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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
[Re: GreginGA]
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02/28/18 11:35 AM
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When done right a dambreak with 330's is a deadly set that will take beaver in bunches in one check.
Works well in both open water and under ice in early winter.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
[Re: GreginGA]
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02/28/18 11:39 AM
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Then you may have problems with flowing water that will carry debris Into the trap before the beaver even gets there.
Is This the only dam on the creek? If so the beaver or beavers are living above the dam.
If you see feeding activity below the dam then there has to be a cross over. If you can find It that Is going to be your best option.
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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
[Re: GreginGA]
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02/28/18 12:38 PM
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Originally, there were two dams about 75 yards apart. I breached the lower dam; and, they didn't repair it. However, they have been very persistent in their repairs of the dam that is flooding my yard. As a matter of fact, I tore out nearly the full width of the dam, yesterday evening; and, it was rebuilt, this morning. This has happened more than, once. They've basically raised the level of the water to the point they've rerouted the creek through my backyard.
The water is marginally deep for footholds. I would like to use snares; however, I live in metro Atlanta and cannot discharge a firearm in the event I find a beaver alive in a snare. Thus, I think Conibears are my best bet.
It appears they adding new sticks and material to the dam from the lower side, as well as, "mudding" everything in from above.
I was hopeful a dambreak set from above would cure my problem.
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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
[Re: alaska viking]
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02/28/18 01:39 PM
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If you set a 330 directly in front of the break, you will probably catch sticks. Agreed ! However a 330 perpendicular to the dam, between 2 breaks with a lil guiding/blending will get them....as they travel from 1 break to the other, Also, what is stopping you from putting a snare on a drowner....wire or rod or cable?
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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
[Re: Aix sponsa]
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I would like to use snares, but I can’t discharge a firearm 5 foot rebar, 8” cross piece welded at about the halfway point, a nut welded about 4” from the top and a cross piece welded on the side opposite of the nut to serve as a handle. Drive the rebar into the substrate enough to make sure that it’s not going anywhere, anchor your snare to the nut however you want, and make sure they have enough cable to reach it and wrap. They wrap up around that crosspiece and can’t surface to breathe. Beaver is DOA most times. You can drive the rebar in open water, twist some wire on the rebar to support a half submerged snare, put a stick over it with lure underneath, you can use it as a blind set, or you can simply place it within reach of a snare set wherever you want. Make it to where the only thing they can entangle on is the rebar and they’ll be doa. This is a tried and proven way of getting rid of beavers. I use it lured, blind, and with floating pvc pipe called beaver Torpedoes. It works. Pics of this set up, Aix?
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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
[Re: GreginGA]
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02/28/18 11:31 PM
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aix while your posting pics id like to see your beaver torpedos! That has me intrigued! But x2 on the give them cable to tangle and they will be doa I tie off to the bottom of my up rite anchor to insure once they start reeling them selves in it draws them closer to the bottom with every wrap even a hip caught beaver cant survive under water. your set up sounds very similar to mine but in one piece. snares are the shiznit on beavers
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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
[Re: TONY.F]
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03/01/18 09:25 AM
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aix while your posting pics id like to see your beaver torpedos! That has me intrigued! Stumbled on some on FB awhile back, just type it in the Search box. Don't care much for that place but this is a good example of "worth joining" FB.
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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
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03/02/18 05:28 PM
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I've always had more success with 2 breaks and the 330 in between the breaks with the trigger to the side. Up against something substantial outside the trap. As the cruise from break to break trying to figure out wish one to patch first whack. Snares work well with this set up too. You only need a trickle of water breaching the dam, so they don't need logs to patch it. If the waters deep use a dive pole.
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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
[Re: GreginGA]
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 Here is a dam break set with a single trap in open water.(I usually like to set at least 3 but sometimes I will set only trap)Notice how the trap is set well out in front of the dam break and submerged in deeper water. Rookies make the mistake of setting 330's either too shallow and/or too close to the dam and getting their traps fired by the beaver who is working on the dam. At least half the beaver caught at this set are caught leaving after working on the break. 
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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
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03/04/18 10:40 PM
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If you set a 330 directly in front of the break, you will probably catch sticks. You will also educate the beaver to what a 330 is when it fires in his face but only catches the sticks. IMO , this is the # 1 way beaver learn to avoid traps. ( sure you may catch one but you will educate the rest and will THEN have major problems getting the rest caught.)
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Re: Dam Break Set with 330 Conibear
[Re: Aix sponsa]
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03/06/18 12:50 PM
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Don't forget double breaks. A 330 set perpendicular to the dam with a break on each side is very effective. c'mon Aix, I mentioned the PERP set back on the 2nd, we need new ideas!
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