I am in - why not

This contest should be divided into two categories. One for women, kids and open water beaver trappers, and another for under ice beaver trappers.

It's 3:10AM on December 15th, 2023 and walleyed reports
zero (0) beaver trapped so far.

Hope to get a few before It freezes up.,

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27 beaver caught. All in cage traps.

Caught No. 7 today, that may be a record for me.

Okay -- Iwill play -- 1 so far. hopefully I will get todo some trapping soon.

I'll join in, no idea how I missed this thread.
I'll let you know the tally on the 15th of May

Sure, I guess I’ll jump in. Season here is Oct1 to May 31

Contest rules require updates on your totals starting Dec 15th and every 15th of the month until May 15th, the finale.

Ok, I’m also officially in the contest as well.

44 so far including these 35 caught in the last two days:

I'll enter but where I'm heading I was told there is little to no cell service. Not sure if I'll be able to update.
Our season doesn't start until Dec 26th.

Ack, you're granted as long a grace period as you need. For the rest of us one week is all you get for a grace period unless you have special circumstances like Ack.

Count me in. My count is 51 so far.

I am high grade trapper lol: only got 3 and all XXL dried at over 65" and will grade HVY where all recent under the ice. Perfect put up with no knife damage and frost drying James Bay Cree style for high end pricing. Catch 'em for a meal ourselves and sell rest at $4/lb* to limited market. Gonna be like $150+ Can. average all in. So I am entering the best average category lol.

Got lots of other bait for the meat eater furbearers. Maybe get a few more under the ice later when one of my boys comes home for Christmas. You get past 3 score and ten and you appreciate the help.

* Used to give that stuff away back in the day but these day people got tons of money to spent on other stuff so they can buy beaver carcass same price as pork legs I figure. Includes heads and tails and hind feet all old time traditional stuff.

You can frost scrape there already? Looks like it’s gonna be kinda warm here for the next week or 2, but you know how the forecast works.
Highest average is a good idea, you’re crushing it with those big 3. Highest & lowest dollar award too….but I guess it gets outta hand for one guy to organize..lol

No frost scrape here yet Jake although have done it in the past. What am doing is frost drying.

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I'm guessing you got enough participates so I'm looking forth to the pictures and such on this thread.

49 is my tally so far by the rules (96 with a trapping partner, 2 with my son). Probably not going to change much until March or later.

Looking good guys. I'll wait for a week and at the end of the grace period post contestants in order of high to low on their beaver catch.

PS: If you can include a pic or two when you report that will make it all that more interesting for the rest of us. Also any relevant info on how you catch them, what lures, etc would surely be of interest to the rest of us.