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BEAVER, sink or float

Old 03-10-2007, 08:36 AM
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theyll slap the water with their tail and go down, and then rise up the next day.
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Old 03-10-2007, 08:38 AM
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but if hit right in the head they should float.....only seen one get shot be4lol
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Old 03-12-2007, 02:57 PM
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I've shot lots of beaver mostly head shot with .22LRHP and hit in either the back of the head swimming away (my fav. shot), or sideways between the ear and the eye usually causing them to thrash around on the surface for a minute. Then they float and I retrieve them with an ultra light reel and an 8" piece of broom handle with a 6" pike leader and large treble hook attached. Good for ducks to. I liked the 223 as well for head shots with 55gr. FMJ. they just stopped what they were doing and lights out! I seen one 50lb male with half it head missing alla .222 55gr. Sp dive under and was found the next day floating. Amazing tenacity. CCI stingers /Rem Yellow Jackets are best in the 22LR..........Biggest I ever got was a 55lb male that covered a half sheet of plywood stretched 4x4 ft
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Old 03-12-2007, 08:45 PM
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theyll slap the water with their tail and go down, and then rise up the next day.
only around Eastertime
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Old 03-20-2007, 04:01 PM
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Beavers are such a nuisance! When is the best time to catch them out so you can shoot them?
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Old 03-21-2007, 01:21 PM
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they do both.
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Old 03-23-2007, 11:48 AM
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My dad shot one with a bow it sank right taking the arrow with it. The next day we found it floating with the arrow intact.
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