Re: Snaring in current
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11/26/17 11:06 AM
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Well maybe you could take a pencil sized stick and make a small slit In It and use It to hold the bottom of the loop In place. But your going to have to deal with junk washing through the break so maybe you should stay out of the dam break It's self. And go farther down and set the channel where there Is less current. Or just lay a stick under water across the break and let the bottom of the loop rest up against It. But for the most part the current shouldn't effect the snare to much no matter what you do. Good luck.
Last edited by The Beav; 11/26/17 11:09 AM.
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Re: Snaring in current
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01/12/18 02:30 PM
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If beaver are plugging your trap at the dam break set,your setting your traps too close to the dam break and/or too shallow.
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Re: Snaring in current
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01/14/18 01:17 AM
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For a smart beaver at a dam break I like a #4 Long set off to the side a bit with no lure/scent to wise them up.
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Re: Snaring in current
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The only time I make dam break type sets anymore is when I make two breaks. If there's a stump or tree near the face of the dam, I put a 330 or snare at 90 degrees to the dam and make a break on each side, 5 or so feet away. Gets em going to repair the second one. Too many times I've had a trap or snare bulldozed or used to repair the dam when I only make a single break Trying to figure out what you said here... is this what you mean?
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Re: Snaring in current
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01/14/18 10:08 AM
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The only time I make dam break type sets anymore is when I make two breaks. If there's a stump or tree near the face of the dam, I put a 330 or snare at 90 degrees to the dam and make a break on each side, 5 or so feet away. Gets em going to repair the second one. Too many times I've had a trap or snare bulldozed or used to repair the dam when I only make a single break Trying to figure out what you said here... is this what you mean? The tree or stump serves as blocking more than anything. I'm describing setting between a tree on the deepwater side and the dam face. In older beaver ponds, it can be a standing snag or possibly a live tree, but in an actual drainage, it would almost certainly be a water tree like a cypress or tupelo. The tree/stump is what makes the pinch point as they have to swim between it and the dam to get to the other break. Your snare in the drawing is in the right place. It's the tree that isn't. Does that make sense?
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