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Otter Trappers #7705363 10/31/22 04:28 PM 10/31/22 04:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 498 Worthington, IN S Scott T OP trapper
Scott T OP trapper S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 498 Worthington, IN	I’ve never targeted otter before but I pulled up to this dam today and there was one sitting right in the middle of it. Where do my traps go? I have 160’s 220’s 330’s #3 and mb750’s. It kept diving back and forth under the log on the left and then went up the bank on the left. Dam is about 15 feet wide. Will be setting in about 2 weeks. Looks like he needs another year;-)

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: Scott T] #7705364 10/31/22 04:31 PM 10/31/22 04:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 498 Worthington, IN S Scott T OP trapper
Scott T OP trapper S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 498 Worthington, IN	Another view Looks like he needs another year;-)

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: Scott T] #7705366 10/31/22 04:35 PM 10/31/22 04:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,202 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,202 Alaska and Washington State	330 on/below the crossover. Go up and down stream and find some more locations where the otter are naturally traveling, like a fallen log across the ditch with a defined travel-way under it. How deep is that ditch? Last edited by waggler; 10/31/22 04:36 PM. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: Scott T] #7705378 10/31/22 04:50 PM 10/31/22 04:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,223 Midlands South Carolina S SGT. C trapper
SGT. C trapper S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,223 Midlands South Carolina	Take your 220's and get you some fencing. Like hog wire. Fence up all the way up on the bank. Use at least 4 traps. Otters travel in pairs most of the time. You will also catch anything that travels up and down the creek. This is how i set up here when trap thieves aren't present. Works like charm. Sarge Getting old is a fatal mistake Always looking for reloading componets I know a beaver or two, because I've seen a beaver or two

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: Scott T] #7705379 10/31/22 04:54 PM 10/31/22 04:54 PM
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J Staton Unregistered J	How deep is the water that's between the log and the bank on the left?

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: waggler] #7705388 10/31/22 05:20 PM 10/31/22 05:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,321 South Ga - Almost Florida S Swamp Wolf trapper
Swamp Wolf trapper S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,321 South Ga - Almost Florida	Originally Posted by waggler 330 on/below the crossover. Go up and down stream and find some more locations where the otter are naturally traveling, like a fallen log across the ditch with a defined travel-way under it. How deep is that ditch? This^^^^ Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: Scott T] #7705392 10/31/22 05:25 PM 10/31/22 05:25 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,492 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,492 james bay frontierOnt.	Remove the beaver then make a pressure set in the dambreak. If you dont take out the beaver first they will get caught in your pressure set and it may be out of commission when the otter comes thru. Last edited by Boco; 10/31/22 05:26 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: Scott T] #7705411 10/31/22 05:42 PM 10/31/22 05:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 986 Louisiana M MattLA trapper
MattLA trapper M Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 986 Louisiana	X2 on what Boco said.

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: Scott T] #7705415 10/31/22 05:58 PM 10/31/22 05:58 PM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,794 100 Mile House, BC Can bctomcat trapper
bctomcat trapper Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,794 100 Mile House, BC Can	I agree with "waggler" but would use a 280 for otter. The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: Scott T] #7705426 10/31/22 06:25 PM 10/31/22 06:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 498 Worthington, IN S Scott T OP trapper
Scott T OP trapper S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 498 Worthington, IN	The water is probably waist deep on the upper side a knee deep down stream. I am planning on taking out the beaver. An otter would be a bonus. I’ll try the crossover. It isn’t very well defined and then go down stream and find somewhere that’s already blocked or block it down. Will be gang setting. Thank you all for the advice. Thought about something between the log and the bank too?? Looks like he needs another year;-)

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: bctomcat] #7705433 10/31/22 06:44 PM 10/31/22 06:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,202 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,202 Alaska and Washington State	Originally Posted by bctomcat I agree with "waggler" but would use a 280 for otter. Yes, 280 is superior to a 330, but I noticed that's what the OP currently has. Like said above get the beaver out first, then if it's convenient to leave your otter sets in you will eventually connect with the otter(s). "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: waggler] #7705455 10/31/22 07:15 PM 10/31/22 07:15 PM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,794 100 Mile House, BC Can bctomcat trapper
bctomcat trapper Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,794 100 Mile House, BC Can	Originally Posted by waggler Originally Posted by bctomcat I agree with "waggler" but would use a 280 for otter. Yes, 280 is superior to a 330, but I noticed that's what the OP currently has. 10/4 The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: Scott T] #7709227 11/04/22 11:00 PM 11/04/22 11:00 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,492 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,492 james bay frontierOnt.	Once the beaver are gone a pressure set is deadly for otter. At this location,I took the beaver out as nuisance in late summer,and made the pressure set without the trap. I added the trap to the opening over a week ago. Picked up this nice black otter today and re set the trap. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Otter Trappers [Re: Scott T] #7709238 11/04/22 11:23 PM 11/04/22 11:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,040 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,040 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Scott T The water is probably waist deep on the upper side a knee deep down stream. I am planning on taking out the beaver. An otter would be a bonus. I’ll try the crossover. It isn’t very well defined and then go down stream and find somewhere that’s already blocked or block it down. Will be gang setting. Thank you all for the advice. Thought about something between the log and the bank too?? Another killer otter set is a "fort or palisade " wall constructed with branches parallel to & out from the bank where they are playing/swimming with a 330 on each end ...man made tunnel they love swim. Through s NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

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