HELP!!with beaver snaring
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03/13/18 09:40 AM
03/13/18 09:40 AM
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Zach aka trapper
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Hey yall hope everyone is well, I need help I've got anew job on a large rocky creek. The beaver are all ready 330 and castor shy the farmer really spooked em setting wrong he got 1 beaver and it set in the slide for 3 days he said, any way there is no runs in the water its a rocky creek/river 20 feet across there are trails and slides I have never snared beaver or anything for that matter. Cany yall give a feller some hints? I'm also gonna try some popalar sticks and a little wood chipper with a num 4 in front of it. But really wants utilize snares. Thanks in advance yall
Last edited by Zach aka trapper; 03/13/18 09:44 AM.
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Re: HELP!!with beaver snaring
[Re: Zach aka trapper]
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03/13/18 01:12 PM
03/13/18 01:12 PM
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For wised up beavers, ditch the lure, castor, and bait. Set footholds where there is fresh sign going up the bank. Set 330's only completely submerged where they are hard to see and at underwater hole entrances. Snares--in deep water set the 10 inch dia.loop half in, half out of the water. In bank runs have the bottom of the loop a little above the ground. Snares are cheap and light. Festoon the area with them. In long, heavily used trails put multiple snares. A good swivel in the cable is a good idea. Find pinch points where a beaver goes under or over a log, between two trees, between two rocks etc.and put a snare there. In current sometimes you can protect a snare by putting guide sticks to funnel the beaver in but stop floating twigs and leaves from snagging on the snare. Keep in mind beavers can knock a snare down with sticks in their mouth or sliding on their belly, etc. But snares make no noise, so if you reset they won't be spooked. Most beavers pay no attention to snares anyway because they are all the time pushing through vines and tangles. Good luck!
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