I been beaver trapping a small feeder stream that runs about 1/2 a mile between a larger creek and a cattail swamp. I had two 330's set about 10 feet apart in the stream. A perfect fit for a 330. Both traps had poles through the spring eyes, and cables attach to saplings . The first trap had a beaver. The second trap both poles were leaning down stream, sapling was broke,trap was gone. I followed the stream, which you can literally jump across. And is two feet deep, the whole 1/2 mile with no luck. At first my thoughts were someone ripped it. Why didn't they take the other trap. I can't believe a beaver could drag that trap, that far, without hanging up. Tomorrow we search the cattail swamp. I have to admit this is interesting. I will keep you posted.

Bear.

Tail caught adult beaver

or tail caught adult otter

Tail caught otter is my guess too!!

Toe caught bigfoot is my guess !

OTTER

Most likely an otter. I added swivels and cable to all my large conibears after the same situation. I found the otter though up under a tree root 30 yds. downstream.

Otter was my first thought as a similar thing happened with a Belisle 160 that I did not secure as solidly as I should have. Set specifically for otter too!

Chris

im with the OTTER crowd, especially if your triggers are not tuned to close with minimal travel

Look for tracks.If it was a beaver or otter you would see a big mess before the sapling broke off.I still say bear.
If its a bear your chances of finding the trap/beaver are slim to none.If it was not you will be able to find it.

Yep , happened to me as well . I thought for sure someone stole my 330 ...almost gave up searching, but saw some bubbles under the ice ...
Otter was dead on the bottom , with the 330 across his hips . He chewed the trap tag off and had the cable frayed from spinning ...
They are strong critters....

Bear should have munched on the other beaver and left anger management marks at being caught. Winner would be an otter with close second, big foot, as according to Coast to Coast AM, they like rocking pop up campers and I might as well add to the legend that they like wading in small streams trying on 330's as leg bracelets as they like bling.

The bear don't get caught they take off with the beaver and trap.Lost about half a dozen to bear each year doing beaver removal for the railroad.They wont take a bunch just one.They never eat the beaver on the spot,always take off with them.Wolf drag them up out of the water then eat them right there.
Bear is unmistakeable-straight pull and gone.

Only two things run off with 330's on them Elephant's and people

I had a bear take beaver and 330 several hundred yards down stream but I was easily able to find everything by the blood trail he made with his meal.

I have had bear take 330 and beaver also. Never found either.

Not Too many bear around Oswego, N.Y. Boco.

My Money's on an otter caught too far back, also.

w

Could be the otter got caught during the day and Johnny Sneakum took it, then the beaver got caught afterwards, over night

Mine too!