texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
nmmuledeerhunter, Dzia-Dzia, TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed
71989 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,416
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,769
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics537,029
Posts9,719,585
Members86,989
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
Puffer Beaver #8626704 06/23/22 05:37 PM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,218
Double Naught Spy Online Happy OP
THF Trophy Hunter
OP Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,218
AKA Bloated and Floated. One of the things I don't like about hunting beaver is that getting confirmed kills on swimmers is sometimes difficult. You may mortally wound a beaver that goes subsurface, but then doesn't come back up again during the hunt. In this case, 2 of the 3 confirmed kills on this tank were readily obvious a day and a half later...

[Linked Image]


Hogdalorian - Si vis pacem cum sus, para bellum.
My Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange
Re: Puffer Beaver [Re: Double Naught Spy] #8626762 06/23/22 06:50 PM
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 2,493
D
der Teufel Offline
Veteran Tracker
Offline
Veteran Tracker
D
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 2,493
Yep, those look to be fully inflated.


I have two unwritten rules:
1.
2.
Re: Puffer Beaver [Re: Double Naught Spy] #8626879 06/23/22 10:23 PM
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
B
Biscuit Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
B
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
Nice, snag them with a treble

Re: Puffer Beaver [Re: Biscuit] #8626900 06/23/22 10:47 PM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,218
Double Naught Spy Online Happy OP
THF Trophy Hunter
OP Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,218
Originally Posted by Biscuit
Nice, snag them with a treble


I tried shooting them to see if they would explode. They just sort of depleted, slightly.


Hogdalorian - Si vis pacem cum sus, para bellum.
My Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange
Re: Puffer Beaver [Re: Double Naught Spy] #8626902 06/23/22 10:53 PM
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
B
Biscuit Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
B
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
Originally Posted by Double Naught Spy
Originally Posted by Biscuit
Nice, snag them with a treble


I tried shooting them to see if they would explode. They just sort of depleted, slightly.


That does sound more fun than snagging 😎

Re: Puffer Beaver [Re: Double Naught Spy] #8627802 06/25/22 01:24 AM
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 16,582
6
68rustbucket Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
6
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 16,582
Originally Posted by Double Naught Spy
Originally Posted by Biscuit
Nice, snag them with a treble


I tried shooting them to see if they would explode. They just sort of depleted, slightly.

Shoot them with 22-250. They should explode then.



Re: Puffer Beaver [Re: Double Naught Spy] #8628182 06/25/22 05:25 PM
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,045
M
mikei Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
M
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,045
Since I don't have a dog, when I go duck hunting I take along a small spinning rod and reel, tie on a "Lucky Thirteen" fishing lure (it's a floater, in case you don't know, with 3 treble hooks on it) cast it over the duck carcass, snag 'em and reel them in. A beaver ain't no duck, but I betcha it would work just fine. Bet those beavers will be mighty ripe by the time you get them in!

Last edited by mikei; 06/25/22 05:26 PM.
Re: Puffer Beaver [Re: Double Naught Spy] #8630520 06/28/22 08:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 86
C
COFF (TFF) Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
C
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 86
That can't be good for your water quality. Not sure how many dead beavers it would take to poison the tank, but I'd hate to accidently find out.

Re: Puffer Beaver [Re: COFF (TFF)] #8631068 06/29/22 04:38 PM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,218
Double Naught Spy Online Happy OP
THF Trophy Hunter
OP Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,218
Originally Posted by COFF (TFF)
That can't be good for your water quality. Not sure how many dead beavers it would take to poison the tank, but I'd hate to accidently find out.


LOL, fish die every day in tanks. Turtles die in tanks. These and birds, beaver, cattle, opossums, deer, etc. poop and pee in tank. Trees drop leaves and limbs into talks. Runoff from the highway washes down into the streams that fill the tanks. Given that beaver are here, you know that the tank is likely infested with giardia.

I really don't think a few carcasses will make one iota of difference. They will just be fish and turtle food.

Here is my follow-up hunt. Only saw one beaver, but it is no longer with us, either.


Last edited by Double Naught Spy; 06/29/22 04:39 PM.

Hogdalorian - Si vis pacem cum sus, para bellum.
My Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange
Re: Puffer Beaver [Re: Double Naught Spy] #8633118 07/02/22 02:35 PM
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
B
Biscuit Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
B
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
Right on

Re: Puffer Beaver [Re: Double Naught Spy] #8682819 09/07/22 03:41 PM
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 2,493
D
der Teufel Offline
Veteran Tracker
Offline
Veteran Tracker
D
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 2,493
Looks like the beavers are just relaxing, and enjoying a nice day floating around in the pool. They're probably waiting for the pool attendant to arrive with their drinks.

Or not… grin


I have two unwritten rules:
1.
2.
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3