Author Topic: avoiding beaver till season? (Read 282 times)

creekchub · « **on:** November 18, 2005, 12:46:01 PM »

i scouted a small creek a month or so ago and it had no beaver sign in it whatsoever. now today im setting this small creek with pockets and come upon a beaver dam that has this creek up about 6" behind it. i was planning on setting this section for mink, rats and coon. what kind of sets do you recomend so that i can trap this section and still not take the beaver accidentally. i must mention our beaver season does not start till Dec. 26

Bogmaster · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2005, 01:32:36 PM »

Nothing is gaurenteed,set up with pockets and dont wory about it.
Last week proved interesting,27 pound coon at a rat house,in a #1 stoploss,34 pounder in the same trap the next day.Also got a beaver and rat on the same rat house,also in number 1 stoploss.We also had to let a huge otter loose,caught in a #1 coil--it had 10 feet of cable to run around with.
Tom

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Bogmaster · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2005, 08:34:06 AM »

Chris,in the north country,and some other parts of the U.S.,Muskrats live in either a bank den,or a house.A rat house looks much like a beaver lodge--only smaller and usually made from cattails and mud.
A stoploss is a type of trap.This trap has a spring guard on it.When the trap fires ,the guard goes over the animals shoulder or leg---it prevents the animal from twisting and spinning.
Tom

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