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Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? #309242
08/23/07 02:46 PM
08/23/07 02:46 PM

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Just curious.

Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: ] #309244
08/23/07 02:46 PM
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smart beavers are harder to catch than dumb coyotes.

Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: CharlesKS] #309253
08/23/07 02:51 PM
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Beaver for me. I have never tried to catch one and don't know how. And most importantly I can't swim.

Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: Tomcat 30-06] #309258
08/23/07 02:54 PM
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I find beaver fairly easy to catch if they haven't been educated. For me coyotes were a lot harder but they seem to get easier every year. They must be getting dumber because I continue to make the same mistakes.


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Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: 160user] #309262
08/23/07 02:56 PM
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beaver are easy, yotes are hard for me.

Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: Mncoontrapper] #309265
08/23/07 02:58 PM
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It no wonder you aren't catching any coyotes Andrew. You sold me all of your good coyote traps. You got anymore for sale?


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Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: 160user] #309267
08/23/07 02:59 PM
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both are difficult to catch once educated. same goes for ADC work....if you are trying to get everyone one of them, they are equally difficult to catch. if just fur trapping for the easy ones and moving on.....beaver are easier to catch in my area, mainly because there are thousands of them. the first time i tried to catch coyotes, i caught them; same as beaver.


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Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: j lord] #309286
08/23/07 03:09 PM
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Dont know that one is harder to catch than the other, educated or not. But there is more work on a beaver start to finish than a coyote.

Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: RR 3] #309294
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The last one in any group is the toughest......

Tim


I would rather be in my boat with a drink on the rocks than in the drink with my boat on the rocks.....
Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: RR 3] #309295
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coyote. beaver are easy.




Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: fishdaddy] #309305
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Thats why i sold em to ya rob, i cant catch a dang yote lol.

Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: Mncoontrapper] #309319
08/23/07 03:35 PM
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What else do you have trouble catching? That is exactly the kind of traps that I am looking to buy. Actually, what I bought from you was a bunch of work. I had to clean them, put new springs and levers, baseplate, center swivel and add chain. I should have just bought new, but that wouldn't have been any fun.


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Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: 160user] #309381
08/23/07 04:27 PM
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I think that J Lord and Buzzard are both right.

If fur trapping they are both easy, maybe Beaver being a little easier to get success on in the beginning, Coyotes seem to have a bit longer learning curve, at least for me. BUt once you get it down I think that coyotes are less work for sure. That being said... In the realm of ADC the most difficult situation I run into is cleaning up my compititions blunders with Beaver. Thank goodness I have those problem jobs and that I can solve those problems. I have lost money on a few... but learned a passel on them as well.

Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: Barkstone] #309391
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If you asked 2poor he would tell you bobcats.


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Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: 160user] #309422
08/23/07 04:52 PM
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i can catch beaver a lot faster so ill say beaver is easier for me since less preparation goes into it as far as traps and equipment are concerned. but like said before if either become educated its better to just move on unless you have to catch em.

Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: 160user] #309423
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depends on whether you're in lousiana or nebraska.

For example, I find it like 1000 times harder to trap martin than otter here in MO.


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Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: 160user] #309424
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Mehhhh hit submit twice \:\(

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Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: BaldKnobber1] #309425
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Coyote, Beaver are very easy to catch.


"Champions don't make excuses, they make plays." - Richard Seymour.
Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: 160user] #309428
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Amen Buzzard ! I've had educated beaver give me the run around for almost 3 months...before they slipped up. Most I can get in a day or two...same with coyotes.....but a smart beaver...they can be a challenge.


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Re: Which are harder to catch, beaver or coyotes? [Re: TasteLikeChicken] #309437
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I am going to say, in my experience, that neither are actually very difficult to catch, but if I had to choose one I would pick the coyote, based on the sole reason, they have such a large area to roam, and right where I currently trap if I miss em the first time through it will be 3-4 days or even upwards to 6 days before they come back through again, so it takes more time.

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