Went 2 for 4 last night for the levy district. A small 1 year old and a 2-3 year old. They all pay the same but like the bigger ones because they have more castor.

you ain't charging enough..imo.

I owned a nuisance wildlife control business for over 15 years before retiring in 2016.
I charged more per beaver in the late 90’s than $50.
Do you charge a setup fee as well?
Not all jobs go quickly no matter a person’s skills. If you make several more trips to remove the animals your profit goes down. Charging a setup fee helps offset that.
That said Idk what your market will bear.
Good luck!!

Why do some folks get upset with what others charge?

Good Deal!!! Congrats

You might want to negotiate a little better deal. I would suggest adding the standard mileage rate * the miles to and from trap check. I have had a couple of beaver jobs that paid more in mileage than critters. Standard mileage rate for 2021=$0.56/mile

This^^^^.....is my procedure too.

Cause it makes them feel guilty for overcharging exorbitant fees,also scared it will undercut inflated priceing structures.
Like all the so called "pro's" get miffed when fur trappers handle nuisance work on a goodwill basis for those who give them permission to use their land.

Before you boys think I'm getting short changed on this arrangement, this levy district has 14 miles of Missouri River front in a big horse shoe. They have 32 miles of levys. Don't know how many miles of barrow ditches. I live 1 half mile from one end of it. I believe they told me it protects around 25000 acres. They told me to drive anywhere I wanted to go in my side x side, and trap anything I wanted to trap. They told me to stay after the beaver though and they would pay 50 apiece for them. They also said I would be the only trapper in there and gave me a key to the gates. Being I can leave my driveway on my ranger and spend all day down there trapping if I want too, I ain't rocking the boat. They had a big problem last year with beaver until I caught 39 of them. That got them under control and this year I've only scratched 9 out so far. Got a few more left to go, but with the river right there they just keep reloading. Have caught quite a few coyotes, cats, otter, rats, and coons in there. Pretty darn convenient too and no competition or Johnny Sneekums.

Sounds to me like you have a good thing going for you.

During the fur heydays, I used to do some nuisance work for free. Well, not exactly free, but a guarantee that I would have exclusive rights to trap all the land for other critters besides beaver or whatever the nuisance animal was at time.

We all look at other's situation through our own lenses and thus we find a lot of fault or shortcomings in what others do or don't do. Your situation seems to fit well for you and thus you know the value of what is being offered versus what asking for more would cause issues with what you have. Thank you for posting however as post like these helps all of us discover the thought processes for others and thus a good learning process for all of us.

Bryce

with the 2 post above yours, where did you read that we were upset? All I'm saying is I believe he's leaving money on the table...imo.

Yall dont know how things are everywhere. 50 bucks a beaver and i would start trapping them. Around here you can trap for people but when you start talking about charging you will find yourself not trapping much if any. Got a buddy that lives a few hours away and he has people begging him to come trap.

Sometimes a little less or free can come back at you many times over in the end, works for me.

I volunteer trap beaver for the USFS. No payment. They just provide transportation to the nuisance beaver and I get to trap and keep it. The free Boat/ATV/Floatplane ride is enough payment for me.

Trapping beaver for free is what got me my permission and access to trapping property. 50 bucks a head is great money. Just maybe not to the guy doing it for a living. Those prices are on the ADC forum.

Nice job WT!

Trapped a property for free last year, almost free, trapped for a turkey. Told him this year it would cost him. He said send me the cost, I did and his response was “Make me regret it” lol. I enjoy trapping and landowners seem happy seeing how I’m getting invites back every year. I’ve had plenty tell me I don’t charge enough, I charge enough to cover my expenses and make my turkey travel money. I have a job, this is just my fun money job. Farthest property is 12 minutes away to my first set. If this was my only source of income I’d charge like the others...$3000 for 2-3 weeks of trapping.

Nice set up for sure. I used to tell my kids, well, headed out to collect hundred dollar bills out of the ditches back a decade or so when that was the going rate around here.