Q-bers, that pig must have migrated up from Doug's Georgia territory. Lol.

I don’t charge by the beaver, because they’re not all equal. Sometimes a single beaver is a bigger job than catching 4 easy ones, and charging “by the beaver” is a good way to do a lot of work for little pay, unless you “know” how many are actually there.

Only one matters—the last one.

Catch em until they’re all gone.



I am working on a new tool. I’m calling it a Double Dam Washer, and I’ll share it once I’ve tested it more. It’s my solution for clearing dams out of concrete culverts.

QB'ers and Aix that's what I was referring to...spending way too much time at a job after snagging the only beaver there.
It is tough knowing it is the only beaver there and it's time to pull up. Was wondering if any one has any tips on how to handle situations
like these?

When I get into the last of the beavers, I let the dam tell me. Break it and catch near the last one(s). If no repairs occur, I'll leave for a week at a time. Nothing wrong with checking up on your own work. Quality assurance on your work.

Read and reread what he said. Put it on a Post-It Extreme and stick it to your steering wheel for a week if needed. There have been times I returned to a job 3-4 times to find nothing, just to make sure when I told them I was finished, I knew I was.


You don’t want people to say you’re the cheapest beaver trapper. You want people to say you’re the best.


...because the best beaver trapper IS the cheapest when you consider the time and money wasted having to deal with unfinished work.



As they say... “If you think hiring a professional is expensive, try hiring an amateur!”

told ya.

Right.

Be the best.

Know what else you were right about? How to be the best. One foul up at a time!


You should have seen me today as I cut the most serious culvert dam I’ve ever seen. I’m telling you it was a monster. At least a dump truck of soil, a half dozen rail ties, a tree top, and a concrete platform that is about 50 yards behind it. I had to put my thinking cap on. I used a chainsaw, pickaroon, a shovel, a 10 foot pipe, a hoe, safety glasses, a 200 lb capacity wheeled-dolly, 8 foot piece of plywood, 2 foot piece of plywood, (4) 2x2 stakes, a piece of aluminum, and that baby is now cut. Rainfall will do the flushing now that the rail ties are out, because that’s the only way to move the soil, short of equipment of course.

Waiting on a little gully washer rain as we speak.

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Aix, I like your quote, 'One foul up at a time'....ain't that the truth when it comes to trapping....at least for me.

I've done some things in beaver sloughs that I thought "that's brilliant....now they're mine" only to realize I had shot myself in the foot. Sometimes I realized it right away while other times I realized it several years later.

John the older I get and what I consider more experienced, the less lure I find myself using. More and more blind sets in spots where I think the beaver will visit and get caught.

Mike, I really think that's the first key to the kingdom of catching them all. No lure until the day there's no choice.

Don't discount the gun for nuisance beaver work.In specific situations shooting is quicker and more cost effective than trapping.
I can give you an example.
In many cases new nuisance problems show up when a pair of beaver move into a previously trapped out location in late spring.

Many times while doing other locations with traps,I will open the dam where a new pair has shown up.I will then go on to work at the other locations and time my return for early evening to the spot I have opened the dam.I cant tell you how many times I have shot both beavers the same evening after opening a dam or culvert.One trip,job done.

When I get the green light to use a beaver hammer with a pressure switch streamlight, I’ll be starting a new chapter. I’m all about using any legal tool necessary to handle beaver jobs

I'm really wanting a suppressed 300 Blackout on a bolt action with the ATN Xsight for hog/beaver work. I'll hopefully buy the rifle soon then add the optics. I know setting up the trust and getting the NFA stamp for the suppressor is going to take about a year.

Heat indexes 110+ degrees isn’t exactly beaver weather. It’s hotter than a goat’s butt in a pepper patch here, but North winds and happy days will be here before we know it...




Anyone have any stories/photos of mega jobs they’d be willing to share?

Too hot LOL, About mid September they'll get more active here anyway.