31 lbs

Plinker

Tha's very nice, but what's it holding??

1st one?Give details.

Nice Beaver!!

Pay no attention to these Boobs, their sense of humor is preverted.

Hairy rascal, ain't it?

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Originally posted by mdmike:
1st one?Give details.

It's the first one this year since setting the trap yesterday. The only little thing that went wrong was i put the metal slide thing on backwards and so it didn't get drowned and i had to shoot it with the .22. Had a time gettin up the bank with it, too. Got it skinned and stretched out nice and round on a piece of plywood and it came out good but my hands keep cramping, they aren't used to that kind of work.

Plinker

I have never trapped beavers.........what are the hides going for?

I knew someone was eventually going to make a beaver joke.No class.

I'm not sure i even get the beaver joke????? i must be stupid that way but i think i'm too old to be a beaver, must be the way i'm holding it. Anyways, Fur-fish-Game says expect $30-$40.00 for good shearing types, whatever that is. 2 hours to skin it that would be worthwile.

Plinker

Nice one!! It's not a little one, that's for sure. I always used to feel bad getting the smallish ones as they can grow up and you get more for them. Way to go.

the chef

Plink, beaver is very good eating too. Use it in place of cubed beef in a stew.

Good job! Now I understand your difficulty in compressing those springs! Try a piece of nylon rope about four feet long for big conibears. Tie a loop in one end and thread the rope through the spring eyes - up through both, back down the outside and back up through the eyes. Now put your foot in the loop and pull up on the loose end. Once compressed its a simple matter to hold the rope with one hand while you attach the safety hook over the spring with the other hand. Just to be sure some put a wind or two of duct tape around the set jaws next to the trigger. Cut the tape with a knife (from above) as the last thing before leaving the set...just don't forget to cut it!

Don't worry, I doubt there are any serious trappers who use drowners who haven't put one (or two or three or ten) on backwards. Just remember YOU have to pull the weight AND the beaver back up! What part of WV are you in?