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Post by BigT on Feb 18, 2009 11:03:25 GMT -6
cowboy boots and a belt buckle !!
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Post by 4fur on Feb 18, 2009 14:41:42 GMT -6
cowboy boots and a belt buckle !! Just when I thought I had your group's secret code cracked you come up with this!? I think what you're trying to say is, "Bring your Velcro gloves and shepard's hooks to the secret meeting tonight or the ewes will feel baaaaaaaad."  |
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Post by ~ADC~ on Mar 2, 2009 13:41:07 GMT -6
Got a question for you spring beaver guys.... When targeting 2 year olds, but just setting a likely location their dispersal will bring them by, how many traps/location? Reason I ask is I have limited number of good beaver traps and would like to maximize my catch. So I guess the question really is do the two year olds travel in groups, doubles, or singles mostly? As an example, I could set up 5 locations with two traps each or set up ten locations with one trap each, which in your experience will result in more beavers caught? ~ADC~ |
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Post by longpond on Mar 2, 2009 13:54:48 GMT -6
5 good locations puttin in 2 traps per.Thats how we would do it here at the Jamaica Beaver Patrol..............Jeff
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Post by Kelly on Mar 2, 2009 15:04:09 GMT -6
One trap per location lets one get traps at more locations in front of more roaming beaver.
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Post by 4fur on Mar 2, 2009 15:29:04 GMT -6
This is where those cheap snares come into play. One trap and THREE snares per location!  |
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Post by ~ADC~ on Mar 2, 2009 15:51:28 GMT -6
How long do you keep the location set up if you were to set 5 locations vs. 10??? (that's assuming I can find more locations than I have traps for)  Wayne I got a pile of snares but no confidence in my ability to make a baited set and blind set locations are hard to find if I just trap bridges, any pointers??? ~ADC~ |
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Post by blackhammer on Mar 2, 2009 16:00:18 GMT -6
Just ordered another eight 330s today.With the poor beaver market,real smart I guess.Gonna try and nail a bunch anyway if the cold weather ever ends.Maybe the castor will help pay for the gas.
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Post by minnow on Mar 2, 2009 16:08:24 GMT -6
Dont forget "Beavers are good to eat too"! Just wrap a couple of pieces of bacon around it and cook on the grill. So Good.
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Post by 4fur on Mar 2, 2009 17:14:35 GMT -6
Thats the best part but BBQed and the rest chicken an dog feed is my style Chicken food? Really. My brother and I used to slit ADC beaver up the gut and throw them to the sows. About like feeding piranha! Dad made us quit it. I later met a guy who had found his father dead in the hog lot after having a heart attack. I can't even imagine that!  Dogs will get fat on a beaver over night. Occasionally I'll get a call from someone with an old sick dog requesting beaver meat. Apparently beaver is good medicine! |
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Post by Kelly on Mar 2, 2009 17:39:52 GMT -6
One trap per location lets one get traps at more locations in front of more roaming beaver. I like seeing 2-3 beaver tangled up more work but get the cream faster and go on to more colonys !! If its worth stopping no less than 2 but the norm is 4 sets. He is not talking about trapping existing colonies. Different story! ADC; You may have to leave them set for a week or more. That is why I only put one trap per stop for the traveling 2 years olds, if and only if there is no beaver sign there. If you come to a stop and there is deep enough water to drown, set it up. |
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Post by 4fur on Mar 2, 2009 17:42:17 GMT -6
How long do you keep the location set up if you were to set 5 locations vs. 10??? (that's assuming I can find more locations than I have traps for) Wayne I got a pile of snares but no confidence in my ability to make a baited set and blind set locations are hard to find if I just trap bridges, any pointers??? ~ADC~ Of course when you talk baited sets you're talking lured sets, right? I use castor mound sets all year long with good success but they really shine in the spring. In ROW situation I often set the little feeder springs or just the indentations where runoff comes from the road ditch. I slick the bank up behind the snare to make it look like another beaver has done it and construct a mound behind that or just put some castor based lure on a ten inch stick. Remembering the wind, I'll often set both sides of a creek under a bridge. I would guess a beaver's sense of smell closer to a minks than a K-9, they don't really have that long of nose. Some beaver are lure shy and will swim right past your set but I think most that pass it don't even know it's there. And don't be too cheap with the Back Breaker, ADC. When I'm after the $75 bounty beaver I only get about 4 sets per oz. Remember to cover the lure with a couple big leaves or some how prevent the sun from drying it out or the rain from washing it away. If I'm on a good dispersal route and I can check them every day, I leave my sets until the season closes. If I take a couple days off trapping I just close my snare and pull the support wire out of the way. One more thing ADC, I often face silty, soft staking conditions around bridges and culverts in the ROW so recommend using long stakes or cross-staking. Also take your catch pole with you because coon are really attracted to castor, especially in sets like described above. |
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Post by ~ADC~ on Mar 2, 2009 18:38:08 GMT -6
 Appreciate the imput guys! Wayne I'll be using drowning rods in the few locations I can think of off the top of my head but the catch pole will be with me just in case. looks like tomorrow may be a good day to get a few sets out with the weather ahead they should stay open. Oh, and yes by baited I meant lured sets. Anyone else getting out a few sets??? ~ADC~
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Post by nailbender on Mar 2, 2009 21:37:52 GMT -6
Going to check the river tomorrow and see if its opening back up. Should stay open if the weatherman is right, with lows in the high 20's. Hopefully the banks will thaw a little. Good Luck! |
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Post by Kelly on Mar 2, 2009 22:09:41 GMT -6
Hope to set up the only two colonies I know off around tomorrow, Wednesday at the latest. Good luck, everyone and enjoy! |
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Post by jdrogge on Mar 3, 2009 0:47:50 GMT -6
I'm planning on getting after them starting friday |
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Post by ~ADC~ on Mar 4, 2009 15:36:38 GMT -6
Went to pull out my beaver lures, good thing I just ordered a bit from F&T all I can find is one ounce of Sweetwater Flat Tail that will get me a couple sets out this afternoon I think. I got some Carman's #1 on the way should be here tomorrow. Don't know why I didn't just order some of Wilson's Green to try too anyone ever give it try?  ~ADC~ |
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Post by blackhammer on Mar 4, 2009 16:13:25 GMT -6
Can't get a hold of any Wilson's green anymore.Apparently his son has the formula but hasn't made anymore.It's a great lure.
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Post by Scott W. on Mar 4, 2009 20:28:43 GMT -6
Hey Guys,
I see that Bailey's Trapping Supplies carries Wilson's Green River Beaver lure. Don't know if it is in stock, but they list it. 603-796-2758 They are from New Hampshire. Scott
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Post by ~ADC~ on Mar 4, 2009 22:00:22 GMT -6
Can't get a hold of any Wilson's green anymore.Apparently his son has the formula but hasn't made anymore.It's a great lure. F&T carries it as well. www.fntpost.com/Products/Wilson's+Lures/Wilson's+Green+Beaver+Lure ~ADC~ |
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Post by 4fur on Mar 4, 2009 23:51:45 GMT -6
Just a reminder to be very careful about two things when chasing spring flat tails, guys...getting injured and losing equipment. Carrying a cell phone contained in a zip lock deep in a pocket is a good idea as is wiring off traps with safety ties to a secure object or stake above the high water mark. Keep your eye on the forecast for rain, too. Any amount of rain on frozen ground will turn a quite little waterway into a swollen, muddy and dangerous potential disaster. So please be careful.
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Post by blackhammer on Mar 5, 2009 14:16:40 GMT -6
Thank for the help on the Greens lure.Those banks are slippery out there.Easier talking about beaver trapping than doing it!Mud,mud,mud,half frozen banks,high water and heavy beavers,rotten market.Why do I do it? must be fun!
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Post by Scott W. on Mar 5, 2009 14:59:38 GMT -6
I did some more scouting today. Ice is too rotten to walk on, and not open enough for castor mound sets in the smaller creeks. The Upper Iowa is workable as long as new ice doesn't form over night. Tonight should be productive. Scott
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Post by iayogi17 on Mar 12, 2009 8:40:51 GMT -6
this one I took off of a bottom edge set next to a tree root ball   |
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Post by dfox on Mar 12, 2009 10:23:03 GMT -6
That spot looks familiar!
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Post by Scott W. on Mar 13, 2009 12:57:25 GMT -6
Hard Hard freeze the last few days here let me get on the ice again, and a baited trapeze set connected the next day. Scott
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Post by jim blakley aka Gadget on Mar 14, 2009 6:18:32 GMT -6
If you set spring beaver snares , rig them on drowners. If you dont theres a very good chance youll find your beaver all bit up. A live Beaver setting on the bank is a fight waiting to happen. It would be like wearing rival gang colors and standing on a street corner in the wrong turf yelling come get me !!!!
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Post by 4fur on Mar 16, 2009 22:54:40 GMT -6
Had a ride along today so I slapped in 5 sets yesterday so we'd have something to check.   Now I know why you golfers have caddies! ;D Here is my caddy, Luke, and the afternoon's action. |
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Post by jdrogge on Mar 16, 2009 23:52:50 GMT -6
I set out my 3 snare "longline" Sunday night ended up with 2 beav, and managed to take this pic before I broke my camera.....guess I'll have to take the wifes out this weekend   |
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Post by minnow on Mar 17, 2009 8:03:40 GMT -6
Man, I need a Caddie now. Nice Beavers guys.
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Appreciate the imput guys!
