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Post by Sandbur on Apr 30, 2023 10:37:34 GMT -6
Too windy to be out mucking around with this. I just went out and see I got a fat one like Stu. Probably pregnant.
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Post by wklman on May 12, 2023 11:50:54 GMT -6
Caught this monster this morning.
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Post by wklman on May 12, 2023 14:38:09 GMT -6
Pulled the hide off and took the castor glands out. I get 50 bucks a piece for the tails from the township, so trapping does have some rewards besides taking out the wood cutters. They've been wreaking havoc on the trees along my lake edge.
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Post by wklman on May 15, 2023 10:08:59 GMT -6
Got the big girl this morning. The male weighed 43lbs and she weighs 57. Good feeling to catch the biggest ones first.
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Post by biglakebass on May 15, 2023 12:05:16 GMT -6
How big do they get
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Post by daydreamer on May 15, 2023 12:21:33 GMT -6
That thing looks ginormous!
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Post by benmnwi on May 15, 2023 12:47:07 GMT -6
Are the pelts still good this time of year?
I received a call from the township at my cabin last week saying a beaver on the edge of my property plugged a ditch and flooded a road. The township was going to take care of the beaver and its dam, so that was good to hear.
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Post by wklman on May 15, 2023 15:01:58 GMT -6
60+ pounds on the biggest ones. That female was right up there with them.
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Post by wklman on May 15, 2023 15:03:31 GMT -6
Are the pelts still good this time of year? I received a call from the township at my cabin last week saying a beaver on the edge of my property plugged a ditch and flooded a road. The township was going to take care of the beaver and its dam, so that was good to hear. My cousin says they are. I'm keeping them to sell to a fur buyer. You don't get much for them(I think around $5.00 a piece), but it's something.
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Post by benmnwi on May 15, 2023 15:06:39 GMT -6
I think it would be cool to have a tanned hide from a critter killed from my property, so I'd probably try to tan one if I thought the hide was decent.
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Post by Sandbur on May 15, 2023 20:08:23 GMT -6
I have a pair of mittens with beaver hide on the backside. My Dad trapped the beaver and had the mittens made for me for Christmas.
Dad has been gone for over 30 years.
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Post by benmnwi on May 15, 2023 21:47:56 GMT -6
I have a pair of mittens with beaver hide on the backside. My Dad trapped the beaver and had the mittens made for me for Christmas. Dad has been gone for over 30 years. That’s a pretty awesome gift. Was the beaver hide tanned with the hair on the inside of the mittens?
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Post by smsmith on Jun 23, 2023 20:21:57 GMT -6
63 paced off yards, porch pillar for a rest, Dad's old Winchester .22, 8 Busch Lights
White tipped t-post is 55 yards. Woodchuck was 8 yards past the stake
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Post by biglakebass on Jun 23, 2023 21:44:27 GMT -6
Rated awesome post.
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Post by daydreamer on Jun 23, 2023 22:01:12 GMT -6
63 paced off yards, porch pillar for a rest, Dad's old Winchester .22, 8 Busch Lights
White tipped t-post is 55 yards. Woodchuck was 8 yards past the stake That’s fucking great on multiple fronts!
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