First beaver - pics

[Possum_Trapper]

Very surprised to check my two pocket sets Monday and found I had connected with a beaver:yikes: . Didn't think a 1.5CS would hold one.
The pic below is after I pulled him back up the cable to the base of the pocket.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/3043/DSC03027.JPG (http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=52523&ppuser=21106)


Another pic of my "lazymans" way of getting him to my pickup! He weighed around 45lbs best I could tell, I'm thinking that is possibly an average size beaver?

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/3043/DSC03029.JPG (http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=52524)

An experience I'll never forget! I dried him off and put him in the freezer whole. I'm not well equiped to put up a beaver pelt and since I don't plan to target them I'm not 100% sure whether I should get equiped and try to put him up or not - is it common to sell them in the round? Suggestions?
Thanks and good luck on the rest of the season to everyone.

Mike

[uptracker]

Good Work! I'll never forget my first beaver too!:D Got her in a 330 though.

[Yoopertrapper]

Way to go!

[snowman11]

Good Work! I'll never forget my first beaver too!:D Got her in a 330 though.

I wont ever forget my first beaver either. I wanted to take pics, but she said I couldn't. :lol:

Nice catch :)

[deerslayer15]

congrats possum !!!!

[adam bomb]

I wont ever forget my first beaver either. I wanted to take pics, but she said I couldn't. :lol:

Nice catch :)

you beat me to it!!! :lol:

nice job...hopefully i can catch a few this weekend.

[ottertrapper]

45 lbs and average size beaver? Ah no!! A 45 lber is an adult it is not huge but is a nice beaver avg for Micigan is a smaller than that. Great job on the beaver now you are hooked! Doesn't surprise me at all a coilspring holding a beaver if you get a good front foot way in like you did and on a drowner that beaver didn't have a chance. Now I wouldn't recommend setting those traps for them though!

Great job and good pics also go get some more now!

[Possum_Trapper]

Thanks for the replies (even the smarta** ones:lol: !)
I can't imagine having to carry several of those critters out of a swamp or flooded timber. Definitely a good workout I'm sure!

Mike

[mkroulik]

Man was this thread disappointing, especially after the promise of beaver pictures.

Seriously, Nice job, and thanks for sharing.

Mike

[Bow Hunter Brandon]

Now that is a perfect example of why you should rig on a drowner :)

Great job.

Your right to they are a lot of work to carry out of the woods. I had two last week at the same time. I left the 330's attached so I had handles :evil:

[Possum_Trapper]

Man was this thread disappointing, especially after the promise of beaver pictures.

Seriously, Nice job, and thanks for sharing.

Mike


Sorry about the tease but those kind of pics are easily found in other forums (at least that's what I heard)!!!!!!

[Liv4Trappin]

Nice job on the first beaver there!