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Hunting by Game/Technique => Trapping => Topic started by: slt on Nov 17, 2013, 10:42:15 AM
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.....but seems to have died off for me, Early season was like Christmas morning, something every day. Past few days Nuthin!. Changed up a little and set some beaver traps with a friend this AM. Neither of us know much about beaver trapping but we gave it a whirl. Heading north next week in hopes of some fisher and marten. Luck to all.....
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I know that feeling my line went dead last week. I was hoping to get some beaver traps out but hopefully this weekend. Seems like there is never enough time in the day.
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I think i'm going to change the tone of this thread. I posted that we were changing up and trying beaver trapping. I tagged along last year with some folks that know how to trap them, and my friend did the same with a guy he knows although neither of us actually set any. We found a pond with a huge dam and three beaver houses /lodges that we can see. we found some runs where they appear to be exiting / entering and some fresh chewing so we set them. Yesterday we caught the biggest muskrat I have ever seen. Not what we were after but fur is fur. Today while checking our first set. the trap was sprung and I could see a dark thin shape held in the trap. MINK i thought, good enough. Nope we had an 11 1/2 inch hornpout, so I ask this. What is the strangest NON TARGET species you have ever caught?
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Nothing to odd for me typically just feral cats. That's kinda the cool thing with trapping though its anyone's guess what you gonna come across.
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I once caught a sucker in a muskrat set on a small stream.
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Well atleast you got bait out it.
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Yes sir! It went 30 yards to a coon set against a huge willow. This was way back in the late 70's. I haven't trapped in 30 years. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun as well. I often think about getting back into it, but I know I don't have the time right now to commit to a line.
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Ya it makes for some days running traps before work. I try to keep the line fairly small for the most part. Or run snares then only have to check them on the weekends