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Predator Hunting => Trapping => Topic started by: Hern on December 29, 2015, 12:40:43 PM
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Anyone trapping Beaver this season?
I caught #5 today. My limit in my home area.
5 traps, set for 1 day, 3 traps set for 1 day, 2 traps set for 1 day and 1 trap set for 1 day = 5 Beaver
4 came from a swamp/pond Beaver made, Property owned by a local concrete block company where they dig for sand. Locals call it the Sand Plant.
This morning, a small Beaver came from a section of ole canal.
An old friend now traps Beaver only. So we got together today and he's going to clean up the swamp and canal because I think there are a few left and both properties are nuisance complains, plus friend has a few more spots of his own to set up. So he's setting a few traps today and tomorrow. I told friend I did see sign of two Otters at the Sand Plant.
We have a stable population of Beaver in the Susquehanna Valley. Our limit was 5 years ago, then PGC upped it to 10 Beaver limit, recently PGC dropped it back to a 5 Beaver limit. Many guys in my area limit out fast, with good weather. When our limit was 10 Beaver, two ole guys limited out the first day with 20 Beaver on the first check. They were trapping the Susquehanna by boat in the Selinsgrove/Port Trevorton area.
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congratulations on the quick limit out... now you can work the land line again hard...
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Dale, not much to land trap around here, but I will set a few traps and do some calling.
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;D ;D ;D OK then get the lawn mower out and cut the grass as it has been growing!!! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) Congrats on the early limit too ;) ;) ;) ;)
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Goose, you certainly worry about lawns or the grass growing. Too many leaves on our lawn for grass to grow much. Lawn mowing isn't on my mind.
I took the mower off the tractor and put on loader awhile ago. I use bucket to drag/carry and stack logs. Logs turn into camp wood. I do have at least 13-14 Ash trees to cut down this winter on our property. Emerald Ash Bore got to them. Plus I have a Cherry and Maple that I will take down.
Anyone want any Pine? This summer a storm blew threw and uprooted an 80' Spruce that missed the house and outbuildings. I have that stacked in 8' logs. I can load it for you and you can take to camp.
Anyone else Beaver trapping?
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;) ;) ;) Hauled 2½ loads of poplar and cherry yesterday :P :P :P now I have a bunch of splitting to do as some pieces are 40" across :P :P :P :P I thought this was going to be a simple project....WRONG!! ::) ::) ::)
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I'm giving beaver a go this year first year for it...learning what not to do hahahaha ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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My best to you YoteSki.
They can be easy as Muskrat. If you or someone else missed Beaver, they can be the hardest thing to catch on four legs.
Keep us updated. What's your limit?
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;) ;) YoteSki go git them... ;D ;D ;D ;D..that is one critter I've never caught :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ Best of luck ;) ;) ;)
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20 daily 40 a season for 1b more than I need!