Or will it? Made a rookie booboo a couple days ago. Forgot to cable anchor one of my 330/H stabilizer. It was missing yesterday. I believe a beaver got caught and went deep with the set up. Had another trap just maybe 8-10' away that wasn't touched, so don't believe anyone walked off with it.
Hoping it bloats and floats by tomorrow, but seems a lot of weight to bring back up. Gonna try my son's magnet fishing set up, see if I can dredge it up, if the turtles haven't dragged it further out. Don't remember not anchoring a trap before, and of course that's the one that got hit. Hopefully with that much weight (and a neck catch), it's not too far out.

Hopefully it was a quick dispatch. Therefore not too far if turtles haven’t drap it. Good luck.

Mods please remove this thread.

Takes a week or more in the river around here. Longer if you have additional weight attached
3-5 days in the swamps and lakes this time of year

What?

How did your feelings get hurt?

Btw...

Brian,
With the weight of the 330 and stand, that beaver is close.

I’d make a few casts with a pole it couldn’t hurt.

I personally don't care, but it's s kinda bad P.R. just like talking about dispatch if ya think about it.

Every professional ADC trapper should own something like this…

If the trap was a magnum the beaver could be a long ways from the set. A tail caught or rear foot caught beaver can go a long ways.

Vinke: Nice video. boat looks pretty handy for the job. I use my Old Town Camper, 15'. Not quite as handy as it has a higher/longer profile, but it works, and carry's more gear.

Camper is probably there best model. Unless you are sevell,,,, I am sure he like the guide model….
If you look closely it is old town..l.

I have to laugh “skull popper 870” could be negative if you want to look at it like that.

You beat me to it LD!

Dead bloated beaver can float a lot of weight. I once snared one mid summer with the snare fastened to a cement block. 2 days later up he came.

Lol. Its a free avatar right from here......hold my beer.

Better?

Just pointed out the irony was all.

With all that metal of trap and stand, the magnet should get it. Seems it would be snagged up pretty close.
It's a good size pond.

Sorry if I offended you WI Outdoors with my mistake. I'm sure I'm not the first, or the last one to forget something while trapping.

You didn't offend me as I already stated.

Love that boat Dave!!!

I had something similar happen. That beaver isn't far and likely straight out from the set. I got a large treble hook, wrapped a duck decoy weight around the shaft and tied some line to it. 10-12 throws and I had the beaver.

Now whats the matter maybe the mods should remove you !

You obviously didn't read the whole thread. You're just mad because the vikings still have an empty Superbowl trophy case. Bahaha

No luck with the magnet. Threw it for about an hour. Hopefully it will float up.
Also no new activity at the pond, small breaches in dams haven't been fixed and nothing caught. Will kayak out to the lodge and set the entrance tomorrow.

Had em use the carcass to plug dam breaks as well.

I think it was the May 29 that the trap and stabilizer disappeared. I pulled the rest of my traps on Monday 6/2, with no new activity found.
Yesterday afternoon I called the park supervisor to inquire about any new activity. He said no, but....your beaver and trap are floating 15' from the marsh sign. I couldn't get there yesterday, but planned on it being my first stop this morning. Just as I finished my breakfast, the phone rings. A guy is all excited that his son went fishing early this morning and found my trap and stabilizer. He wanted to make sure I got it back and it didn't cause any PR problems, he was a former trapper himself.
I couldn't thank him enough and gave his son $20 for getting it, removing the beaver from it, and saving me a bunch of potential grief. So, 7 or 8 days for the beaver to float with my gear. Not a mistake I'll make a second time.
They said it was a big beaver, I never saw it.

Good deal!

Good to hear and kudos to father and son that retrieved it and understood the PR problems it could cause.

Good to hear

Father and son are a class act.

Good to hear that you were able to get all of it back .