Was talking to a out of state ADC trapper that traps beaver mostly . In his state he can relocate or put down beaver he has both options open . To relocate he must drive 40 miles or so oneway and he has a twist to relocation . He has people paying him to relocate these beavers to there land . Not the customers mind you .People pay him 250.00 per beaver to put there name on it to save it from being just put down . Surly these people understand and he explanes that the beaver will not stay in there pond or even on there land but they still wish to pay the extra money needed for relocation . Beaver can't just be taken 20 miles away seems I'm not really sure because we can't relocate beaver here . I do relocate most animals . I'm not judging saying its wrong or it's right just wonder if other people have herd of this system to pay for relocation

Sounds like a good gig if you can get it. Wonder what the neighbors will think when they have to pay big $ to have their culverts cleared out, and the problem Beaver trapped..

I certainly can and do relocate beaver. There is not a problem doing it in Wisconsin. It just shows how progressive Wisconsin is.

My only problem is that my beaver are usually 330 or 660 caught and they don't move very far after relocation.

I do have someone who wants me to drop off a beaver but I haven't done a beaver job all year.

Paul, I like that idea. We can all offer "Relocation Services". We could say "our" type of relocation is approved by the State DNR. Since MN doesn't allow selling any animal that was paid to be removed, we would instead, "incorporate" the deceased animal into a localized fertilization project. In MN all animals must be buried.
It's not WHAT you say, its HOW you say it! LOL!!!!!!

We were just talking about this yesterday. Customers want relocation, so I can tell them that I relocate. I just don't have to include that they're double bagged and relocated to the county landfill. I've never done it, but it would be tempting to tell a customer that.

I tell people outright I don't relocate, then I spend about the next 20-30 minutes discussing the why and what for if they desire. We actually have mandatory relocation of raccoon if they must be trapped, other non game or non protected though are open to whatever someone decides to fly by. I find more and more clients that understand that euthanasia is more humane if you need to remove the animal. Again, all how you approach the discussion and describe the work.

To the topic though, beaver have been relocated in the western states to try to create wetlands all over the region. WY had a program more than a decade ago I remember. States like mine with water mostly in the rivers have another issue that constrains relocation. There is a rule about how many miles down stream or river you must get permission before you can relocate. The state is bound by this law, which makes it tough to find a place even if you wanted to and it was a good idea.

I do think there are many folks who would pay for relocation to not see the animal die. The same way the "fluffy went to live on a farm" is told to kids.....

I think we all know what a customer means by relocation. If you tell a customer you are going to relocate an animal and you euthanize it instead you are lying to your customer.

I prefer not to talk to the customer about what happens after I catch the animal, but if they insist on knowing, I am always truthful. I explain that RI state law is that there is no relocation of furbearers and that they are euthanized humanely.
however I believe that if it was legal here I could probably triple my profit with AR people paying to have me set the animals free!

I relocated my 1st coon today. I put down 3 that were attacking poultry and a beautiful almost white skunk. Being a german butcher wasting them goes against my grain.

In NY there is no relocation of beaver. I hate to see resources wasted, but there are so many complaints no one seems to want them. Twenty years ago before the state adopted this policy I was able to relocate. At that time I had no cages, which would have made it a snap, but used snares very successfully to relocate more than 200. At times I did find people who wanted beaver ponds. It was a win win, with the client rid of the problem at his local and I was able to "double dip" by being payed to catch and then payed again to release, while keeping the resource for anyone who wanted to fur trap in season.

Beaver in PA are abundant in some places, not so in others. We can relocate to the others. I don't think the law allows us to catch a critter then accept $ from someone not related to the job. That would technically be selling the critter. Then there are always liability concerns.

No re-location of any kind with out very special permission here. And I only know of that happening once.