I was doing some grading work on my dad’s friend’s property when I noticed he had a beautiful weeping willow tree beside his pond beaver have demolished. I told him I would take care of it for him. I set a 330 about 10ft beside the tree in front of a mock castor mound. No luck. So I set 2 footholds on drowners in the water in front of his slide marks. Success on one drowner. It was a bridger #2 offset jaw I used in a pinch since my bigger footholds were at another site. It only had him by one toe. I reset the traps expecting another since a single beaver in a location is unusual. Nothing. No new sign at all. So I seem to have gotten the weeping willow killer. Funny for how destructive he was he done some outstanding wood working. Sucks the tree died though.

Great catch!
Dang that poor tree though!!

I might be mistaken but I'm fairly sure that if a weeping willow tree fell over next to a pond that 10 more would grow right out of the fallen. It roots really easily from cuttings.

Nice beaver catch! I'm going to have a go at them too very shortly.

Thanks! Ya it sucked, it was a beautiful weeping willow.

That is some really good work. Especially with a smaller trap.

Thanks! This is the second time Ive had success with a #2 on foothold catch with beaver. I was never crazy about using anything smaller than a #3 but in a pinch I can definitely say #2s will work.

Thanks! Hopefully it will sprout new growth. The homeowner was pretty ill about it.

Way to go.

That tree in the lake will make excellent fish habitat.

I agree. Most folks round here will throw their dead Christmas trees in their ponds for that same reason.

Cut the stump off, will make nice table. old 243

Good job!!