Who's starting to get ready for spring beaver? What sets do you like?

Thinking more about maple syrup, maybe in a week or so if the forecast is close to accurate. Bout the same amount of work though. Mike

My go to set is the castor mound set. I enjoy making mud pies,and the beaver do too.
Tom

Yup. Planning on going pretty hard this spring. Can’t wait. Leg holds on rods sitting in front of the sweet smell of castor

I am hoping we get some open water soon. Planning on some snare bait poles this weekend.

I’m in, as soon as we get open water. Even the bigger rivers are iced up.

Think we'll still have ice? I'm thinking under ice snares with a castor pole

Still processing beaver from last year. I'd like to go a couple of weeks with no beaver in the freezers.

Every year I tell myself I'm gonna do it, and every year I get busy with something else. I just made my own castor lure last night, maybe this year will be the year. Gotta get my truck up and going first.

an u use mostly 330 caster mounds? Like in past ? I given up on 330 caster mounds with submerging , to much work, if half submerged where legally, I set out lots but not

Trapstickman has always enjoyed "spring" beaver trapping. He prefers sets with castor and partially peeled Aspen sticks for attractors.

The ole Stink Stink set

Your going to lure a under ice pole set? Some partially peeled popular or aspen sticks might be a better choice.

Dave, I do prefer 330s at my castor mounds.While partially submerged 330s are usually quicker and easier to set. I have used totally submerged in Mo.,when it was required. I believe they may have changed that requirement last year or the year before.
Tom

Blind channel,pinch points,narrow waterway sets.

I wonder how many otter I'd kill if I set like this in spring? Definitely not how I'd do it...here in WI.

I'm all ears. I was thinking of putting a little lure in the splinters of the poplar pole.

I'm just not sure a beaver can smell under water.

I rember dig out bank an spend a hour make 330 submerged set with bait an caster scent back, find right bank an sand keep cave in an more digging an tons sticks, I used wire up A bundles them years ago an go brush dump to get them an carry in bundles under bridge,caught lots beaver, sonetimex 3 at location but to much work an no longer do, with right terrain or bank like mn catils or swamp or grass, bank, it might be real easy but not around here most places unless do something wrong, I try just go out from bank till submerged an block off sticks, don't work for me or in this terrain, I think Marsh with high grass would work better like up mn an lots beaver

Just wonder anyone try lured sets submerged 330?