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Beaver question #6663165
11/11/19 10:21 PM
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Run across some beaver dams an 2 landowners that want beaver out, all 3 dams i found were of mostly cornstalks, i set 1 trap so far for 2 days, above 1 dam a hundred yrds maybe, foothold lured an 2 beaver, pull trap, how many beaver found u find there ? They have bank dens but unknown where, I thinking maybe 4 beaver or 2 big ones that do most dam stuff, that what got is 2 big beaver so far in 2 days an had pull because not able check morning

Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6663188
11/11/19 10:51 PM
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What were the sexes of the beavers? Both males, both females or one of each? If you caught an adult pair, that could very well be all there is, but you won't know unless you go back and check for current activity. I do this by putting a small hole in the main dam.



Re: Beaver question [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6663198
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Originally Posted by Paul Dobbins
What were the sexes of the beavers? Both males, both females or one of each? If you caught an adult pair, that could very well be all there is, but you won't know unless you go back and check for current activity. I do this by putting a small hole in the main dam.
not sure on sexes, both big, could be a pair, 1 big, the other was very huge, I cant tampar with dams. Where got them, every year or sometimes not for a few years, beaver there , in spring they pass thru, have gotten maybe 15 beaver in over 12 years there. Sometimes no beaver for few years. Water levels, hiway Dept tear dam out an etc.i can rember getting 3-4 beaver there when did sometimes, beaver seem be on increase a little
Possibly see more beaver from all rain an flooding earlier, an move up into different smaller streams

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Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6663247
11/12/19 12:12 AM
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You should be able to tell the sex easily when removing the valuable castors.


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Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6663295
11/12/19 06:10 AM
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With all the rain we had here in northeast Iowa the beavers and rats move up from the rivers and other places due to the high water and flooding. I seen it myself in the past years. In Iowa you can not mess with the dam during the trapping season. It is not that hard to tell the sex on the beavers when you skin them.with the ice on some of the pools and ponds look to see if there is any bubbles under the ice then you will find the dens.Also will know if there is beaver or just rats there .


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Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6663374
11/12/19 08:19 AM
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I didn't realize you couldn't damage the dam in Iowa. Are you sure it isn't just the den or house you cant damage legally?

Re: Beaver question [Re: Trapset] #6663409
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Originally Posted by Trapset
I didn't realize you couldn't damage the dam in Iowa. Are you sure it isn't just the den or house you cant damage legally?


Cannot disturb any den, lodge, or house of any furbearing animal or beaver dam except by written permission from an officer.

Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6663416
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Got ya, thanks bankrunner.

Should be easy to get the "ok" from officer for privet land ADC type deal.

Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6663472
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Id be finding and setting the bankholes with 330's or 660's. If tthere is any ice you will find the bankholes easy enough by walking the edges.

If no Ice you can still walk the edges wearing waders...kicking the underwater edges for the holes. Then set up 330's or ? Outside the hole. You can do that in Iowa.


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Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6663552
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This place above dam is wierd, very deep, most places it always over ur head. A foot or 2 out every year, I sit on bank where safe an dig out a little for trap bed for 1.5 long an apple on stick with lure, with stake on bank with long extension chain, 13 rats in short stretch. Hard walking along creek, u wont set any beaver dens there

Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6663729
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when it freezes walk the edge you can see air bubbles,if not frozen make a sent mound put bevear castor on it put a trap in front of it.


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Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6663876
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It only takes a trickle in the dam to find out if there are others. Saves a ton of time and energy.


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Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6664597
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Not lor freeze up nowhere

Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6664608
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Originally Posted by coonman220
Not lor freeze up nowhere

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Re: Beaver question [Re: coonman220] #6664682
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Re: Beaver question [Re: pcr2] #6664729
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Not a lot of freeze up here.

Re: Beaver question [Re: trappergbus] #6664743
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Originally Posted by trappergbus
It only takes a trickle in the dam to find out if there are others. Saves a ton of time and energy.


Right. If you are doing a nuisance beaver job, I've never had a CO care if I made a hole in the dam to see if I'd caught all the beaver that were there.


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