My hunting land was overrun with beavers in the last few years so I hired my next door neighbor and his back hoe to dig up the area thats not allowing the water to drain naturally UNDER my road. The culvert was plugged with mud and sticks but they were no match for this CAT. That muck stinks to high heaven too. The old guy next to his Nissan pickup is a retired gent that traps beavers for fun and a few bucks. He anticipates 9 to 12 beavers when he is done. If Im lucky I will get pics of the critters when they no longer are breathing :) :hurray:

I'll bet that machine could help me with my mole problem!!!

My neighbor had a beaver problem a few years back. They dug out the dam with a backhoe, but the beavers came back. Next time they used dynamite to blow the dam (wish I'd been there to see that). Those things are big and smelly.

God forbid that PETA gets wind of the planned extermination. Around these parts, you can't even shoot a prairie dog without a demonstration.

I'll bet that machine could help me with my mole problem!!!

You should really see a dermatologist for that. ;)

You should really see a dermatologist for that. ;)

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Sorry Jerry, that example makes it appear as though our friend Jim needs to see a "Dentist", not a dermatologist. Jim doesn't need a Dentist, I know him personally. LOL:D

you mean he has nice straight ones like these .....
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c88/jr68/isp/yuck.jpg

When I was a young buck, my dad and I found a trapped beaver. We were duck hunting along a small creek. The land owner (our friend) hired a professional trapper to get rid of his beaver problem. Well, we found a chain that went off into the creek. My dad pulled the chain but it wouldn’t budge. He pulled again. Nothing—it was stuck. He went to pull again and a huge beaver shot up out of the creek and slapped the water. It sounded like a gun shot. I swear, to my 14 year old eyes, the beaver was the size of a small car. After we cleaned our shorts, we decided beaver trapping was better left to the professionals.

you mean he has nice straight ones like these .....
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c88/jr68/isp/yuck.jpg
Getting closer, but Jim's bangs aren't that long.:p
J/K Jim;)

God forbid that PETA gets wind of the planned extermination. Around these parts, you can't even shoot a prairie dog without a demonstration.

Is that the PETA that stands for, "People Eating Tasty Animals"? Or is it that Carrot snappin, Lettuce licking, Lentils for Lunch Bunch? I just cant get them straight..............:noway:

I'd post my opinion of PETA, but I'd get banned!

Yeah, I'm tired of animals encroaching in our habitats.
;)

When I was a young buck, my dad and I found a trapped beaver. We were duck hunting along a small creek. The land owner (our friend) hired a professional trapper to get rid of his beaver problem. Well, we found a chain that went off into the creek. My dad pulled the chain but it wouldn’t budge. He pulled again. Nothing—it was stuck. He went to pull again and a huge beaver shot up out of the creek and slapped the water. It sounded like a gun shot. I swear, to my 14 year old eyes, the beaver was the size of a small car. After we cleaned our shorts, we decided beaver trapping was better left to the professionals.LOL

I'll bet that machine could help me with my mole problem!!!

This is how I took care of our mole problem.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/PinMd/P1000391.jpg

interesting..... I'd think there'd be very little left of a mole who had "encountered" the contents of that shell....

I use the old garden hose, a beer and a shovel....so far, Me 3, moles 0....:)

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I use the old garden hose, a beer and a shovel....so far, Me 3, moles 0....:)

please dont tell me you pour that beer down the hole :(

please dont tell me you pour that beer down the hole :(


I do......the one attached to my face....:D :beers:

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:yes: :thumbsup:

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I think Ward Cleaver gets first dibs on that one!!!

Rob

Beavers, moles, prairie dogs......
A .22 rimfire might answer the question.

However, prairie dogs and rock chucks are pretty skittish. You have to go from longer range then. I use a .223 out of a 1 in 9 twist 26" barrel. I use a 68 grain BTHP match round out of neck sized only brass with 24.4 grains of BLC2 powder.
With that combo, I can hit clay pigeons sitting in the dirt at 550 yards 10 out of 10 times from a bench rest as long as the wind is behaving.
.223 doesn't buck the wind very well.

That above combo also works pretty good for coyotes but you have to be frosty on the trigger because they're quick.

Mike,

You ever shot a 220 Swift?

And here in MO we have to declare any stream deep enough to wade in to be safe for body contact to wade in b/c of new Federal reg's! What a pain.

And if the streams aren't guess what, the taxpayer take's another hit!!

It's another form of the GOV getting in our way..

pdq67

Click, didn't you go through this last year as well? I got this deja-vu feeling going on.

Yep, your brain is wired good Bonzo, but I didnt have the trapper along on that first dig a year ago. Im giving the old guy a key to my gate :) he can keep em out now.

Mike,

You ever shot a 220 Swift?

And here in MO we have to declare any stream deep enough to wade in to be safe for body contact to wade in b/c of new Federal reg's! What a pain.

And if the streams aren't guess what, the taxpayer take's another hit!!

It's another form of the GOV getting in our way..

pdq67

Yeah, I help a lot of people with scope mounting and site in. .220 swift is VERY fast. Its right up there with 22-250. They are real barrel burners.
I use the .223 because I have an AR that I shoot service rifle with and decided to go with .223 in my varmint rifle, which is a Remington 700PSS. I figured I'd economize on reloading dies and brass. :thumbsup:
Since I got used to the M-16 in the Army and the Coast Guard, I thought I'd stay with it. Although, the M-1 Garand is sure fun to shoot, I'm not that good with it.

I see real hardcore varminters using more .220 swift than 22-250. It really rips.

I've got a .223 for the same reason. The brass is cheap and plentiful. I bought 500 rounds of military rounds for $75 and shot them up just to get the brass empty so we could reload them. Reloads are night and day difference compared to the accuracy of factory ammo. The military rounds shoot better than the "national" brands, but still nothing compared to reloads. It gives us something to do in the winter when it's time to take a break from the other 235 projects I've always seem to have going on.

My Savage Varminter .223 is the most accurate rife I own. I use a 55 grain bullet. Nothing more fun than calling coyotes and popping them between the eyes. I usually go to gun shows and buy bulk .223 shells. Always a few duds but the price is good. I use the bulk for practice and the factory loads for coyotes.

Hey Click,
You better be careful with that CAT. I realize minneSNOWda is a reach from Western NY but that might just be the equipment needed to FINALLY get to the answer to the age old question of whats buried in Joe's backyard.

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=55717&highlight=backyard

Sorry.........
Couldn't pass up the chance to revive a classic (hehehe)

Click are you sure, we are talking about Bonzo... :p
Yep, your brain is wired good Bonzo, but ...

NICE Beaver !!! Thank you I just had it stuffed

Yep, your brain is wired good Bonzo, but ...Click are you sure, we are talking about Bonzo... :p
Ah, go drive your bus.

Ok gang, proof is in the pudding or the pond right? My trapper buddy showed up in my driveway today and he scored 7 for 7 on the first round, traps are reset again. Largest was around 40 lbs. Check out the pattern on the tail and those teeth ... Billy Bob would be proud. :D

Jim,

Did they cut down many trees?
We have many english walnut & almond orchards along the Sacramento River here in N. Cali. Beavers can easily take out 10 to 15 trees in one night. Most people don't know that the beaver is North America's largest rodent.

They take trees in wider and wider area until they run into another colony, then all he** breaks loose. The mother will kick out her young and they move aways away and start another colony. Just like the rats they are. Ive read that a mature one eats over a pound of Poplar sapling material a day but they cut down a fully mature tree of 80' to 100' tall just to get at the branches at the top,the rest of the tree then rots on the forest floor. They can take a dozen or more trees a night for sure.

I've got a .223 for the same reason. The brass is cheap and plentiful. I bought 500 rounds of military rounds for $75 and shot them up just to get the brass empty so we could reload them. Reloads are night and day difference compared to the accuracy of factory ammo. The military rounds shoot better than the "national" brands, but still nothing compared to reloads. It gives us something to do in the winter when it's time to take a break from the other 235 projects I've always seem to have going on.

Going with a military round makes it much more economical. I get a lot of folks telling me that .223 is a mouse round. Maybe but I do hit clays at 550 yards with .223 when benched.
I've busted a few coyotes out far too. So its plenty strong enough for varminting.
I've taken military brass, fired it, then tumbled it and it comes out looking pristene.
I tumble nuts and bolts for the hotrod too and they come out looking brand spanking new.
Try a Dillon reloader if you reload for a semi auto. They full length size. They work really well in that regard. So I can feed the brass into it, crank the handle and get ammo a plenty. I did a 1000 rounds in about 2 hours once when I got into a rhythm. Dillon advertises faster but I am slower in effort to be careful.

Jim,

Did they cut down many trees?
We have many english walnut & almond orchards along the Sacramento River here in N. Cali. Beavers can easily take out 10 to 15 trees in one night. Most people don't know that the beaver is North America's largest rodent.

Oh I am well aware, I work in Corvallis, OR - home of the BEAVERS :D

but I'm a Duck fan, so killem all :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

Trapper showed up yesterday with 4 more beavers and he said there are more out there he will pursue, he was smiling so big when he opened the tail gate to show 2 of them over 50lbs each. He said those were the 2nd largest he ever caught in his 50 years of trapping. :hurray:
check out the tail and webbed feet on this critter....

No that is a big beaver!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/Nice20Beaver-Oregon.jpg

Hey Click,
That sure is a nice beaver you got there.;)
Sure is a nice piece of tail too.:p



I'm sorry I couldn't hold that comment back anymore.:noway:

I know Harley, Im sure it crossed a few minds, except mine:) my wife and daughter and brother and uncles all graduated from a college where their mascot is a Beaver, so its all ok :)