I have had the pleasure of trapping locations for beaver and coyote after the "government trapper" has left and I am wondering what incentive they have to actually catch or produce results. I am also curious about their pricing structure. I haven't been giving there actual bill but have been told that I wouldn't believe the amounts. If anyone would care to share their thoughts or views, I would be grateful for any info.

In my area some of them are very good trappers but lots of those are retiring. The new ones are not as good from what I have seen. I don't know what their pricing is but the county forests and some county highway depts around here contract them.

I'm going to trap a neighbors place that was supposedly trapped by a USDA trapper earlier this year.

Neighbor showed me where she set. Didn't catch even one coyote. Sign and coyotes everywhere. Saw one cross a pasture while we were talking.

Maybe she was new.

USDA charges $75,000 per county here. At least they did 5 years ago. I'm slowly getting back my lost customers who finally came to see the light. I have received call backs because they were unable to catch the last one or two.
I always use snares in this case. Around here. I seen usda setups. They are always use conibers. The techs get paid roughly $35,000 to $40,000. So only need to catch one here or there occasionally.

Sarge

Maybe all animal control should be privatized? Especially since legally government employees are not allowed to compete with private business. Maybe we need to flood Ramaswamy and Musks offices with letters?

Caught more beaver on the first check than they did all together. They are contracted and paid regardless so what incentive do they have to produce? Put what I thought was a good bid in to cover all expenses, set up fee, and daily rate high enough to make sure I would be happy. The facility accepted on a trial for 1 job with the assumption that if they are satisfied I/we will have enough locations to be busy through spring. Was kinda feeling greedy and wished I had bid a little higher. May do so in the future when we know we are following USDA workers.

Maybe they've been pounded on and have seen everything thrown at them already?

Was it trapped in summer and a new ones moved in? I leave a cam up for a bit after I’m done. A few weeks ago, I noticed I’ve got a loner that made a small dam where I had “cleaned out” in late spring…lol. It’s never ending in certain areas around here. I “cleaned it out” again, and I guarantee you I’ll be there next summer!

Good luck and Learn.....
Made me the best beaver trapper on the west coast,,, along with my brother in law.

They caught a total of 2 beaver in an area with many bank dens and multiple dams. Spent half a day being shown around and scouted/set a few into the night. This mornings check had 6 beaver. Scouted and set the rest of the day in the rain with rising water. Manager is already happy and I am pretty sure will recommend the future locations be handled by us.

Got to have a college degree to get hired now, been here 23 years next spring and if i applied for this job now im not hirable cause i don't have a degree from a college. That should answer your question.

In my limited experience with them up here, they set up, take the dumb easy ones and move on. I believe they rely heavily on Conibears because what they leave is square shy already.

Explains a lot, thank you sir.

That's way I use snares and foothold.

Thank you sir

This is my exact experience as well. They just leave the smart ones. Charge double anywhere the USDA has been....and leave the conibears in the truck.

If you did not understand the post.

USDA trappers suck .
They do not have to solve anything,,,, endless money.
I did clean up for 5 years after we removed them from our drainage districts

I just got off the phone with the greatest Alabama government trapper that ever lived

…. And he said his back hurts

… take that however you like lol

He wasssss. One off the only.....

… still is