Iron_llama
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Bemidji
That's very generous! I'm a hundred or so miles farther than that unfortunately. Maybe we can do a Twin Ports meetup at some point this season.
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School me on trapping
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LOL good call, I caught myself a few times as well.
I have a few #2 and # 3 leghold. They don't hurt at all as long as it doesn't snap right on a joint. Had one snap on my thumb joint, that was mildly sore for about a month. No big deal.
330's be super, super careful with. Those things are not to be fooled around with. I don't recommend getting an arm or finger caught. I would imagine that could break bones. I caught my foot somewhat while trying to set it one of the first times, and that hurt like heck but luckily I didn't break anything and I was able to release the springs just enough to wriggle out.
Beaver were 20-30$ average this year so definitely worth it if you can catch a bunch quickly. Plus there's 30-40$ worth of meat off each one. Castor market was dismal this year to due to import issues. My castor stayed in the freezer for that reason.
330s won't break bones but they will put a hurting on ya if you get caught. You have to almost intentionally get yourself caught in one or accidentally step on one that you didn't know was there.
That said the Trappers Safety Spring and self locking 330 setters are the way to go to keep yourself from getting caught or getting yourself out.
Price I saw for beaver here in AR for 21-22 season was $5.50.
Trappers world, Trappers Post, The Trapper are much better magazines than FFG if you just want trapping. The good thing about FFG is you can read through it pretty quick at the stores that carry it lol.If you're a magazine fan, check out Fur-Fish-Game. This time of year, the articles are heavy on fishing, but the trapping articles start in the fall-lots of good info! I trapped back in the day when I was in Jr High & High school, up in NW PA. Grey fox, coon, possum, skunk, & the rare mink....LOVED it, & it kept me out of trouble!
...a word of warning-trapping is a rabbit hole every bit as deep (and expen$ive) as saddle hunting!!
The association magazines are good too and it's highly recommended to join your state and the national organizations.
Yeah I was expecting 12 this year. Guys in AR got upto $30 at one of their auctions
I think some counties here still have a bounty for beaver as well.
Careful what you read. Lot of it, especially anything written during the fur boom era. Half of it was pure disinformation or self promotion.
Im definitely in the spray paint crowd. I only dye traps that need some rust conversion. I spray paint about everything.
Nothing wrong with tman. I've been there, same use name here as there, almost since the beginning. Some of the personalities there are a bit grating but you'll have that on any site.
Just to go over my background on trapping. I took it up in 1999 when they introduced the Trapping Muskrats in Ohio project. Didn't catch much the first year other a few possums and a few raccoons. The following year when I got my driver's license I went hobby hardcore lol. Got my nuisance trapping license December of 2000 as one of the advisors of my 4H club had a beaver issue. Ended up doing 3 nuisance beaver jobs that winter, mostly with traps that I borrowed from a guy I met in the old Trapperman IRC chat.
Fast forward to today, I'm a district director for the Ohio State Trapper's Association and have a part time nuisance trapping business. My specialty is groundhog, beaver and raccoon. No problems catching coyote, fox or muskrats... Just that we don't have much of the latter two and coyotes I only trap on request because nobody ties up dogs around here.
I've caught every legal forbearer in Ohio except for short tailed weasel and least weasels.
I have two trapping channels, one on YouTube and one on Rumble. All the new stuff goes on Rumble as YouTube is dead to me. Look up Sniper's Trapping Place . Also have a website of the same name.
Any questions just ask.
Fast forward to today, I'm a district director for the Ohio State Trapper's Association and have a part time nuisance trapping business. My specialty is groundhog, beaver and raccoon. No problems catching coyote, fox or muskrats... Just that we don't have much of the latter two and coyotes I only trap on request because nobody ties up dogs around here.
I've caught every legal forbearer in Ohio except for short tailed weasel and least weasels.
I have two trapping channels, one on YouTube and one on Rumble. All the new stuff goes on Rumble as YouTube is dead to me. Look up Sniper's Trapping Place . Also have a website of the same name.
Any questions just ask.
Probably. I know a few guys that go down there to trap beaver but they usually get paid directly by the landowners which is usually more profitable. I'd love to go down there one day or LA.
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Meat is worth $100+ to me! Where do you sell your fur though? I've never tried it...
Those of you that trap, what do you eat? Seems like beavers and rabbits are a yes, coyotes are a NO, I would think coons are no as well? Any of the other varmints edible? Or mostly a pelt/predator reduction thing?
I don't know of anywhere it is legal to trap rabbits.
Beaver is good.
I've heard bobcats are good, looking forward to trying it hopefully this season.
I've heard coon and possum could be good. I would definitely try it with a few drinks in me.
Not sure about fox, never heard of them being eaten. We don't have many fox around these parts.
You couldn't pay me to eat a coyote, I've shot a couple don't even care to skin the things. They repulse me. I'd rather skin and eat a skunk.
Was just using ground beef price to compare to. Obviously it's worth a lot more because it's free range, mostly organic unless they're eating GMO corn or soybeans lol.
Last few years I've been selling at our state association fur sales. Your state should have a list of fur dealers that will buy fur. Or you could ship it to Fur Harvesters Auction. They have pick-up routes in most states which will save you a lot of money trying to mail them via UPS or USPS.
Everything is edible, whether you want to is another story. Beaver, muskrat, nutria and bobcat are commonly eaten. Raccoon and otter no so much because of roundworm. Some people eat coyotes but not I. Mainly because they're coyotes and they spoil so quickly before you can even skin them sometimes.
True. I should have said "what tastes good" not what is edible. I've heard coyotes can be pretty rank, haven't successfully killed one yet to verify
Dont think the meat would be rank unless you killed it on a day over 40* and didn't skin it promptly. Canines and cats have a thin belly wall and spoils quickly.
Their anal glands are quite rank though or if they have lice it's not pleasant.
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I'm trapping for fur not for food. I've had coon over the open flame at a campfire. If we didn't char it would have probably been better. The Lewis & Clark Expedition feasted heavily on beaver meat due to its high fat content. Contrary to popular belief, a lot of their "going up the Missouri" river was portaging those huge boats with loads of gear........ they worked their butts off and needed high fat content meat readily available. Beaver fit the bill. Personally, I've never tried it but both Beaver and Muskrat seem like the most tender meat you could ever eat. Most of the beaver meat looks and feels like a big billet of filet mignon.