I have a dislike for any doctor visit.

The local ENT doctor and I have some history. I issued him a citation for hunting turkeys over bait about 25 years ago. He had not forgot that last time I had any contact with him ...about 20 years ago. I'll have to find another ENT doctor....lol

Charles,
These beavs are all hatter beavs, so a chewed up pelt brings as much as a perfect one.

Also, I've caught bit beaver year-round. One caught in a trap will likely get a bite or three when another comes along.

Never knew we had so many medical professionals on here. lol

Plus as an added bonus we learn there's as many grades of tater rakes as there are coon hide grades at the Canadian casino that went out of business for betting the house on mink hides.

Ha!

Jacks of all trades on Tman!!!

Stumbled out a couple more and a buck otter today.



A few pics of the main dam and the breaks at a couple of the set locations. Footholds are in trays on upstream side...attached to 9' rebar drowning rods.

How do you mix up a retired white game warden with a 20s-something black barge worker? LOL

I feel you Swamp, Got a cortisone shot in my right knee this morning. Trying to avoid surgery for a while. That swamp work is hard on the old knees.

Looks like some turtle chewing on that Otters rear leg.

That's a brown maple leaf stuck to the otters leg. He does have a small bare spot on his tail though.

YT30,
BruceT says he was drugged...so....

Ol' female today was a big girl!

That a railroad in the background in one picture?

i got a big sow like that last week, probably the biggest beaver ive caught in 10 years and crazy thing is i took 18 out of there last spring! Figured just be 2 year olds and such this year but still haven't caught a small beaver in the whole place. Land of the giants i guess.

Nice job … you still got it

Yes....

Landowner owns both sides of RxR ROW. Luckily beaver dam on landowners property. I can't get these railroad companies around here to get back with me to issue me written access. At a couple of last years jobs..the beaver dams are on RxR property....they still have their beavers...lol

Nice flattails SW

In addition to the tray on top, I’d have a submerged 330 with a dive stick waiting at the bottom….deadly sets!

There is no firm bottom at that beaver dam's low side. It is mostly pure muck well over knee deep or deeper. My knees can't handle trying to get back up outta that.

Plus, that is where the cottonmouths are...in that low side bramble of sticks, logs, and grass.

Maybe they have a mail in program?

Be careful Swamp, the snakes are out again. Picked up a Garter out of the trail today to relocate him to nicer more tolerant grounds.

In addition to the tray on top, I’d have a submerged 330 with a dive stick waiting at the bottom….deadly sets![/quote]
There is no firm bottom at that beaver dam's low side. It is mostly pure muck well over knee deep or deeper. My knees can't handle trying to get back up outta that.

Plus, that is where the cottonmouths are...in that low side bramble of sticks, logs, and grass.[/quote]

I know what you’re steppin in…. We call that loon poop.

BR,
No loons here. But I can see why it's called that.

That stuff is years of sediment in an already wet bottom area that has remained saturated for years. The water in the foreground will float your hat. Only way to access dam at at each end...in this case from RxR bed.