Post by: mike g on January 17, 2007, 11:57:00 AM
No Moon and the water had a slight ripple on it, makes it hard to spot the suckers on swimming....
This time my Uncle Charlie Brown went along....He got his first trad Kill....
I missed 2 of them and Killed one and it bit my arrow in half befor it died....
We had a Blast and had freezing rain fall on us for a short time....
Ooops got to go to the Chiropractor...
Post by: philil on January 17, 2007, 12:16:00 PM
Can not imagine to ever get bored with hunting pictures! Bet you took some nice ones!
I think I'm gonna have to find me some beavers, this sounds like a lot of fun. :thumbsup:
Post by: Stone Knife on January 17, 2007, 12:17:00 PM
I never get bored hearing about your hunts. I wish we could hunt the things around here. It sounds like a blast.
Post by: Dryrot on January 17, 2007, 12:19:00 PM
Post by: mike g on January 17, 2007, 03:06:00 PM
Thats the trick....
If ya see on on land or water the trick is how close can ya get befor they disapear....
The two that I missed I didn't take the chance of getting closer, So I missed maybe 12-15 yd shots....Plush they were swimming, one was swimming paralle to us the other straight away....
The one I did get was in the water, butt when he saw us he tried to sneak in the Tullies....I had a perfect side shot at maybe 5yds....I double lunged him, he turned around and bit my Aluminum arrow into and then jumped in the water....Lots of blood, and he sank....
The fun of these guys is ya never know where there going to be, out in the middle of the river, in the tullies with gold eyes looking at you or just on the bank....
Sometomes they get right along side of the Boat and splash and scare the heck out of you....
Another good deal is, it's an inexspencive hunt, we always see beaver and always get a couple of chances to loose an arrow....
If ya do miss the Arrow floats unless it sticks in the mud or a Beaver....
I have been 3 times so far and last night was the Darkest, no moon and it was the coldest nite so far....
So you have no chance to warm up, your sitting there cold and then you have an adrenalin rush and have to loose an Arrow....
It is a blast.........
Post by: KyleAllen on January 17, 2007, 04:55:00 PM
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Post by: Kingstaken on January 17, 2007, 05:23:00 PM
Post by: pete p on January 17, 2007, 05:28:00 PM
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Post by: Rich LaBombard on January 17, 2007, 05:31:00 PM
Post by: mike g on January 17, 2007, 06:13:00 PM
I use a Longbow and regular Easton Aluminum Arrows and a Broadhead I get from Austraila....
Where not sure if you can use the bowfishing arrows with the Barb....Because here ya cant use a barb on a Broadhead while Hunting butt you can while Bowfishing.
Pete P....
No I did not retrive him....
We are not always able to retrieve the Beavers do to various reason out in the River....
Post by: curlis on January 17, 2007, 07:23:00 PM
Are you guys still shooting on Thursday? I have got to hear this story first hand.
Post by: mike g on January 17, 2007, 07:40:00 PM
Yes we are....
And I could arrange for you to go with us some nite....
Post by: Roger Norris on January 17, 2007, 09:52:00 PM
Post by: mike g on January 17, 2007, 10:15:00 PM
I explained this befor....
Beavers here are a pest, they tunnel into the leveys and damage them....
A beaver is North Americas biggest Rat....With 1000 miles of waterways here, Damaged leveys are a Danger....Around here they have no predators to hunt them except Man, and very few people Hunt them....
We try or best to recover when we can....
End of subject, I knew sooner or later this would come up....
This will be the last post concerning Beaver Hunting I will ever post....
Post by: Roger Norris on January 17, 2007, 10:32:00 PM
Is trapping banned in California? Lots of gas money in beaver pelts.
We shot a couple (under a damage permit here in MI). The young ones are darned good on the grill. No joke.
Post by: mmgrode on January 17, 2007, 11:41:00 PM
Post by: Bpaul on January 18, 2007, 12:43:00 AM
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Is the meat good to eat?
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There I did it LOL. :D
I'm always looking for situations where problem animals are available, edible, and huntable with a bow. Of course I couldn't do this in Oregon, but wanted to ask regardless.
thanks
B
Post by: curlis on January 18, 2007, 01:26:00 AM
I'll be there tomorrow! Get your stories ready.
Post by: KrEn on January 18, 2007, 05:24:00 AM
Quite often they are pests, building dams and destroying valuable forest or property, digging holes, plugging drain lines etc..
I was beaver hunting here last spring. Since i was after the fur and meat, and the water was 0°C, i ended up just watching swimming beavers at close range through a riflescope, never taking a shot.
However, the landowner quickly determined that my progress was too slow, and brought in the cavalry.
He used a total of 12kg dynamite to blow up 4 beaver huts, complete with beavers and all.
Talk about not retrieving them...
K
Post by: Shakes.602 on January 18, 2007, 05:26:00 AM
Post by: Stone Knife on January 18, 2007, 06:01:00 AM
Post by: Roger Norris on January 18, 2007, 06:48:00 AM
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Post by: Mr.Chuck on January 18, 2007, 09:36:00 PM
Post by: bwillhunt on January 18, 2007, 09:52:00 PM
Keep up the good stories. With all the modernization and development in our country many thigs have been let go ie. trapping.
Were I live in south florida many pests have gotten out of control due to this loss. We dont have beavers but we have problems with otters,coons,and hogs. An otter can desroy a good fish pond in a matter of days only to eat the gills out of each fish. Hogs were do i start These criiters yes are tasty and fun to hunt but when you have farmers begging hunters to kill as many as possible know matter size or sex all cannot be consumed. We donated over 100 hogs to a poor neighbor hood until they asked us to stop. Pests need to kept in check one way or another.
Post by: Ron LaClair on January 19, 2007, 10:15:00 AM
In some areas of dense human population some animals need to be kept in check. Thanks to the anti's, trapping has been banned in some areas. Also because of anti's, fur is no longer as popular as it once was.
We all know that bow hunting is the next target of anti hunters so we need to be aware of our image in the eyes of non hunters. Non hunters being in the majorty will in the end decide wheather we will bow hunt or not. Killing animals without utilizing the fur or meat will not ensure our future to hunt.
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The Beaver played an important role as a fur bearer in the settling of this country. It was because of the beaver that trappers pushed west exploring and mapping during their quest for this highly prized furbearer. Beaver were revered by the natives and were a source of wealth and food for them. So to call this animal a rat and a lowly pest is disrespectful in my opinion.
The fur of the beaver is beautiful and their meat is rich, sweet and delicious. Here's a link to tell you more about this industrious little animal.
http://www.beaversww.org/beaver.html
Post by: Roger Norris on January 19, 2007, 10:26:00 AM
Post by: Ron LaClair on January 19, 2007, 11:48:00 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver
http://www.nhptv.org/Natureworks/beaver.htm
Post by: Kingstaken on January 19, 2007, 01:59:00 PM
On the money.
I'm sure and hope the recent posts were not meant to be heard as some of us did.
Funny, was in PA a couple of weeks ago at Acahela Boyscout Camp for what was suposed to be a sledding trip. (Found out you get friction burns with out snow on the ground ). I was simply amazed and aweed to see the power of the beaver's jaws on the trees a few of them were working. If one could harness their power and precison.
Like it's been said, were all Gods creatures here for a reason that none of us here are earth will ever understand.
"His ways are not our ways...."
Post by: Talondale on January 19, 2007, 02:37:00 PM
Post by: Ron LaClair on January 19, 2007, 03:17:00 PM
In most parts of the Country the beaver is protected by game laws and kept in control by trapping. In these places they are considered a valuable game animal.
Thanks to the Liberals in Califorina trapping is no longer a method of population control in that state. As a result now the beaver is considered a nuisance and a pest? :confused:
Post by: mike g on January 19, 2007, 06:32:00 PM
The other one I processed the Skull and the hide went to Cathy so she could Tan it....
I love to recover them for the pelts and the Skulls....
Post by: pete p on January 19, 2007, 06:36:00 PM
Post by: Stone Knife on January 19, 2007, 06:58:00 PM