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Post by gard73 on Feb 21, 2014 20:38:37 GMT -6
What's the best way to go after them? Will new beaver move into areas that I caught them in the fall? I have a few 220's and a I think 8 snares left to work with.
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Post by coonnfoxtrapper on Feb 21, 2014 20:54:30 GMT -6
Snares will Be your best bet in My opinion Go back to every place you saw beaver sign at last year and do some Hoof Work. If there sign this spring Get em. 220's I have no experience with on beaver Iv got 280 Belisles Duke 330's and 1216 for beaver So to me a 220 seems a little small for beaver.
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Post by hvtrapper on Feb 22, 2014 6:51:28 GMT -6
I have caught beaver in 220's (even a few on purposeLOL) but I agree on having better luck/results with the snares. Biggest thing with snaring beaver is to remember that they do have legs and get the snare up off the ground a bit.
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Post by dalebillingsley on Feb 22, 2014 14:16:06 GMT -6
Right now you need too be setting every open water way of reasonable size you come to. regardless of sighn or not. Beaver will be using them,I promise.
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Post by marshman on Feb 23, 2014 12:45:06 GMT -6
some streams opened up around here with rain and warmer tempetures last week and even high water someplaces but looking at tempetures down to 10 below this week with mid teens for highs, wonder how long before this weather is going to break?
if get big warm up in couple weeks,i dont know,we are going to have really high water with big snow pack for a little while
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Post by blackhammer on Feb 23, 2014 12:57:35 GMT -6
Do not use 220s. I use them once in a great while in a perfect situation but if you don't want to educate and deal with conibear shy beaver use 330s. Snares imo unless rigged to drowners are asking for fur damage probably more so in the spring. Not always been too often.Trapping them in the spring or anytime is about as easy as putting castor on the bank and setting a trap in front of it. Check out archives on trapping sites and u tube and you should find good trapping ideas for beaver. A good place to trap beavers in the spring or any animal for that matter is at the mouth of small tributaries before they flow into bigger water.
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Post by javelitjay on Feb 23, 2014 15:19:49 GMT -6
While going after bank den Beaver, I was wondering how often they emerge from their den when it is mostly below freezing? I have some open water, but not all the way to the bank. Are they emerging from a topside den exit or a underwater exit? Any ideas?
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Post by riverbandit on Feb 23, 2014 18:15:41 GMT -6
The den entrance is normally well below water. They leave the den regularly to retrieve food from the food cache. If they deplete the food cache, they are forced to leave the safety of the water and forage for whatever they can get to. Ive already caught a few beaver recently that were on the brink of starvation. This brutal winter will make it tough for some colonies that didn't have enough food in the pantry.
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Post by javelitjay on Feb 24, 2014 8:41:16 GMT -6
Thanks Dave, do the dens normally have multiple entrances? I thought they did and at different levels to adapt to fluctuating water levels. Am I way off base here? I will try and take some pics of what I am talking about maybe it will help.
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Post by riverbandit on Feb 24, 2014 11:44:06 GMT -6
Most have multiple under water entrances, some do not.
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