Sorta odd beaver catch

[DavidUnderwood]

Had this beaver by a hind foot in
a # 11 longspring trap this morning.
Using a window weight drag with 5
feet of cable. I catch 5 or 6 a year
in that same ditch, usually by front
foot, with a 1 1/2 coil.

[poorboy]

Are beaver worth skinning this year?..;-)

[DavidUnderwood]

The meat and castors are worth
the skinning, if it had no hide!
Nobody knows what the market will
do. nobody ever does. Life goes on.

[Haggis]

I've heard some trappers talk of setting 1 1/2" coil springs for beaver; front paw catch as you mention, but catching a beaver in a #11 longspring is quite clever. Well done!!

[DavidUnderwood]

[Cabin Fever]

You're tapping beaver? Where's the snow?

[GREENCOUNTYPETE]

Originally Posted by Cabin Fever

You're tapping beaver? Where's the snow?

yes , good question i know a guy traps 300 beaver a year he won't even start till it's below 0 and lakes are frozen hard claims it takes him 8 minutes to skin a beaver but he won't touch them till furs are in there prime nice thick winter fur.

[DavidUnderwood]

If we waited for snow here, them
critters would get too old and tough
to eat! We already got plenty. Lets
not cut 'em any slack!

[Homesteadwi5]

I used to trap em under the ice when they were worth 50-60 bucks,now just fall and spring.We go after fox and coyote in the sub zero weather.

[Homesteadwi5]

Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE

yes , good question i know a guy traps 300 beaver a year he won't even start till it's below 0 and lakes are frozen hard claims it takes him 8 minutes to skin a beaver but he won't touch them till furs are in there prime nice thick winter fur.

If you know somebody that can catch 300 a year through the ice in wisconsin,he's in the only part of the state that has 300 cause they're not from lincoln co. up to iron co.