I like the third set the most due to chosen set location. It’s angled, and in my mind is the kind of set a beaver can just continue gliding right into. I like that set the most out of your 3. If there are beaver there that haven’t been messed with, you could probably catch at any of those sets. If they’ve been messed with, I would stick to the 3rd set as well as channel sets.


I do at times heavily blend traps with vegetation, but it’s more than likely going to be a blind set in place that is already vegetated and they’re traveling. Shallow runs, drains near grassy crossovers, etc. If there is a levee crossover being used but I would like a little blocking or blending, I’ll uproot rice or other grass clumps to conceal it/lightly block it. It’s not to force but to suggest and conceal.


I tend to use what’s naturally there when it comes to vegetation. Dive sticks and such move around all the time, so I’ll use them anywhere I need to without hesitation.


It is my opinion that where you choose to make sets (natural or created) is one of the most important decisions you’ll make.

That 1st picture, move the 330 in the channel further. The beaver will be committed to going down the channel. I wouldn't even worry about blending then.

Did you catch anything in these?

So this should work right ?

These look good enough? I know now I need to get some brown streaks in my paint job





Just about all of it was water weeds and the like already floating around just jammed some sticks to kind keep it all in place. Think there's only one beaver in here since it takes about a week for any holes I bust to get plugged so figured it can't hurt

Do you think the beaver is swimming under that log in the bottom pic? If the beaver is trap shy that would be a great spot