Re: Beaver under ice on river
[Re: Hodagtrapper]
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01/16/20 03:38 AM
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Not to be a Richard but do it carefully. Wear a life jacket and go with a partner and have a length of rope with you! Good luck and I hope you catch a few!
Chris Not to be a Richard but do it carefully. Wear a life jacket and go with a partner and have a length of rope with you! Good luck and I hope you catch a few!
Chris Not to be a Richard but do it carefully. Wear a life jacket and go with a partner and have a length of rope with you! Good luck and I hope you catch a few!
Chris Screw you, Richard
Not as bad as I could be, not as good as I should be.
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Re: Beaver under ice on river
[Re: TTP]
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01/16/20 11:03 AM
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Yes do be careful... if you have 3 or 4 inches of ice everywhere …. you may only have an inch of ice around a feed bed or a beaver lodge. Good luck.
Garry-
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Re: Beaver under ice on river
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01/16/20 12:18 PM
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How small a river?Any channels?Any points of land above or below the house's I'd have 330 blind sets up against the point with a few feet of fencing outside of the 330.Id also block off any channels around the feedbed as well.
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Re: Beaver under ice on river
[Re: muskrat411]
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01/16/20 12:25 PM
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Snares the way to go on small rivers White17? I have a river full of houses like that. Snares on poles or loose snares with bait? Throw a couple 330, swinging Suzie's in for effect? That has always been the most effective for me. Swinging Suzies work too but not quite as well. as a snare. Just loose snares with a bait in the center of hole. If you have a lot of current you may need to play around a bit to stabilize the loops
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Re: Beaver under ice on river
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01/16/20 01:06 PM
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As a number have stated, and as a survivor, don't do it. Trapping through the ice on a river can be extremely dangerous; thickness can vary greatly, and if there is a currant and you should go through you can be in a world of hurt.. My own experience was on a beaver pond and when I went through it was instantly, no warning.. I have trapped through the ice on small rivers,but peering down from above water depths can be deceptive. These days I wear a life jacket no matter where I am on ice. Secondly wear a pair of ice fisherman picks around your neck in order to get a hold to pull yourself out, should you go through. No beaver is worth your life.
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Re: Beaver under ice on river
[Re: white17]
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01/16/20 01:31 PM
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muskrat411
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Snares the way to go on small rivers White17? I have a river full of houses like that. Snares on poles or loose snares with bait? Throw a couple 330, swinging Suzie's in for effect? That has always been the most effective for me. Swinging Suzies work too but not quite as well. as a snare. Just loose snares with a bait in the center of hole. If you have a lot of current you may need to play around a bit to stabilize the loops Thanks White17 I doubt there will be much current the ice is supper thick. We had lots of -30+ and a bit of -40 and not much snow. Probably have to use an auger extension. For the loose snares I will probably have to order Thompson snares from Washington, I don't think anyone sells them in Canada. I mainly been setting in the runways this year, when I can find thin ice.
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Re: Beaver under ice on river
[Re: Fisher Man]
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01/16/20 01:33 PM
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muskrat411
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As a number have stated, and as a survivor, don't do it. Trapping through the ice on a river can be extremely dangerous; thickness can vary greatly, and if there is a currant and you should go through you can be in a world of hurt.. My own experience was on a beaver pond and when I went through it was instantly, no warning.. I have trapped through the ice on small rivers,but peering down from above water depths can be deceptive. These days I wear a life jacket no matter where I am on ice. Secondly wear a pair of ice fisherman picks around your neck in order to get a hold to pull yourself out, should you go through. No beaver is worth your life. I disagree!!
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