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Beaver Colony ? #7119865
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I have a pond with a crossover into flooded timber where the beavers are cutting down willows and cottonwoods. The pond has a lodge.

Set yesterday, I caught one young beaver in the pond crossover and had a tripped trap in a dam crossover in the flooded timber.

How many are in a colony typically and how many more should I plan on catching before pulling?


Originally Posted By: Hupurest
She should stay home and do more cooking like Babe Winkelmans wife did, and let her husband have some peace and quiet.
Re: Beaver Colony ? [Re: greggsinthehouse] #7119882
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Really depends on how long they've been there. Usually three age classes beaver at most with some exceptions. The breeding pair, last year's kits and this year's. 1-3 beaver is what I'm happy with if I'm not doing nuisance work. Prices being what they are., 2-3 trap checks is all I want to do

Re: Beaver Colony ? [Re: greggsinthehouse] #7120470
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Trap them all. It sounds like you have good beaver habitat and if you trap them out more will move In.


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Re: Beaver Colony ? [Re: greggsinthehouse] #7120499
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Two adults.4 to 6 little ones and maybe a couple 2 year olds depending on age of the beaver house.


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Re: Beaver Colony ? [Re: greggsinthehouse] #7121131
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On avg,new colony a pair of beaver.
Year two-6 beaver
Year three-10 beaver.Could be as few as 8 or as many as a dozen depending on feed, and predators/trapping.
Most beaver I ever took from 1 colony with two houses was 21 beaver.


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Re: Beaver Colony ? [Re: greggsinthehouse] #7121301
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probably several more

was the tripped trap a foothold or 330?

If a foothold, make sure to use breasting sticks on the deep water side, this also works at dam break sets.


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Re: Beaver Colony ? [Re: greggsinthehouse] #7121842
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It was a 330 John.

Reset at night and saw another one swimming in the pond with my flashlight.


Originally Posted By: Hupurest
She should stay home and do more cooking like Babe Winkelmans wife did, and let her husband have some peace and quiet.
Re: Beaver Colony ? [Re: greggsinthehouse] #7122562
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Down here its usually 6 to 8 per colony. But as stated above there are several variables: time since occupied; any killed; size of wetland/pond/swamp; unknown/unseen lodges or dens.....


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