Re: Square shy beaver
[Re: otterdog]
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03/16/21 12:29 PM
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possibly, so I hang snares and blind set footholds at slides I've made if I missed 1 in a 330. Did you camo your 330's? Did you blend them? These things can help prevent a miss, and wising them up. keep in mind that the water had gone down bout 3" in the 1 pic.
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Re: Square shy beaver
[Re: otterdog]
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03/16/21 08:56 PM
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If a trapshy beaver doesnt know the trap is there you can catch it. Sloppy sets,and over use of lure are what creates trapshy beaver. The easiest way is to not wise them up in the firstplace.
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Re: Square shy beaver
[Re: otterdog]
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03/16/21 10:20 PM
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You asked how to catch a trap shy beaver and I told you how. If you dont like the advice,tough bananas,dont use it-maybe someone else can use the advice to their advantage. LOL.
Last edited by Boco; 03/16/21 10:22 PM.
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Re: Square shy beaver
[Re: otterdog]
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03/16/21 11:56 PM
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Ave
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IMO, submerging the trap won’t make a difference if he’s already educated. Here in Ohio, our 330s must be fully submerged at all times. I still run into shy ones that refuse to enter a 330, no matter how deep they are. I had a real smart one a few years back that wouldn’t enter a 330 for nothing. Channels, bank dens, deep runs, nothing worked. It took me a couple weeks but I finally got him. Hope this helps!
Ave don't go where the beaver don't flow
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Re: Square shy beaver
[Re: Boco]
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03/16/21 11:59 PM
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Ave
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If a trapshy beaver doesnt know the trap is there you can catch it. Sloppy sets,and over use of lure are what creates trapshy beaver. The easiest way is to not wise them up in the firstplace.
That’s solid advice right there, and I can tell you Boco knows what he’s talking about. When I first started beaver trapping, I quickly learned that setting the place up right the first time is crucial. Otherwise a job that might take 1 night is going to make you 1 month.
Ave don't go where the beaver don't flow
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Re: Square shy beaver
[Re: Ave]
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03/17/21 07:18 AM
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IMO, submerging the trap won’t make a difference if he’s already educated. Here in Ohio, our 330s must be fully submerged at all times. I still run into shy ones that refuse to enter a 330, no matter how deep they are. I had a real smart one a few years back that wouldn’t enter a 330 for nothing. Channels, bank dens, deep runs, nothing worked. It took me a couple weeks but I finally got him. Hope this helps! How did you finally get him? Foothold, body grip, or snare??
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Re: Square shy beaver
[Re: otterdog]
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03/17/21 08:16 AM
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IMO, submerging the trap won’t make a difference if he’s already educated. Here in Ohio, our 330s must be fully submerged at all times. I still run into shy ones that refuse to enter a 330, no matter how deep they are. I had a real smart one a few years back that wouldn’t enter a 330 for nothing. Channels, bank dens, deep runs, nothing worked. It took me a couple weeks but I finally got him. Hope this helps! How did you finally get him? Foothold, body grip, or snare?? I caught him in a 330, but it was totally a fluke. Nowadays I just use legholds if one is shy. He had a dam below the spillway of the pond, and to get to it, he had to use one of two channels. While checking my always empty sets, I noticed part of a willow tree had landed across his channel, making a perfect dive log. My 330 fit perfectly, and I was on my way. That night we had a bad storm with lots of flooding. The water was way up the next day, and the pond was muddy from all the water coming in from a nearby creek. I suppose the beaver went to check his dam as the water rose, and that was his last mistake. Had it not rained and made the water murky, I doubt I would have ever got him. I also didn’t use lots of guiding, because he always seemed to be able to pick out a new disturbance where I made a set
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Re: Square shy beaver
[Re: otterdog]
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03/17/21 11:25 AM
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Another way to get them is to use a 330 as a diverter to get the beaver to go into a concealed foothold,snare or another bodygrip. This was a beaver(educated by another trapper) that avoided 330's at a dambreak(and everywhere else). He was going around the 330's at a corner of the fencing in order to repair the dambreak. I reset the unfired 330's in a very obvious fashon and dropped in a well concealed foothold right beside the 330's he was going around-using them as a diversion to get him. I have caught many square shy beaver like this. I also use diversionary principles to catch other animals also. As a trapper you need to observe the animals behaviour and use it to your advantage. The animal itself will tell you how to catch it if you are a skilled observer.
Last edited by Boco; 03/17/21 11:41 AM.
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Re: Square shy beaver
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03/17/21 01:33 PM
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Another way to get them is to use a 330 as a diverter to get the beaver to go into a concealed foothold,snare or another bodygrip. This was a beaver(educated by another trapper) that avoided 330's at a dambreak(and everywhere else). He was going around the 330's at a corner of the fencing in order to repair the dambreak. I reset the unfired 330's in a very obvious fashon and dropped in a well concealed foothold right beside the 330's he was going around-using them as a diversion to get him. I have caught many square shy beaver like this. I also use diversionary principles to catch other animals also. As a trapper you need to observe the animals behaviour and use it to your advantage. The animal itself will tell you how to catch it if you are a skilled observer. Thanks Boco. This is very helpful.
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