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Post by trapperrick on Feb 21, 2015 12:33:44 GMT -5
well, for the most part, trapping season is coming to a close with the exception of beaver which ends on March 31. Trapping beaver as the ice melts is an enjoyable sport. Small signs of spring are starting to pop up like the melting ice, birds singing, the warming sun and longer daylight hours. It's kind of tough thinking about spring beaver when the it's snowing like crazy outside and the ponds are still locked under a thick layer of ice.
This was from last March. It was a good 1.5 mile hike in to get to this beaver pond but well worth the effort I thought.
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Post by Dutch on Feb 21, 2015 14:07:52 GMT -5
My one brother spends 2 weeks in N. Carolina trapping each February. Fair numbers of beavers down there, along with bobcats and yotes.
They do need to release all foxes caught tho.
That seems to be a pretty good sized beaver you have there, or am I wrong?
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Post by trapperrick on Feb 21, 2015 15:56:45 GMT -5
My one brother spends 2 weeks in N. Carolina trapping each February. Fair numbers of beavers down there, along with bobcats and yotes. They do need to release all foxes caught tho. That seems to be a pretty good sized beaver you have there, or am I wrong? If I remember correctly Dutch, it was around the 30 pound range which is about average. A big one reaches 45 to 50 pounds and a trophy would be 60 pounds. I'm still looking for my first 40 pounder.
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