This ditch is the only place that has any water in this area. A hundred yard up from this spot and a hundred yards down from this spot is complety dry in the ditch. There is no dam, so I figure wherever these beavers came from, there place dried up and they went on the move to find a new spot. They probably came upon this mudhole and stopped.... until it would dry up.
Anyway, here's what the ditch looks like. Not much sign, just a peeled stick here and there. The water is about four to six feet wide. There is about ten inches of water and three feet of mud.
I again used a body grip at a choke point. I positioned the trap under a dive stick and I stabilized the trap with other sticks. I had to stand on that log beside the set to keep from sinking in the bottomless mud - made for a fun time - lol.
This was set up on Wed. Yesteday, the trap was untouched. The beavers were shy to be out Wed night.
Today I had this....
I reckon with these shallow water beavers, it takes more time for them to get out and move around once there's been a disturbance in their area. I had another place like that last week, but I had three other places that I had no problem with first night catches. I dunno - the more I do this, the less I'm convinced I know.
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