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Has anyone here used beaver meat to grind and make sausage with? How about burgers? 

I’d love to hear anyone’s experience with it as a grind medium! 

<div class="md"><p>Has anyone here used beaver meat to grind and make sausage with? How about burgers? </p>

<p>I’d love to hear anyone’s experience with it as a grind medium! </p>
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Beaver sausage?

how to load a snare

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How to load a snare

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This bumper sticker came with my last order. 

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I’m buying my son a set up for fox and yotes for Christmas. I’ve only ever trapped coons and used stakes.
We have very very rocky soil here, would I be better off using cable stakes or should I get longer heavier rebar stakes than I used in the past.?

<div class="md"><p>I’m buying my son a set up for fox and yotes for Christmas. I’ve only ever trapped coons and used stakes.
We have very very rocky soil here, would I be better off using cable stakes or should I get longer heavier rebar stakes than I used in the past.?</p>
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Questions for Christmas gift

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Fresh round of coons and a possum 

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Dukes for the win !!! 73 coons in 3 years taken in 2 deer feed pens. I now have 3 coveys of quail & more turkeys than I care to admit 

<div class="md"><p>Dukes for the win !!! 73 coons in 3 years taken in 2 deer feed pens. I now have 3 coveys of quail &amp; more turkeys than I care to admit </p>
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Western Oklahoma

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First of the season. 

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Looking to get into trapping, I live in Wyoming and am a very close drive to the mountains as well as having a lot of fox and coons in my back yard. I grew up hunting and fishing but was never exposed to trapping. Now have 2 kids and coach hockey so hunting isn’t really an option anymore. My thoughts with trapping is the wife and kids who love snowshoeing could join it wouldn’t hopefully be such a time commitment in the field like archery elk. I could potentially do it in my back yard and closer to home. Is it worth the time and money to get into it? Would hopefully just be a hobby to get the family though winter and outside moving around. Thoughts? 

<div class="md"><p>Looking to get into trapping, I live in Wyoming and am a very close drive to the mountains as well as having a lot of fox and coons in my back yard. I grew up hunting and fishing but was never exposed to trapping. Now have 2 kids and coach hockey so hunting isn’t really an option anymore. My thoughts with trapping is the wife and kids who love snowshoeing could join it wouldn’t hopefully be such a time commitment in the field like archery elk. I could potentially do it in my back yard and closer to home. Is it worth the time and money to get into it? Would hopefully just be a hobby to get the family though winter and outside moving around. Thoughts? </p>
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Newbie

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Good first check of the season

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Hi all, relatively new trapper here, i picked up some new body gripping traps not long ago and haven't had time to dye them. Beaver/muskrat/mink season starts in a few days. Would i be ok just to remove the grease and set them? Are beavers/rat/mink shy to undyed traps? TIA

<div class="md"><p>Hi all, relatively new trapper here, i picked up some new body gripping traps not long ago and haven&#39;t had time to dye them. Beaver/muskrat/mink season starts in a few days. Would i be ok just to remove the grease and set them? Are beavers/rat/mink shy to undyed traps? TIA</p>
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New traps - ok to set?

Had caught and released a coon in a 1.5 long spring the week prior, but was trying to get this skunk out of the yard for a couple weeks. Kept spraying the dogs at night. Just got my trapping license a few months ago, so I figured a skunk would be a good place to start

<div class="md"><p>Had caught and released a coon in a 1.5 long spring the week prior, but was trying to get this skunk out of the yard for a couple weeks. Kept spraying the dogs at night. Just got my trapping license a few months ago, so I figured a skunk would be a good place to start</p>
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First (harvested) trapped critter!

Never tail chunked and left to render all summer in my shed. Evidently people leave it out in full sun and get a better result. Used in coyote sets.

<div class="md"><p>Never tail chunked and left to render all summer in my shed. Evidently people leave it out in full sun and get a better result. Used in coyote sets.</p>
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My first attempt at beaver tail oil.

Got bored tonight, so decided to scratch my pre-season itch by making some new coon/fisher buckets

First squirrel. Salt and alum method, Conibear 220

If you’re trapping beavers and not eating them, you’re missing out.

<div class="md"><p>If you’re trapping beavers and not eating them, you’re missing out.</p>
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Beaver and broccoli!

I'm pretty happy with my first year trapping beaver. I was always curious about it, and this year just stumbled into it when an acquaintance said he had beaver problems in a drainage creek nearby.  A couple hundred bucks later, and I ended the season with five beaver averaging over 45# each (a 30#, 45#, 47#, 50#, and 57#). Must be beginners luck because that just seems like a high percentage of of big ones. 

The traps were set probably a total of 30 days in that location and one overnight in another (where I caught the big one). Not sure how good that success rate is, but I'm totally satisfied and eager for next season. Now I have about 60# of beaver meat in the freezer and five decent pelts to get tanned. 

A few lessons learned for me:

- I need to get better with 330s. I found a few den entrances but never connected. The traps were triggered a few times, but empty (one time just a tuft of fur). I think I needed to use more fencing poles.

- Hagz clips are kinda useless unless you really need to set 330s at a specific height above the bottom. Otherwise, just stick a branch through the spring holes...

- drowning rods with Hagz locks are so much better than cables. I caught two on cables and both didn't drown, but the rods were perfect.

- even though I was trying for front foot catches, all were rear leg. Maybe my pan tension was too high? 4 pounds?

-  Making snares is fun!

<div class="md"><p>I&#39;m pretty happy with my first year trapping beaver. I was always curious about it, and this year just stumbled into it when an acquaintance said he had beaver problems in a drainage creek nearby.  A couple hundred bucks later, and I ended the season with five beaver averaging over 45# each (a 30#, 45#, 47#, 50#, and 57#). Must be beginners luck because that just seems like a high percentage of of big ones. </p>

<p>The traps were set probably a total of 30 days in that location and one overnight in another (where I caught the big one). Not sure how good that success rate is, but I&#39;m totally satisfied and eager for next season. Now I have about 60# of beaver meat in the freezer and five decent pelts to get tanned. </p>

<p>A few lessons learned for me:</p>

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<li><p>I need to get better with 330s. I found a few den entrances but never connected. The traps were triggered a few times, but empty (one time just a tuft of fur). I think I needed to use more fencing poles.</p></li>
<li><p>Hagz clips are kinda useless unless you really need to set 330s at a specific height above the bottom. Otherwise, just stick a branch through the spring holes...</p></li>
<li><p>drowning rods with Hagz locks are so much better than cables. I caught two on cables and both didn&#39;t drown, but the rods were perfect.</p></li>
<li><p>even though I was trying for front foot catches, all were rear leg. Maybe my pan tension was too high? 4 pounds?</p></li>
<li><p>Making snares is fun!</p></li>
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First year beaver trapping results

I set a live trap out a few days ago and checked it last night before I went to bed, woke up to check it again and the whole trap is gone. What could've possibly happened to it?

<div class="md"><p>I set a live trap out a few days ago and checked it last night before I went to bed, woke up to check it again and the whole trap is gone. What could&#39;ve possibly happened to it?</p>
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Live rat trap missing

The title pretty much explains what this post is about. Is there anyone here willing to sell/gift me unused animal parts? I'm willing to pay, but just to clarify, I'm only interested if you have no use for the animal parts at all and normally just throw them out. Just pm me or leave a comment if any of you are willing to do this. Thanks

<div class="md"><p>The title pretty much explains what this post is about. Is there anyone here willing to sell/gift me unused animal parts? I&#39;m willing to pay, but just to clarify, I&#39;m only interested if you have no use for the animal parts at all and normally just throw them out. Just pm me or leave a comment if any of you are willing to do this. Thanks</p>
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Looking for unused animal parts (pelts, feathers, bones, teeth, etc...)

<div class="md"><p>picked up a pale muskrat today</p>
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Pale muskrat

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Sloppy beaver

57# beaver

The fourth one is the biggest! 57#, Central Illinois

I have a family farm in south AL that’s right off of a pretty big river. We are having some serious issues with beavers right now, and I’ve been selected to trap them. 😆 
I have 6 conibear 330s that I have put on slides around our main pond, but they’ve been there a week and I haven’t gotten anything…
Any tips or pointers would be much appreciated!
I was thinking about putting 3 of the traps and doing a dam break set after I found 5 more dams above their pond dam. 
Tips?

<div class="md"><p>I have a family farm in south AL that’s right off of a pretty big river. We are having some serious issues with beavers right now, and I’ve been selected to trap them. 😆 
I have 6 conibear 330s that I have put on slides around our main pond, but they’ve been there a week and I haven’t gotten anything…
Any tips or pointers would be much appreciated!
I was thinking about putting 3 of the traps and doing a dam break set after I found 5 more dams above their pond dam. 
Tips?</p>
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Trapping Beavers

<div class="md"><p>49lbs 22lb respectively</p>
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First timer for water setting.

Made this set "for my kid" last wensday. tons of mouse holes in the grass so tried to copy that. also had dumped carpet as eye appeal  you can see mouse hole in the middle of the pic.
A boar raccoon found it way into that trap Frida. trap bed was still good so I  reset.  Hazel was upset I swapped out her trap for mine cause it was covered in blood but I assured her it was still her trap and she was ok with it.  piled up the bloody grass and added a different gland lure than I used the first time. 
Connected on this 34lb male last night for hazels first coyote with "her trap"     She is beyond excited she got one and was also wearing her trapping hoodie too.so am i.

<div class="md"><p>Made this set &quot;for my kid&quot; last wensday. tons of mouse holes in the grass so tried to copy that. also had dumped carpet as eye appeal  you can see mouse hole in the middle of the pic.
A boar raccoon found it way into that trap Frida. trap bed was still good so I  reset.  Hazel was upset I swapped out her trap for mine cause it was covered in blood but I assured her it was still her trap and she was ok with it.  piled up the bloody grass and added a different gland lure than I used the first time. 
Connected on this 34lb male last night for hazels first coyote with &quot;her trap&quot;     She is beyond excited she got one and was also wearing her trapping hoodie too.so am i.</p>
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blonde coyote

with the wife's schedule and 2 young kids its tough to keep the rat traps out for more than a few days at a time but im plugging along. hoping for the ground to dry out some and the coyote traps can go back out. the last rat was a chunker.

<div class="md"><p>with the wife&#39;s schedule and 2 young kids its tough to keep the rat traps out for more than a few days at a time but im plugging along. hoping for the ground to dry out some and the coyote traps can go back out. the last rat was a chunker.</p>
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Sar far

The one on the right has pretty rough looking neck. I think she got roughed up by another coon or maybe another predator. Has a pretty wicked scrape going almost all the way around her neck

<div class="md"><p>The one on the right has pretty rough looking neck. I think she got roughed up by another coon or maybe another predator. Has a pretty wicked scrape going almost all the way around her neck</p>
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Decent day on the trapline

First time trapping on land where no motor vehicles are allowed

Trapped 110 coons, 5 skunks, and 8 opossums (got blanked on yotes) in ‘23.  Sorry no pictures.  Where does this put me in line with you guys?  I truly have no idea.  Is this a lot or just run of the mill?  How many in a season to be legendary?

<div class="md"><p>Trapped 110 coons, 5 skunks, and 8 opossums (got blanked on yotes) in ‘23.  Sorry no pictures.  Where does this put me in line with you guys?  I truly have no idea.  Is this a lot or just run of the mill?  How many in a season to be legendary?</p>
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How am I doing?

Todays check of my last beaver sets....of 3 sets had a nice surprise at the end with this nice one

late checks today, got a double last night at my buddies property.  a nice female and a another big old  boar.  thought I lost a trap but turned out raccoons can climb with only one front foot. luckily the cable clinched up and didn't go up the tree with him.  kinda has me rethinking about securing traps that way. 
haven't weighed em yet but the female should stretch out to a 1x no problem and the male should do 3x.

<div class="md"><p>late checks today, got a double last night at my buddies property.  a nice female and a another big old  boar.  thought I lost a trap but turned out raccoons can climb with only one front foot. luckily the cable clinched up and didn&#39;t go up the tree with him.  kinda has me rethinking about securing traps that way. 
haven&#39;t weighed em yet but the female should stretch out to a 1x no problem and the male should do 3x.</p>
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