FINALLY

Got 31 sets in today -- Wasn't even sure I was going to be able to after the broken wrist and the covid. I know, I know -- they were mostly for nutria, but trapping something is better than not trapping right? well maybe not. Anyway saw 5 nutes swimming around in the small part of the pond I was trapping today -- little beaver sign and there was a little otter sign. going to set on the neighbors place tomorrow time permitted (only had about 3 hours today). I wasn't even sure I could skin one until 2-days ago (had to shoot one on the back of my place just to prove I could) but all seems to work ok. I haven't tried fleshing yet -- that may be a challenge. Any way it was a nice day.

Good luck.

Cool man , good luck

Sounds like you are healing up and back at it. Keep it up!

you got spirit and the will,i think you are gonna be ok. take care

Good luck!!

Trappers always find a way.

Good for you!

What do you think a decent nute is going to bring this year or do you get paid some adc coin for keeping them under control in some areas...?

No adc coin -- i just figure that i don't do much for the human race - this i can do. Of course most of the ground that I trap on are customers of my irrigation repair business. Hopefully i will get the same as last year (2$) -- got 5nutes, 1 coon, and 1 muskrat today. It was a few less nutes than I expected, but it froze good and hard last night so I am sure they didn't go as far as they usually do in a night.

Does a nute flesh like a mrat or a coon...?

Nutes would be more similar to a coon than a rat for fleshing. But far less fat.

Glad you're back out there at it Dave!

more like a coon -- but not as much grisle or as much fat. Easier than a coon and harder than a muskrat.

Good luck! Hope you have traps full

Good to hear your back at em'

keep onkeeping on, never stop, by the way are they good eating [nutira] ?

I tried one for the first time this year---- its meat. I don't have a sense of smell so my sense of taste is greatly diminished, and i couldn't get anyone else in the houshold to try it. The wife did say she would try beaver though - so that might be next on the list. Caught 5 nutes and 1 coon today.

Do you finish nutes on say adjustable coon boards? Isn't 28-30 inches a pretty average adult nute length from nose to where you cut the tail off??

We got som whopper nutes in Oregon. This is on a 65 inch otter board. Is tail on is per request from my buyer.

Wow, so that nute is about 38 inches from nose to base of tail on that board? The tail is like a mrat's tail, right?

I have some boards made for nutria -- most of the boards are about 42" I get alot in the 26-30" range --- inside of mouth to base of tail. and don't bother with anything below 20 inside of mouth to base of tail.

"Inside of mouth"...? Are you talking about the back side of the nose where you cut it from the skull or some other position "inside of the mouth"..? Just have never heard that term before...

bottom lip when stretched on the board. I skinned 2 of the ones i got today with tail on (not normal) they should stretch 28-30, i didn't flesh or board them today - ill start doing that in a couple of weeks.

Yes, have fun

Measurements on nutes are always on the belly side. In the later years of the nutria boon it was lower lip to bung. 26" L, 30" XL, 36" XXL. You were only downgraded for holes on the belly...no downgrade for holes on the back. Sometime when fleshing females you would tear a teat and of course on nutes those are on the back.

Most adult nutria will stretch over 30" with maybe 5% to 10% going 36".