Never been able bait beaver under ice

Good job Boco! JP it's your turn, you were going to try this if I recall. Just run out on that ice, it's really the only way to make sure it's safe!!

Cool good job, i have done under ice snareing and trapping in the past. Wanted to do some this year, but ice is out already here in the low country. And beaver jobs are picking up now, so I'll take it.

Lol good memory! I did trap some under ice beaver this winter for the first time. I will make a post about it one day soon.
It’s a lot of work and once the snow got deep, I got nervous and pulled the traps. I’m still not a fan of walking near beaver houses.

DO they get a snaremark or do they die quickly enough to not leave a mark?

When snared under ice there is a very faint white line.Less than a trap mark-no damage to fur or leather.
I'll post another pic once I board them.

Nicely done Boco thanks for sharing

Here is the pic boarded-you can see the faint white line from the snare.

Great job Boco!

Nice put up too.

I’ve always been intrigued by under ice beaver snaring, but wouldn’t know how to even do it properly.
It doesn’t help that we don’t have ice like that here.

Keep after them

An under ice beaver snare is actually a cable restraint,they dont really pull hard on the snare,it just restrains them alive under the ice until they nod off due to to hypoxia.

I would much rather skin a winter under ice beaver than a open water fall beaver, like night and day.

Nice piece of work Robert.

Thanks Bob.
Right you are Jim,cooled off the fat is like butter,and fairly easy to push the hide off with the knife.

This was a nice hvy X dark beaver I took in February,boarded this morning.
Frost scraped it and decided to sew the leg holes etc and take a few pics if any want to try it.I often sew the front leg holes on otter. First sew around the very edge of the hole with a glovers needle and upholstry thread,stabbing the needle in and out on the rim about every 1/2 inch apart all around the hole,then pull like a draw string(push any fur sticking thru,back to the fur side with your finger before pulling it tight-it looks neater) and tie off,then cut the thread.Goes pretty quick once you get the hang of it and no nails to pull when dry.It is a good method of closing the leg and ear holes if hooping beaver.

Very nice job putting that beaver up, I like seeing properly put up fur!

Thanks ,Crortvedt05.
I enjoy putting up all fur using all methods.

great job,i've smelled like one for a month now.will float the river for a week and shut er down.

i could never get the snares through the ice thing to work but baited bodygrips were effective for me.don't get a lot of chances here but i've done some.

I'll probably take a few out in May when the ice goes out.Some years we get a week or two of open water when some of the pelts are OK.They go downhill fast here right after the ice goes out.