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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7981128
10/27/23 09:08 PM
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We got a got a dump of snow here. -8 tonight and a high of -4 tomorrow. Gonna hit a property in the morning where a guy wants us to clean up the beaver. It’s on a river but apparently it’s low and not moving.
Looks like your trigger wires are straight like from factory. Im guessing you set them way off to the side? I started bending them in a T and under the water this fall after watching a video of them around 330s at night. Waders are good for keeping the pants dry, but mine are like funnels for crap falling in. $100 frog toggs. They’re comfy but not very tough. I might bite the bullet and order a set of Dans briar proof, looks like they fit tighter up top.


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7981184
10/27/23 09:48 PM
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Those are new traps,I havent got around to twisting the 2 wires together as a single unit like I normally do.
I like to set dead center when trapping open water,no need for them to get too far into the trap in most open water setting.

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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7981237
10/27/23 10:31 PM
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You twist em and set off to the side or in the middle?


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7981240
10/27/23 10:36 PM
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Dead center for open water or in deep water channells.
The only time I want the beaver well into the trap is when setting multiple traps side by side under ice at the main den entrance or multiples at dam breaks.Then I move them over to one side.


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7981268
10/27/23 11:30 PM
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nice job


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7982190
10/29/23 11:08 AM
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photos just go to show that beaver a dumb until the are not.
Around here, most problem beaver are USDA square and stick/ fencing shy by the time I get to play.


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7982193
10/29/23 11:15 AM
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Smart ones on the line are your seed for next season.
No need to waste time just skim the cream and keep moving into untrapped country.
Why I like furtrapping better than nuisance,and the weather is much more tolerable than trapping in summer.


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7983888
10/31/23 05:13 PM
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Went out to check the line today.Beaver getting thinned out now.Also got a freeze up now,but it could thaw before the permanent freeze sets in.I will pull the beaver traps next run if still frozen.If I decide to extend the line further back in I will wait till good ice.
Got two beaver today,a mink,and two Otters,one otter was a runt caught in a mink box,the other was a big one but was eaten up by cats.
The runt Otter smelled bad of skunk,he must have tried to tangle with a skunk and got the buisness.
Picked up another limit of ruffed grouse.

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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7984109
10/31/23 10:32 PM
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I always enjoy your pictures. It looks like you have a lot of grouse in your area or is it like that all over Ontario?

Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7984131
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Not sure how widespread it is but the ruffed grouse dont often outnumber the spruce grouse and the sharptails like they are this year.


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7984155
10/31/23 11:22 PM
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Which of those three are the best eating grouse. I only ate rough grouse in my lifetime

Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7984163
10/31/23 11:46 PM
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They all taste good to me.
Ruffed partridge are good fried as nuggets,spruce partridge are good in a stew with dumplings and sharptails because of their large size are good for partridge kiev.
Had some partridge stir fry last night,
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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7984166
10/31/23 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Boco
They all taste good to me.
Ruffed partridge are good fried as nuggets,spruce partridge are good in a stew with dumplings and sharptails because of their large size are good for partridge kiev.
Had some partridge stir fry last night,
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Your making me hungry for grouse.

Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7984170
11/01/23 12:08 AM
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They are good eating allright,but I'll be sick of them in a couple weeks,lol.


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7984419
11/01/23 09:48 AM
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Thanks for the pictures Boco. Always fun to see trapping from further north.

Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7984749
11/01/23 06:50 PM
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Checked a few traps on the driftwood line today.
I set out 16 boxes to see what is out there.
Picked up 3 marten and a ermine.
2 marten are definitely adult males since I could easily feel the groove on the top of the head.
The other is a female,cant tell until I skin if adult or juvenile.
Forgot to take the pic of the last marten before I took him out of the trap.

I will have to set up a few test boxes on the northern line next trip up to see how the marten pops are up there.


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7984768
11/01/23 07:11 PM
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You using 160s for your mink sets in case an otter comes in?


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Shakeyjake] #7984769
11/01/23 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Shakeyjake
You using 160s for your mink sets in case an otter comes in?

No,120s in mink boxes.
120 will kill any size otter quick


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Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7984900
11/01/23 10:32 PM
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Nice pictures boco …. Thanks for the explanation on the grouse species, you are piling up the partridge !

Re: A few pics from the traplines. [Re: Boco] #7985372
11/02/23 04:50 PM
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Went out today to cut a couple trees that were across the trail into camp.
I had a couple marten boxes set at the beginning of the trail and one had a fresh caught Canary Marten.
First Canary Marten I have caught in about 8 years.The last one I caught was part eaten.Back in the early 90's I was lucky to get 3 canary marten in one season.
This one is an adult male and in perfect shape.
i froze him whole in case a taxidermist wants to buy it.

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