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Dry land beaver set #6745208
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Need help. Beaver wreaking havoc on my place and the neighbors. I have zero experience trying to trap them. Can I catch them with bridger 330's on dry land? Thinking of trying to set by trees they are chewing and any slides I can identify. Any and all help and advice is appreciated.


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745210
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and the bridgers are offset.


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745220
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Hate to sound like a Game Warden but check your regulations. The water archives has a ton of how to on beaver as well.Basic sets

Last edited by Drifter; 01/26/20 01:37 PM. Reason: Added a link to basic sets.

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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745222
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You need to check your trapping regs. Never seen an offset 330. I doubt they'd sell very well. laugh

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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745229
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sorry #3's . And I will check regs


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745237
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do they have channels in the water where they come to dry land?

Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745248
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I set an otter toilet that was a ways back and up higher than the river and guarded the entrance slide with a 220 and then set the toilet with a Victor #4. A beaver of all things hit the toilet, got caught in the Victor #4 and set off the 220 but didn't get caught in it.

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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745255
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We have a big creek that borders us on the west and north sides. That's where they are coming from. Banks on my side are 15-20 feet tall and extremely steep. They are hitting trees 20- 40 yards up on the land.


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745304
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If snares are legal in MO I would be acquiring some of those.


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745319
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There is no need to, nor should you intentionally set a foothold on dry land for a beaver, that is very likely to result in a wring-off.

Find where their trails are coming out of the water and set the trap attached to a slide cable which is anchored to a gunny sack of rocks in at least four feet of water.


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745329
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100% correct^^^^^^


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745348
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Sit wait shoot


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Drifter] #6745368
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Originally Posted by Drifter
Hate to sound like a Game Warden but check your regulations. The water archives has a ton of how to on beaver as well.Basic sets

This^^^


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Law Dog] #6745374
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Originally Posted by Law Dog
Sit wait shoot


sounding like this might be my best bet. any idea what are their main movement times


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745378
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Best time to shoot beavers is an hour or so before dark.They often make an appearance in the evening,but in the fall they are active all day.


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745406
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Do you have a trapper local that does beaver? You would be farther ahead to at least talk to one with experience. You may well get a couple by shooting BUT educate the others in the process. I have followed behind a couple others and an educated beaver is no fun to deal with.


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Drifter] #6745408
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Originally Posted by Drifter
Do you have a trapper local that does beaver? You would be farther ahead to at least talk to one with experience. You may well get a couple by shooting BUT educate the others in the process. I have followed behind a couple others and an educated beaver is no fun to deal with.


Good idea. Any Southwest Missouri beaver trappers, please pm me. you can also have all the coyotes, bobcats, coon and grinners you want! 75 acres and can probably get you a lot more.


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Re: Dry land beaver set [Re: Rockfarmer] #6745442
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If snares are legal, as already mentioned, I'd be for setting those with a conventional stake if you have enough soil to sink i in--- in sw MO that may be an issue. Or snare at the water's edge as J Staton posted last week. SD State Trappes take a lot of beavs on the down slope edges of corn field uptop and the waterway below using snares.


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