Under ice beaver/conibear?
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TrapperTy
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Has anybody tried this beaver set? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddh3rynNg7s&feature=player_embedded It looks like an easy way to trap beaver under the ice. I doesn't look like the trap would have very much stability. I prefer snaring for beavers but my sets require a little more work than this set. It looks like you could just auger a few 10 inch holes then drop the trap in.
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Re: Under ice beaver/conibear?
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12/22/10 11:12 PM
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Just to add another option to this.
I never liked the idea of the swinging 330 under the ice. Just seemed to have a bigger margin of error to me so I use a straight dead pole through both springs and run it down into the bottom with the trap hanging off the side of it. Then either bait the trigger or the jaw. It works really well for me.
That said I don't doubt the swing trap works I never tried it because in my mind I did not like it.
Last edited by Brandon Yuchasz; 12/22/10 11:25 PM.
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Re: Under ice beaver/conibear?
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I am also in question about the swinging 330 under the ice. It seems odd to me to not have a trap be that unstable. We go though such efforts to make both legholds and connibear type traps solid in their set position. Am I missing something magical about this type of set?
Last edited by mad_mike; 12/22/10 11:24 PM. Reason: Didn't get enoughbook learning
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Re: Under ice beaver/conibear?
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I didn't watch the whole video, but is it where you wire green sticks to the loose jaw?
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Re: Under ice beaver/conibear?
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Yes, I have caught beaver this way, I think the thing about the swinging trap is that the beaver does not have a dead pull which can cause rubs on the fur more than a trap that is not anchored solidly.
Last edited by madtrapper; 12/30/10 12:40 AM.
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