Spring Beaver Fever Thread

[coyoteboy]

4fur You are amazing beaver trapper. I have a quick question do you always have a live beavers in your snares when you get there or are some already dead.

Thanks,
Coyoteboy

[jdrogge]

I had the before picture jinx hit me this morning. 2 knocked down snares, no beaver, 1 snare stolen.

[coonboy]

Most of the beaver I have snared are alive.

[4fur]

Mar 28, 2009 12:59:21 GMT -6 coyoteboy said:

I have a quick question do you always have a live beavers in your snares when you get there or are some already dead.

Thanks,
Coyoteboy

I can't think of too many snared beaver I've
caught that were dead, coyoteboy. Ever. If
I use a drowning set up I use footholds and
I try to set snares in non-entanglement
situations so the swivels aren't compromised.
Beaver are really hard to choke down as
opposed to an otter or bobcat even if you're
trying, IMO.

[coyoteboy]

Alright thank you very much I got a creek next year with beaver in it and don't want to educate them this year ;D It is my first year for beavers.

[jdrogge]

Better day today
mental note build drowning rods before next year, notice my wood stake from the top of my drowning setup floating by the beaver, good thing I had a long hook pole in the truck to hook the cable with
before



after



a few more

[jdrogge]

Here is one for Jayme

[coyoteboy]

I'm lovin the trapping truck. Is that a bite mark on the beaver or what?

[4fur]

Looks like you're finishing the season with a flurry, JD!

Here is a before and after. Actually it's just a remake.
It's set a a pinch point that is about the only spot within
a couple hundred yards on this little creek where I
can completely submerge a 330.







Changed the loop size a little on a knocked down
snare yesterday and did neck snare this big female
today.





Neck snaring beaver is about like neck snaring coon
IMO: you tell me how tall the animal is and I'll adjust
the size and height of the loop accordingly. lol. Of
course beaver and coon both come in all different sizes!

[Eric Rector]

Checked and pulled mine today and was suprised with the catch, no action pics. All from the same colony. The beaver on the left was one tought old male, a real bugger to skin, not much fat left on him. The pic of the stabilizer is after just one beaver got in it, kinda discouraged with the quality of them. Turtles must be awake.

[jdrogge]

4fur, today was just that, my final flurry for the year I pulled them up today. I heard a turkey gobble and saw a couple strutters this morning so its about time to focus on the birds for a while, after that it'll be about time to start getting trapping gear ready for next year......won't it?

[~ADC~]

I like the bumper sticker JD!

Great pictures and info again you fellas!

~ADC~