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Old 04-21-2009, 04:01 PM
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This is 2 days worth of trapping, heaviest beaver 68 lbs, 72 pelts from last fall.
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Old 04-21-2009, 06:23 PM
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Nice mess of flat tails....nice to see someone that knows how to work for a living....lol.
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Old 04-21-2009, 06:45 PM
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It's all fun until they're on the skinning table and then the tears begin.
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Old 04-21-2009, 08:05 PM
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Good looking bunch. I'm sure you must enjoy it and thats a good thing.
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Old 04-21-2009, 10:12 PM
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Nice mess of flat tails....nice to see someone that knows how to work for a living....lol.
I'd have them babies up in four evenings.
After all, I learned from the best... the Zepf man himself!!
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Old 04-21-2009, 10:27 PM
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I'd have them babies up in four evenings.
After all, I learned from the best... the Zepf man himself!!
I sure wish you hadn't of said that Rob, it's just gonna make life a lot more difficult for many of us
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Old 04-21-2009, 10:48 PM
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Awww shucks .....shake the rafters and out tumbles old Zepf...nuthin better than makin a little"floatin money"

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Old 04-22-2009, 08:35 AM
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Thats a great catch for sure. I wish my line had those numbers. I'm going to lay down some steal thursday night and would be happy with 6 beavs this spring.
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Old 04-28-2009, 03:10 PM
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Hey Trap, what are you doing with the carcasses, I will take them off your hands if someone hasn't already.
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Old 04-28-2009, 10:24 PM
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The beavers have been spoken for, but my count as of today is 67.
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Old 04-30-2009, 01:55 PM
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A 68Lbs beaver??!!
Holy crap, what is the average weight of a beaver?
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Old 04-30-2009, 08:33 PM
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The average weight of the 71 beavers we have caught as of today, is 48 lbs.
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