Re: Beaver Question
[Re: Hal]
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12/31/18 05:55 PM
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I hate to agree with Hal, but if you set the lodge right away, be prepared for a lot of trips to check your traps. Better to set runs away from the lodge, or a castor mound first. Set the lodge only as a last resort or when you are pretty sure you have caught them all or you are down to the last one. They will hole up for days if there is a trap guarding their den entrance, or they will find a way around the trap. Good luck.
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Re: Beaver Question
[Re: Bucndoe]
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12/31/18 06:44 PM
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I believe you have your answers - keep us posted!
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Re: Beaver Question
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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12/31/18 07:15 PM
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Are you using body grips at the castor mounds? If you're using body grips at the castor mounds and they're not going to them, you may have beavers that are educated about body grips. Setting them in front of the lodge entrance may get you the same results as your castor mounds. It won't take long to find out. There is no one trapping that spot but me. I was in there last year also
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Re: Beaver Question
[Re: Bucndoe]
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12/31/18 09:45 PM
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If you can switch to footholds on drowners and use a food lure or bait such as an Aspen stick partly peeled you may get those guys. I say try a food lure because they may also be shy of castor since that is what you have been using in conjunction with your 330's. If you can use snares you could also have better luck but switch your lures and try not to disturb the area and also make sets in mid day when they are not out and about. Just my opinion.
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Re: Beaver Question
[Re: MnMan]
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01/01/19 09:48 AM
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If you can switch to footholds on drowners and use a food lure or bait such as an Aspen stick partly peeled you may get those guys. I say try a food lure because they may also be shy of castor since that is what you have been using in conjunction with your 330's. If you can use snares you could also have better luck but switch your lures and try not to disturb the area and also make sets in mid day when they are not out and about. Just my opinion. No foot holds allowed in NJ. Snares and body grips fully submerged only
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Re: Beaver Question
[Re: Bucndoe]
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01/01/19 11:17 AM
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If you can switch to footholds on drowners and use a food lure or bait such as an Aspen stick partly peeled you may get those guys. I say try a food lure because they may also be shy of castor since that is what you have been using in conjunction with your 330's. If you can use snares you could also have better luck but switch your lures and try not to disturb the area and also make sets in mid day when they are not out and about. Just my opinion. No foot holds allowed in NJ. Snares and body grips fully submerged only That really does limit your options but try the submerged snare in place of the bodygripper in a new location and see if that makes a difference. Changing to a food lure would still be something I would try.
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