check #3 on the private lake , big otter down

[@huntnfishnuts5880]

Great looking otter Dan, I would be super happy seeing that in a set too.

[@joshuarich7483]

Beautiful otter Dan. Congrats!

[@judithdandavis2206]

thank you , it was a little lighter in color than most , perfect skin on it .

[@Mo.MountainMan]

That's a beautiful otter Dan!! Nice job!!

[@judithdandavis2206]

thank you , the landowner wanted it out of his stocked fishing lake .

[@BoxieOutdoors]

CONGRATS Dan on the Otter. Pretty one, too. I'm so happy for you. Probably not as Happy as the landowner when you roll up with it. Keep SHARING your PASSION

[@judithdandavis2206]

the landowner already has another spot he wants me to hit next . our otter season is open till march 15th .

[@woodystrapping]

That makes for a great day 😁👍

[@judithdandavis2206]

the landowner just got me another mile of creek to trap for beaver for him . word of mouth is traveling fast .

[@woodystrapping]

@@judithdandavis2206 👍

[@rugerfarming5387]

I am glad the otter came thru. Glad ya snagged it. Nice job fella.

[@judithdandavis2206]

thank you , the landowner is happy with the progress .

[@ALs-Outdoors]

Beautiful otter mr. Dan!

[@ABF-om9rh]

Good day at the auction. Good first check.

[@judithdandavis2206]

love to catch otter .

[@GeorgiaTrappingandFishing]

Wow beautiful otter Dan, really like that color buddy 😊👏👏👏🔥

[@judithdandavis2206]

those paler otter are beautiful , hard to match colors to use in a garment .

[@timothydembeck2980]

Beautiful otter Dan awesome animals there !

[@judithdandavis2206]

Thanks 👍love to catch a few every season . they have to be my favorite catches .

[@woodstacker5241]

Congrats Dan!

[@judithdandavis2206]

love catching otters .

[@RaymondWilliams902]

Congrats great catch

[@judithdandavis2206]

love to see an otter in the sets .

[@trophyhunter8615]

Nice otter Mr. Davis!!

[@judithdandavis2206]

Thanks 👍getting the wife an otter vest made .

[@graydonhenry9960]

Beautiful otter buddy. Congrats

[@judithdandavis2206]

thank you the landowner told me i made his day .

[@tonylarson1960able]

Nice! Congratulations! 🦦🦦🦦 God bless guys!

[@judithdandavis2206]

love to catch otters .

[@tonylarson1960able]

@@judithdandavis2206 That's a beauty too!

[@jeffjackson5331]

Awesome! Congrats Dan! That is a beautiful otter.

[@paulhuval]

Yes that was a great otter there 👍

[@judithdandavis2206]

love catching otter . those and cats are my favorite catches .

[@michaelleeadkins9611]

That was a beautiful otter brother!!

[@judithdandavis2206]

saving up some otter pelts to get Judith a fur vest made .

[@PAtrappingNoutdoors]

Nice otter dan! Keep after them

[@judithdandavis2206]

still trying to pick up the male otter in there .

[@PAtrappingNoutdoors]

@judithdandavis2206 yea it's probably huge to. I just started another channel and finally got some catches this week. I'm set up on some really good spots

[@judithdandavis2206]

i subbed to follow along .@@PAtrappingNoutdoors

[@PAtrappingNoutdoors]

@judithdandavis2206 thanks brother

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

Great job brother! I know the feeling just not this year yet!!

[@judithdandavis2206]

love seeing one in the sets .

[@derickwright8114]

Ohhh yaaaa! Nice catch buddy what a pretty color too! Hope ya get the male next Goodluck

[@judithdandavis2206]

headed out to check the sets today . hope to pick off the male . the landowner is happy with the results so far .

[@derickwright8114]

Oh I bet buddy, them guys will wreck a pond in no time at all!

[@todddunlap1344]

Congrats on the otter!!! They are my favorite too. We're only allowed 3 here in ohio.

[@judithdandavis2206]

Oh wow! we are lucky to have unlimited otter during open season till march 15th .

[@tjwalker3265]

Congratulations on the otter! I got my last two otter fleshed out this afternoon

[@judithdandavis2206]

i have 3 to do and have 7 to send in to the tannery .

[@tjwalker3265]

@@judithdandavis2206 they are the hardest to flesh in my opinion, the tail is a pain

[@judithdandavis2206]

yep , if i make any cuts , it is on the tail .@@tjwalker3265

[@thehammerstraplineproducts]

Very nice otter buddy! I set a couple traps today unfortunately I’m hoping to not catch an otter for no season for them here but they are everywhere in these beaver dams I walked to today.

[@judithdandavis2206]

we are lucky , unlimited cats and otters . the entire season till march 15th , then nuisance beaver can be trapped year round . the landowners already said he has other properties for me to hit . got to love good landowners . i have a market for my spring beaver also , they want them green and flat rate per skin .

[@davidcheverie7652]

Good job, glad you got her.Wounder were the mate is ?

[@judithdandavis2206]

i hope he comes looking for her . what tracks i found on the sandbar were just a single set of tracks .

[@canislatrans8285]

Yeah, otter tracks are quite distinctive. They tend to have the 5th toe show up, when mink seem to show 4 most of the time. I saw a partial track at the little stream I've been dickering around in that had me scratching my head. The glare from the sun made it hard to see if there were any claw marks, but the toe pads and shape were the size and look of a bobcat, OR a partial otter track with no toenails showing. That and the small scratch marks you see where bank meets water that muskrats make, have me thinking I licked a toad lol. I see nothing else to indicate a muskrat. Near there is a big chunk of barn wood floating that stays within a deep pool, and a big rock jutting from the water. If there was a rat in there, there would be poop on either 1. I did catch 2 raccoons in there. No mink tracks, but never say never lol.

[@judithdandavis2206]

LOL , licking a toad . i haven't heard that in a while , i have a hard time telling some tracks apart at times . the claw marks on the waters edge and muskrats is so true . i find most of my mink sign around rocks and sandbars . otter love the sandbars . sandbars have been my favorite locations this season . took 5 grey fox on a sandbar also . i will focus on a lot more blind sets for mink and otter next season . i have learned a lot from suggestions and advise from , seldom fails . i bought 6 mink trapping books to study up on the old timer sets for mink . blind setting mostly .

[@canislatrans8285]

@@judithdandavis2206 mink are hard to figure out lol, but I had a couple spots years ago that were just plain minky, and guaranteed to catch a couple each season so long as I set for at least 3 weeks. One spot I had a mink back to back, so 2 in 2 days. Another I had a double in 160's. That big creek I had, had a lot of mink so just a few blind and a pocket set or 2, and 2- 3 mink while waiting on the otters and traveling beavers. I had muskrats and coon to entertain me until then.

[@section8outdoors]

Target Aquired!!

[@judithdandavis2206]

the landowner was happy to get this water wolf out of the pond . there is another one in the creek .