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Ginormous Indiana beaver #8044424
01/09/24 09:00 AM
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Got this on an email from the Indiana State Trappers Assoc. Thought I would share it with you all.

John Allen, III with a 80.34 pound northern Indiana beaver. For those of you who don't know John he stands over 6 feet. So, this picture gives you an idea of how big this beaver is.

[Linked Image]


"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044429
01/09/24 09:04 AM
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Hope he enters that tail in the contest! Wow

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044438
01/09/24 09:10 AM
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That makes my elbow hurt thinking about having to flesh that.

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044445
01/09/24 09:16 AM
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MERCY !!!

That there is military grade !

Thanks for the news !

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044448
01/09/24 09:24 AM
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You just don't see many like that And that might be a good thing I mean if you have any distance to get it to your vehicle or as another poster noted fleshing it would be a full days work , Nice one for sure

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044453
01/09/24 09:37 AM
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There goes his back lol monsterous

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044464
01/09/24 09:50 AM
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I want the castors. smile Going to need a full sheet of plywood for that one.

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044470
01/09/24 09:56 AM
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Makes you wonder how big the beavers were when the old time trappers explored the west.

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044477
01/09/24 10:01 AM
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I’m in PT following rotator repair. I can only imagine doing that.

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044485
01/09/24 10:07 AM
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I've shot smaller bear. crazy


swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo

You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044490
01/09/24 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Flipper 56
Got this on an email from the Indiana State Trappers Assoc. Thought I would share it with you all.

John Allen, III with a 80.34 pound northern Indiana beaver. For those of you who don't know John he stands over 6 feet. So, this picture gives you an idea of how big this beaver is.

[Linked Image]



Holy...........well, you know!

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044500
01/09/24 10:28 AM
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[Linked Image]

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044505
01/09/24 10:37 AM
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That’s big.

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044507
01/09/24 10:43 AM
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That's a brute.


�What�s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.�
Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers


Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044518
01/09/24 10:56 AM
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Thatd be one for the man cave.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044528
01/09/24 11:06 AM
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What a dandy!


I don't watch football, so I don't know who Taylor Swift is, but he sounds fast.
Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044535
01/09/24 11:16 AM
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Makes my back hurt thinking of fleshing that one.....

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044536
01/09/24 11:19 AM
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Pennsylvania
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Your just using the wrong knife took me years to figure that one out .but wow yeah impressive not the biggest I've seen but it's up there

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: bucksnbears] #8044545
01/09/24 11:27 AM
01/09/24 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by bucksnbears
I've shot smaller bear. crazy


Unfortunately for BOO-BOO , that's the sad truth !!!! laugh

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Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044547
01/09/24 11:29 AM
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That makes the 86.5lb one I caught last year pretty big, huh?
[Linked Image]

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044554
01/09/24 11:32 AM
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I can’t imagine. Ain’t caught but a few and I thought 50 something pounds was big!! And mine was a female with three kits still in her.

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: 3togo] #8044555
01/09/24 11:33 AM
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Well, yeah.


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Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: 3togo] #8044557
01/09/24 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 3togo
That makes the 86.5lb one I caught last year pretty big, huh?
[Linked Image]

Sure does !
What did you end up doing with that one ?
Thanks

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044562
01/09/24 11:49 AM
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Nice job John! That's a Hoss!

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044587
01/09/24 12:39 PM
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Me and my cousin shot one in a creek when we were in high school

I remember it weighed 78# on a Viking spring scale.

I don't remember it being near as big as either of those pictured.
Gonna have to go by mom and dad's and see if I can find that picture

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044598
01/09/24 12:50 PM
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Neighbor caught an 80 lb. beaver a few years ago and has the hide hopped and hanging up in his living room. Takes up most of the wall!


Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044599
01/09/24 12:51 PM
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What a Beav.


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Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Brian Mongeau] #8044603
01/09/24 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian Mongeau
Makes you wonder how big the beavers were when the old time trappers explored the west.


One of the earliest Hudson Bay brigades reported catching several 100 lb beaver in Oregon's Ochoco mountain range in northeastern Oregon. For me personally (with over 8000 beaver to my credit) 74 lbs is the biggest I've caught.

80 lbs is a brute.


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044610
01/09/24 01:10 PM
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I've never broken the 80 lb mark. 72 lbs was my biggest. Would love to catch and 80, but would dread lugging it out if it was where the 4 wheeler won't go

Last edited by Turtledale; 01/09/24 01:13 PM.

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Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044611
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After fleshing! Lol[Linked Image]


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Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: bucksnbears] #8044636
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Originally Posted by bucksnbears
I've shot smaller bear. crazy

I have heard that to be true! Lol

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044664
01/09/24 02:16 PM
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King Kong of the Beaver world


olden tyred
Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044744
01/09/24 04:05 PM
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Hate to drag that out of a swamp.


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Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044751
01/09/24 04:16 PM
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Ha e serious doubts that would fit in any of my double door swim through traps


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Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044764
01/09/24 04:52 PM
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My best was a 74 # brute. Good thing I was a young lad. Thankfully, today I use a lot more smarts than muscle to move dead weight.

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044767
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that's a big one for sure,

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044837
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That gal looks like she is holding a giant piece of Pita Bread.

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044864
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That beaver makes ole Big John look like an 8th grader.

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: bucksnbears] #8044893
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Originally Posted by bucksnbears
I've shot smaller bear. crazy

LOL


the wheels of the gods turn very slowly
Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044894
01/09/24 07:31 PM
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Never mind a wallet.You can make a whole womans purse out of that tail !!


the wheels of the gods turn very slowly
Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044966
01/09/24 08:57 PM
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[Linked Image]


Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8044979
01/09/24 09:08 PM
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Nice job

Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8045215
01/10/24 07:51 AM
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Looks at the rudder on that thing! Nice!
Just a kit to these though. These things will mess you up good.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-giant-human-sized-beavers-died-out-10000-years-ago

Last edited by Shakeyjake; 01/10/24 07:54 AM.

Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew
Re: Ginormous Indiana beaver [Re: Flipper 56] #8045287
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Crowfoot,
Sold it green to Gronewald fur. The guys in the truck doing the buying couldn't believe how big it was.

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