Big beaver

[r00s7a]

Got all my lines baited last night down on the river and had about 30 minutes till dark, so I found me a nice high bank to rain down on some turtles while I enjoyed a beverage. Saw a beaver on the other side of the river and shot at it a few times and thought I connected on one shot, but he went under and disappeared. Few minutes later he pops up in the middle of the river and starts swimming right towards me. I was about ten feet straight above the water, so I waited till he got right underneath me and let Mr. Thundermaker start barkin fire. I put 5 shots in him and he started flopping around and finally made it to the bank. He was still moving, so I put another 5 shots in him before he finally gave up the ghost. I went over to pick him up and the only thing I could think of was the Jeff Foxworthy story about the guy getting his nipple bit off by a beaver... so I gave him another round of courtesy shots, just to make sure. I'm not sure how much he weighed, but I know he was every bit of 60 lbs. That is just a standard Ruger .22 beside it, so you can kinda compare sizes.

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Another misc pic from last night, beautiful full moon shining on the tip of my fishing pole.

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[DEER 24/7]

what was you fishing for and did you catch any and that is a big beaver for sure

 

[r00s7a]

Catfishin... Got two or three tanks behind the house that are full of bullheads I trap, so lately I've had lines out constantly. Caught a 10 pound flattie earlier this week, bout the only thing of any size. River level hasn't been stable till bout yesterday, so hoping the fish start biting better. Caught quite a few eater channels this week, but I've just been tossing them back. Waiting on that monster flathead.

 

[Deer Slayer]

Roosta - You were always known for catchin big beaver. Any crappie? I assume spawn is about over. Wahoooo, come on stable summer crappie on de river.

 

[DEER 24/7]

Catfishin... Got two or three tanks behind the house that are full of bullheads I trap, so lately I've had lines out constantly. Caught a 10 pound flattie earlier this week, bout the only thing of any size. River level hasn't been stable till bout yesterday, so hoping the fish start biting better. Caught quite a few eater channels this week, but I've just been tossing them back. Waiting on that monster flathead.

love chasing those flats what river you fishing may i ask

 

[Nighthawk]

I saw a big beaver about 25 year ago. It was very big.

 

[imhntn]

Should have smoked that beaver. They are delicious.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Looks you punched a few holes in that beaver. Good job!

 

[FAL guy]

Looks like you were a little hard on the beaver last night.

 

[r00s7a]

love chasing those flats what river you fishing may i ask

Kiamichi, between Antlers and Rattan. And big negative on the crappie Deer Slayer. After we got all that rain, river pretty much went wild, and I never got back on it till last week. She's back to normal level now, so there may be another trip in my near future.