Another trapper was hired by this landowner last year, but I guess he missed this colony. This damage on this old road has been here a while....but the colony was still there.

I've removed 7 here past week, including a large adult male and brood female, two subadults, and three yearlings. 5 in footholds, 1 in a 330, 1 in a snare. Couple of em were bigguns.

The fourth picture up from the bottom, I had an almost identical set last year
The pool of water was a lot bigger though
A beaver threaded 4 feet of a 2" stick through the trap without settling it off
Before his head hit the trigger.
I pulled the trap because I didn't think I'd get lucky twice

Out of several caved- holes...this was the only one that water was running thru and the beaver were travelling thru it. Or I should say 1 beaver WAS travelling thru...he met the Belisle there.

good job thanks for sharing

Nice

Noice. I guess that’s what a bank den looks like? Think a couple I got in fall had a bank den plan. Think the little dam was going to be their feed bed. There was a hole with water in it like that but too small for a beaver, got a mink out of it thinking otter were going in it.

Most bank dens eventually cave in...then the beavs start piling limbs, logs, and other debris on it.

Those rascals take advantage of a little high ground (in this situation the old raised road bed) to tunnel in and build themselves a house.

I generally don't like to get this close to their lodging when trying to catch em, but there is no other access here. Luckily, I think I got em all here anyway.

Great Job!

Pulled this property today...10 days....had 2 more beavers today....a kit in a foothold at dam break and a biggun in a snare at a crossover on edge of this swamp (this one came downstream off adjoining property...

Gettin’ it done!

A good set off that biggun today...

Very nice !!! Thanks for sharing

Excellent job

Those knives are wicked. Reminds me I need to order more.

Yes...they are. They're all I use.

Isn’t that a victornox serrated pelter? Looks like 5he one I got from Minnesota Trapline for free with my order. $7 or so?

Yes

Not so bad when you can see those holes caving in, real bad if your the one driving along and one falls in with you, lol. Ive often wondered how many hour's per day those joker's spend trenching and some of the hard clay rocky ground ive seen them dig in is amazing, no idea how they can trench through that hard stuff like a track hoe!