Back to the very first set location this season, that didn't produce. The flooding washed the dam away and I was able to get to and set the den holes. The sets did produce at the lake but was not exactly what I was expecting. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw06sFbnlWI
In this video I set up a new location with several different traps and anchoring combinations. I talk you through several different set locations and give you my thoughts of the beavers working the set and my reasoning for setting each the way that I do.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axaU0q0UKSA
Caught an old scared up beaver at a dam break set and found a 11 point dead head while setting a new location.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYTuTZwDh6U
Working the same areas. Having to change strategy due to water level changing and catching all the beaver out of areas. Use my home-made trap puller to pull up both rebar stakes and earth anchors.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IibxLIQq7Cw
Another great morning on the trapline. Still picking up the family group out of the lake. Head over to dig out and recover my trap from the avalanche. Get sets put back out where I pulled earlier in the year because of the duck hunters in the flooded timber area. On the way back to the house I pick up another roadkill, a great colored skunk.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNZTq4qaI9E
This video is real life fur handling. I attempt to show you how I skin an Otter using my skinning machine. I have a few things happen while doing this that changes the course of the video.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtL0Kkoesxs
I start this video with a double beaver catch involving one beaver and one trap. Then move on to a new area that I have not set before. While putting these sets in I explain what I am looking for to identify the areas that the beaver is using the most. What to look for to maximize the trap location to and catch the animals faster.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fe5c9VuE34