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Old 05-06-2015, 11:16 PM
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After spending the month of April chasing muskrats, I tried my hand at trapping a few problem beaver for several local landowners. I started out shooting a few at sunset when I was still trapping rats but once I pulled my float sets, I set out a few 330's. Things started slow for me but with the advice/guidance from "The Spruce" and a couple other experienced Trappers, I started to have some success.

I was thrilled to shoot a big 56 pound beaver, which sunk and I had to recover the next day when it floated back up, but it didn't take me long to better that weight in one of my 330 sets. Here's a picture of a few beaver that I recently caught including a 59 pound monster, my biggest so far.

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Old 05-07-2015, 06:41 AM
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Good job on the furry lumberjacks , Dave . First year in memory that I havent had any in my area to trap and thats not a bad thing .
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Old 05-07-2015, 07:15 AM
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Default Here is a couple i caught the other week.

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Old 05-13-2015, 06:47 PM
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Any one want to sell their carcases?
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Old 05-13-2015, 07:24 PM
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Any one want to sell their carcases?
Are you still hunting bear up in Fort Mac? I have about a dozen in my freezer and I could spare a couple if you are really stuck but I'm just north of Edmonton.
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Old 05-13-2015, 07:27 PM
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Are you still hunting bear up in Fort Mac? I have about a dozen in my freezer and I could spare a couple if you are really stuck but I'm just north of Edmonton.
Ya I am up in fort mac but i did have a guy write me that he has some up here just waiting for him to respond back to me. Thanks tho
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Old 05-13-2015, 07:45 PM
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Ya I am up in fort mac but i did have a guy write me that he has some up here just waiting for him to respond back to me. Thanks tho
AO member "mark-edmonton" lives up there and traps a line there. I don't know if he has any beaver but it's worth a try contacting him. Good luck!
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Old 06-04-2015, 12:28 PM
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Those are some nice beavers
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Old 06-05-2015, 10:18 AM
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60 lb beavers, cool. I have never seen one that big one cruising the back woods dams where i hunt moose.
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Old 06-05-2015, 11:10 AM
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60 lb beavers, cool. I have never seen one that big one cruising the back woods dams where i hunt moose.
A few weeks ago I chatted with the County Trapper and he told me that he caught one that was 80 pounds!
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Old 06-05-2015, 12:15 PM
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A few weeks ago I chatted with the County Trapper and he told me that he caught one that was 80 pounds!
Sheesh thats alot of beaver
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Old 06-05-2015, 02:28 PM
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This beauty wieghed in at 65bls. Her mate, which I got the week prior, came in at 62. They were knocking a lot of wind break down.
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Old 06-06-2015, 08:46 PM
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Here is a big female I caught. Did not weight it but it measured 44 inches long. She was a pinto with a white belly and some pink on her feet.
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