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Gavin caught a good one. #8028508 12/23/23 03:03 AM 12/23/23 03:03 AM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 263 mn dakidsmn OP trapper
dakidsmn OP trapper Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 263 mn	Last week he caught an otter by an old beaver lodge and this week he caught the big male traveling from the big swamp to the drainage pond behind his house. He did everything. He didn't have a trapstand for a 220 so he made one out of a 4x4 and some nails. He put 4 roofing nails into the 4x4 for his 220. He then attached the the traps chain to the 4x4 to act as a drag incase the otter didn't die right away. He found the pinch point where his trap would require the least blending. About 5 inches of water and super tight spot on the trail coming out of the cattails. Only took 2 days to connect. He also skinned it himself. After skinning it measured 61 inches. Tally for for the year. 2 otters, 9 coon, 4 beaver, 1 mink, and 1 possum. Last edited by dakidsmn; 12/23/23 03:05 AM. Reason: Wrong pictures

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028510 12/23/23 03:11 AM 12/23/23 03:11 AM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 263 mn dakidsmn OP trapper
dakidsmn OP trapper Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 263 mn	Otter selfies are a thing.

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028516 12/23/23 03:48 AM 12/23/23 03:48 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,552 minn F fossil2 trapper
fossil2 trapper F Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,552 minn	congratulations Gavin! great pics and memories too. good job dad.

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: fossil2] #8028519 12/23/23 04:10 AM 12/23/23 04:10 AM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 263 mn dakidsmn OP trapper
dakidsmn OP trapper Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 263 mn	Originally Posted by fossil2 congratulations Gavin! great pics and memories too. good job dad. I'm actually not even related to him in any way. I did a beaver demo 3 years ago and he asked ifhe could come trapping with me. I said he could as long as it was OK with him mom. He has been tagging along ever since.

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028520 12/23/23 04:42 AM 12/23/23 04:42 AM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 7,378 W NY Turtledale trapper
Turtledale trapper Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 7,378 W NY	Way to Gavin!! Congratulations on another otter. You did a great job skinning too NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: Turtledale] #8028525 12/23/23 04:56 AM 12/23/23 04:56 AM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 263 mn dakidsmn OP trapper
dakidsmn OP trapper Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 263 mn	No holes. He will be getting a fleshing beam in march. Then he will have some work to do.

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028529 12/23/23 05:19 AM 12/23/23 05:19 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,552 minn F fossil2 trapper
fossil2 trapper F Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,552 minn	as far as im concerned, its even more admirable since youre not a dad or relative, just a friend and mentor. again, good job!

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028553 12/23/23 07:22 AM 12/23/23 07:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,251 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,251 Minnesota	Get that one Tanned for Him I sold a 60" 0tter once...always regretfully selling that otter. Good Job Gavin NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028556 12/23/23 07:26 AM 12/23/23 07:26 AM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,323 texas L la4wd54 trapper
la4wd54 trapper L Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,323 texas	Wonderful story, thanks for posting

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028558 12/23/23 07:30 AM 12/23/23 07:30 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,168 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,168 Michigan	this is great love seeing the young people out there trapping,

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028578 12/23/23 07:58 AM 12/23/23 07:58 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,430 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,430 east central WI	Thats wonderful for him. And great on you to take him under your wing.

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028582 12/23/23 08:05 AM 12/23/23 08:05 AM
Joined: Dec 2022 Posts: 4,561 illinois J jalstat trapper
jalstat trapper J Joined: Dec 2022 Posts: 4,561 illinois	Big as he is what a dandy

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028600 12/23/23 08:39 AM 12/23/23 08:39 AM
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,305 Saline county,Mo. J jhh trapper
jhh trapper J Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,305 Saline county,Mo.	That's the future there. Thanks for nurturing that passion in him.

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028601 12/23/23 08:41 AM 12/23/23 08:41 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17,950 MN 1 160user trapper
160user trapper 1 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17,950 MN	That is fantastic and that otter is a toad too! Nice work you two. I have nothing clever to put here.

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028602 12/23/23 08:42 AM 12/23/23 08:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,900 NNY 0 080808 trapper
080808 trapper 0 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,900 NNY	Congrats. Huge!

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028615 12/23/23 09:10 AM 12/23/23 09:10 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,443 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,443 MT	Great job! Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: snowy] #8028636 12/23/23 09:42 AM 12/23/23 09:42 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,535 Saginaw, Mi M micheal trapper
micheal trapper M Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,535 Saginaw, Mi	Congratulations

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028637 12/23/23 09:42 AM 12/23/23 09:42 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,916 Central MN, sort of old MnMan trapper
MnMan trapper Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,916 Central MN, sort of old	Good job! That is a great looking otter! I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028641 12/23/23 09:45 AM 12/23/23 09:45 AM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 9,019 Indiana P Providence Farm trapper
Providence Farm trapper P Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 9,019 Indiana	Originally Posted by dakidsmn Originally Posted by fossil2 congratulations Gavin! great pics and memories too. good job dad. I'm actually not even related to him in any way. I did a beaver demo 3 years ago and he asked ifhe could come trapping with me. I said he could as long as it was OK with him mom. He has been tagging along ever since. You sir are a good man. Thank you from a guy that was raised by a single mom and had one of her friends let me tag along squirrel hunting a few tine for a few years. I was self taught but that got the fire lite.

Re: Gavin caught a good one. [Re: dakidsmn] #8028642 12/23/23 09:46 AM 12/23/23 09:46 AM
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J Staton Unregistered J	That's a nice one Gavin and doing it on your on makes it even sweeter!

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