slip on one flank.

This one had a little slippage on one side along the edge. Maybe 3-4 sq inches worth.

Hold them over the summer so they get eat up with bugs.LOL
Good Lord,I'd be ashamed to ship stuff like that.
Bit up is one thing but half rotten?

Those beaver will make some cowboy a hat he'll be proud to wear!

Actually very little slippage. I was surprised.

Wish I'd have taken some pictures of mine. We,ll compare prices after the sale.

if you read the fine print on the bottom of the page in quotation #1 sundry goods

Accountant's have some creative writing skills

Looks like typical southern beaver to me, don't understand what the fuss is about, lol.

I knew I ran the risk of getting piled on for posting on slipping beaver. But, the resource is not wasted when hatters rule the market place. And if by posting this; one trapper sends his poor beaver in, instead of throwing it in the ditch I may have done more through getting the resource utilized than given credit.

And finally, that was just three beaver out of 175. The others got the blue ribbon treatment.

"This year FHA is proud to offer our worse collection of beaver ever assembled at or upcoming spring sale!"

when they are floored \flooded with coyote grading;( a couple of years ago) the method of grading is called = pitch fork grading
so what do they call it in beaver grading = frizbee grading ?

Does anyone know the French translation ?