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Trap shy beaver #6751596
01/30/20 11:46 PM
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I was hammering on beaver last month at one of my locations along river. Than it froze up. Now it thawed again. Anyway I got a few 330s out again at same spots as last time (pretty easy to spot) with same lure (Backbreaker). However, today I noticed beaver tracks along bank and went up from river to a different older crawl up. Instead of the easy crawl up they were using that I was nailing them on with a 330. Gotta believe they have wised up to it. So, I figure on going to there new run up and putting a ts85 on a drowner. If that is the right plan.

Re: Trap shy beaver [Re: plainstrapping25] #6751599
01/30/20 11:48 PM
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I would, as well as use no lure there.

Last edited by alaska viking; 01/30/20 11:48 PM.

Just doing what I want now.

Re: Trap shy beaver [Re: plainstrapping25] #6751610
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Ya. It will be a blind set. Targeting back foot and got the right trap for it

Re: Trap shy beaver [Re: plainstrapping25] #6751617
01/31/20 12:04 AM
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Unless its a nuisance job,dont waste your time-move on and keep racking up the fur by trapping the easy ones.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Trap shy beaver [Re: plainstrapping25] #6751782
01/31/20 07:27 AM
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You could try snares on trap shy beaver.

Re: Trap shy beaver [Re: plainstrapping25] #6751791
01/31/20 07:39 AM
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I ran into same trouble this yr. I fount a crossover beaver was using. They wouldn't use it with a 330 there. I pulled them. I set snares and one body trap. I caught 4 beaver and 4 otters off that crossover. Try some Woodchipper lure.

Re: Trap shy beaver [Re: plainstrapping25] #6751846
01/31/20 09:05 AM
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You could try putting some fresh bait in the form of very short sticks of whatever they are eating in the area with a little bit of the bark shaved off for eye appeal. Once they grab the stick many trap shy beaver will forget about the trap and slide right into it back towards the water.

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