Boco, snow cover very minimal there in Dixie and I imagine Warrior has had limited opportunity to use his skidoo this year.

No joy today the dams blew out with the high water and dropped nearly two feet leaving my footholds high and silted in. Snares hanging high. Reset everything but we got more rain expected overnight and are under a flood watch so tomorrow they'll be under two foot of water, lol.

You can't catch a break.

It's the nature of the beast. And if I ain't (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) and moaning I'm must not be having fun, lol.

Warrior, that was a click bait title if I ever seen one. Hadn't been on here in a spell and see "I'm going to regret this" coming from a good ol boy I fully expected a wild tale of some sort. Kinda like hold my beer/drink SMH

I understand your dilemma. I did a job several years back where a housing development was built around a string of ponds down a drainage. Each pond had it's own beaver population, but only one home owner trying to sell had to get rid of the beaver in her yard to sell the house. I told her I could get the ones out of her pond, but she had better sell fast as new ones would be back in short order. She was in a tight spot with the realtor and I felt sorry for her situation so I cleared her pond and even stayed a bit longer getting the ones traveling in from the next door ponds, but it has bugged me ever sense knowing the problem was sure to return shortly after I left. I am not sure I would take a job like that again knowing I couldn't solve the problem for any length of time, but at the end of the day it all depends on if you feel you can do right for the customer. I would definitely make sure they understand what you can or can't do and that their expectations match that.

I’m with Andy. I would explain to the landowner the current situation, charge by the day, set it heavy, and do your best. A map and a few pictures may help the landowner better understand.

What really bugs me the most on jobs like this isn't the mess or even the fact I can't catch them all for the client. It is that so much of this is due government policy and mismanagement.

Something about idiots doing dumb things with my tax money, which almost always calls for more dumb things with my tax money, that really sets me off.

I kind of feel like I should get some of that money back on jobs like this.