2019 MN Spring Beaver

Just got back from my spring beaver trapping trip and thought I would share a few pictures from it. Started setting traps Friday evening April 19th and pulled traps the 27th. I was blessed with good weather and a lot fun. Extremely thankful for some time off to do what I love. Ended up with 50 beaver in 8 days.





















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Try that again with the last few pictures.

sounds like a great time do you tent it or have a cabin

Nice haul,fur looks pretty good in the pics.

Looks like a lot of fun..great job

Looks like a great adventure. Thanks for sharing!

Looks like a great time. What was your ratio of leg grips to conibears?

I grew up in the area so I get to stay with family while I’m up there. Bigbrownie, I ran pretty much all 330s and a few snares.

No fair fluffing up their fur for the photo! LOL

Good going!!

Great pics and great country.

Thanks guys. The good Lord blessed me with another good year. Beaverpeeler that’s what a 40 mile ride to the fur buyer will do in the back of the truck haha. The water was higher then I’ve ever seen it in the area. That helped the beaver movement but made trapping challenging. The suckers where running in full force to which was also challenging too haha. Les, suckers running up there too?

yup, just starting.

Great Pictures and Glad you got time to get after them Beaver. Way to get after it!!!

Thanks guys. My honest goal for the week was 40 so the extra 10 where just an awesome bonus. I'm going to have to push it harder next spring and try for 75 I guess. A guy forgets how lucky he his to be able to spend time in the woods and farms.

Amazing. Great job

Life is GOOD! Even when fur is cheap.

O for sure! Now I'm ready for next fall something fierce again haha.

Very interesting photos. Good job on the trapping! If you plan to put all them up, you've got a lot of work ahead of you!

Just curious : How many 330s do you use? Check them every day or more than one line? How long will they keep without freezing?

Great photos! The one of the dog on the 4 wheeler is my favorite. I had hoped to get Logan out to run a few sets but things have just been too hectic.

James, the most i had out i think was 36 330s and 7 snares. To start with i was checking everyday, then maybe the 4 or 5 check I started checking some of the 330s every other day. Everything close to home i checked everyday. I don't road line so every place i have to ride in on my ATV. I keep them in a shed so the sun cant get to them and piled snow on them to start with. The furbuyer that comes through every week in the spring to buy carcass beaver.

160, she comes rides with me pretty much everywhere when we are trapping haha. Shes good company. Hope you guys get out to do a little beavering.

[quote=Snocat]James, the most i had out i think was 36 330s and 7 snares. To start with i was checking everyday, then maybe the 4 or 5 check I started checking some of the 330s every other day. Everything close to home i checked everyday. I don't road line so every place i have to ride in on my ATV. I keep them in a shed so the sun cant get to them and piled snow on them to start with. The furbuyer that comes through every week in the spring to buy carcass beaver.

Thanks for the reply Snocat. I own five dozen 330s used to get most of them set in the spring. Got 200 beaver one year a long time ago. Fifty of them in Nov. early Dec. the rest in the March/April season. Put them all up. Lots of work, this year caught 4 rough skinned them and sold the pelts to Groenewod for $10 each. They are getting heaver ever year, I turned 79 April 21.

That's alot of put up! My hats off to you sir for catching that much fur. I own 5 dozen also. I'm going to be working on a little better fur shed so I'm able to put off fur in the spring and summer with out bugs and the heat spoiling the fur.