WoW....Great pics

HOLY CRAP! That beaver is huge!

Nice that is a big one. Gotta keep that one hang it on the wall.

Nice beaver for sure and good pictures. Congrats to you and the provider! h.h.

Wow, that's a Booner Beaver !

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WOW thats a BIG ONE!!!

That is a big one I thought my 46 lbs one was big but man not to that one. Are you sure Luke wasn't hanging on the scale lol

Ok Bean I gotta know who is wearing the blue flip flops in the picture.........

Great catch Bean and Luke!

Good going guys. Buddy ran a few traps for me while I worked. caught 4 coons and 2 possums over the last 2 nights. Think I might deer hunt a little this time off.

Nothing for me again too. Nice catches Trad and Stick, and DANG Bean that's a huge beaver. It probably weighs more than Luke.

I weigh 91 okay.....

...... soak and wet, with all your hunting gear!!!

JB - those were mine. Keep boots in my car at all times. Today's check was between services.

Better question did you make Luke carry it out??

Yeah like that's gonna happen

Gotta earn your keep. When catching those big ones I've found its easiest to use a deer sled if you have a long walk. After ya kill em they like to excrete that castor which isn't the best smell and if you throw em over your shoulder it ends up running all over ya. Learned that the hard way. Congrats again and keep after em.

Yeah my dad made me pick one up :rolleyes:

Decided to not set coon traps these days off and try to put a little meat in the freezer. I knew going into today that I was shooting the first legal deer to walk by. It took till 9:00am when this young guy walked in front of me.

Took till noon to get him out and hung up so I was a little late on getting to my 4 coyote sets I had out. Had not been touched in 9 days and I walk up to a double. Was not able to get pictures due to one of them being a toe catch and I was a little nervous about him getting away. Here is a tailgate shot though.


Must say it was a pretty good day. Think I will take a nap now.

way to go bassbum......you definitely had a good day afield. h.h.

Good day I'd say great day, congrats.

Nice!

Very good day. Nice buck too.

Another coon and grinner for us today.

Good day Bassbum. Congrats

Nice going bean and luke! h.h.

You had a really good day Bassbum, nice dogs and nice buck. I finally got a decent boar coon tonight, been a slow week for me.

Congrats bassbum!

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Good catch gilley. h.h.

Nice catch!!!!

Thanks, pulled my traps from this place tonight, Gonna try and reset them at my other spot after the rain stops this week.

Whoa!! I miss a few days, and you guys are really putting the smack down on the fur!!! Congrats to all!

Sticksender, I don't know if it is just the angle of the pictures, but it always looks like you are snagging those yaps out of thin air!!!

Tony, glad you got that first one. Congrats! I knew it wouldn't take long. Just wait till walk up on one and it starts growling, challenge barking, and howling at you!!! It'll make the hair stand up on the back of your neck!!!

Bean…….NOW THAT'S A BEAV!!!!!!! I've killed deer smaller than that!!!!

Looks like you had an eventful day bassbum! Nice buck and dogs!
I'll second that nap!!!

I'll be getting my coyote stuff ready in the next two weeks. Might set just a couple coon, and mink sets. But thats going to be about it for me. I did notice a couple rat huts on the pond this week. I may have to make a set or two for those before it freezes over.

Not exactly, but kind of

There are no fences or other natural corridors in this area, but the mutts still favor certain travel routes and have preferences on how they use terrain. The trick is finding some of those spots, and then funnel them a little more by manipulating brush. Once caught, they literally shred the brush and fling the pieces everywhere, so the area looks almost clean afterwards.

I'll post a pic later of one of the set-ups.

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and that's the 'art' of trapping!

Would love to see your pics of your snare setups. I would like to get better at snaring them...

Nothing but a rat for us today. Nasty things.

Nice catch....I think....lol. Could not handle taking it easy today. Made 5 yote sets and threw in 4 colony traps to see if there are any rats in this area.

Chevy here's a pic. The snare loop is outlined in photoshop red. This is a 5-foot cable snare anchored to the pine at left with a 4-foot extension cable connected by a quick loop for fast change-out of the snare after a catch. Roughly a 10-11 inch snare loop elevated 11-12 inches off the ground.

All the vertical "brush" between the two Pines is added by me. Basically it's twigs trimmed off nearby hardwood shrubs. I want a thin screen, enough to deter the dogs from walking around the snare, but thin enough so they can still see through and won't sense anything is out of place. Just enough brush to route them directly into the loop.

I don't try to make the dogs go places they don't normally go. I find general areas they have a tendency to pass through, then add the brush clippings to boost the odds their head finds the loop. Snares are cheap so find every spot imaginable they might walk through and put a snare there. You'll eventually figure out the best spots and then you won't need as many snares.

A lot of time you need to stand way back and look over an area from a distance to identify potential travel corridors. Then squat down low to get a Coyote's-eye view so-to speak.

Also some fresh snow will tell you a lot. I never miss a chance to walk the farm a day or two after a snowfall for sign.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bean:
[qb] Nothing but a rat for us today. Nasty things.

I pulled my traps today for a while. Im going to wait a bit then set snares. h.h.

On the bright side, you now have free bait for a coyote set. I save all the critters our cat brings to the deck. Toss'em in the deep freeze then put them in the truck a day before heading out to set traps.

Possum and beaver today. First ever catch in a coni. Looks like we caught both adults and one young one. Should I keep trapping for them or pull out now? I don't know how many beavers use an area.

Nice going Bean

Nice catch. 1 muskrat for me today.