No beaver mounds

[Howell Reeves]

If your in a beaver area that has no natural beaver do you make artifical mound?.Some says this runs off the beaver in the area?
I have caught 3 beaver with in 100yds. with my scent mounds the frist night ,after that  the ones left wouldnt work my mounds.They were  already  natural mounds there. I caught the rest in runs.

[steven49er]

Myself Howell I always make artificial castor sets.  It lets me dictate where to set the trap.  

I dont seem to have any problems with it.  Those same beaver that wouldnt work your mounds maybe would not have worked a natural one either.

[Bogmaster]

Howell,I set castor mounds anywhere I want.I dont worry whether the beaver are making their own or not. If I find a huge natural mound I will usually set ti,when I say huge--I am talking a foot or 2 high.Those that are being used by many beaver and have been for a long time.
 I also make my own near these large natural mounds.This can really infuriate the local beavers.
 I sure am glad more beaver trappers are joining in.
 Tom