Re: Offsets for Beaver
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02/11/25 11:54 PM
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Wisconsin
Scott__aR
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Like everyone else said ... regular jaw!
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Re: Offsets for Beaver
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02/12/25 12:06 PM
02/12/25 12:06 PM
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West Central MN
20scout
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If you already had some offsets, I'd say there no issue using them for beaver. But since you're buying them specifically to trap beaver, get the regular jaws. x2
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Re: Offsets for Beaver
[Re: Eswets]
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02/16/25 08:25 AM
02/16/25 08:25 AM
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SE MN
2cylinder
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I have a few offset jawed 750’s that I bought used for a deal too good to pass up. Offset isn’t my preference for water trapping but knock on wood I’ve never had one of those offset 750’s set off without a beaver in them.
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Re: Offsets for Beaver
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02/16/25 09:39 AM
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Manitoba
Shakeyjake
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I tried to get my 750 OS traps to do double duty, wolf/beaver and save a buck. All I had was snapped off traps with the off sets. I had a cam on them, some were rats, some were beaver. You’d have to target a back leg and hope you get em high. I bought a few regular jaw and parked the off sets to only use for wolves.
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Re: Offsets for Beaver
[Re: Eswets]
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02/17/25 05:37 PM
02/17/25 05:37 PM
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Garden,Michigan
Buck (Zandra)
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I have a bunch of no.3 coils from the old days that were 4 coiled and did double duty as a coyote/beaver trap.I didn't have any problems,as a matter of fact I was surprised they performed as well as they did.
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Re: Offsets for Beaver
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02/18/25 07:53 AM
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Manitoba
Shakeyjake
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Offsets close better. The levers come up higher. And their toe joints don't slip through quarter inch offsets. But I've always been different. Our wolf traps are 3/8 gap and a front catch will slip out. Never an empty beaver 750.
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Re: Offsets for Beaver
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02/18/25 08:36 AM
02/18/25 08:36 AM
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Idaho
bearcat2
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Yeah, I was going to mention that 750 OS come with two different offsets, your choice, 3/8" or 1/4". Mine are 3/8", not sure if both are approved in Canada or not. Personally I always use close jawed and almost always toothed traps for beaver. I realize that in many states traps with teeth are not legal, even on drowning sets, (if I want to set a beaver trap in Oregon, I have to grab different traps without teeth)so check the regs where you are trapping, but I would recommend closed jaw for beaver and otter if legal, if you must use offset use as narrow an offset as you can. Most smaller traps, #3 and #4, etc, have 3/16" offsets.
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Re: Offsets for Beaver
[Re: Eswets]
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02/18/25 12:46 PM
02/18/25 12:46 PM
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Manitoba
Shakeyjake
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3/8 offset here for K9, but the regular jawed 750 Beaver is fine for just that, beaver on a drowning setup.
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