Re: Under ice beaver
[Re: Newtrap19]
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01/14/24 11:08 PM
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Mature colonys it is easy to find the main entrance run even in dead of winter.since there wont be a lot of ice there. If just a pair of beaver there will be more ice to cut.You can still find the main entrance run by sounding the ice.There will be air bubbles trapped between the ice and the water which will make a hollow sound when you tap the ice with your feed hook.
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Re: Under ice beaver
[Re: Newtrap19]
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01/15/24 12:58 AM
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Look up 330 maniac on YouTube to see how he finds the runs and sets up BG's under the ice. He's got tons of videos on trapping under the ice.
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Re: Under ice beaver
[Re: Newtrap19]
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01/15/24 11:36 AM
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Baited sets produce better when set just under the ice. When setting snarepoles in deep water I put two snares on top and 2 on the bottom,none in between. occasionally a snarepole set in deep water will produce two beaver-one on the top and one on the bottom of the pole. Unbaited dry snarepoles can be set in the entrance and catch beaver,but traps set at the entrance are more efficient as you can catch 2 or 3 at a time out of the one hole.. When setting under ice a feedhook is necessary to remove feed that is over the hole in order to set it.
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Re: Under ice beaver
[Re: Shakeyjake]
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01/15/24 01:16 PM
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Bait the bottom jaws, not the trigger. A lot less empty traps. When using hanging BG traps and the bait stick is on the trigger, water movement by swimming beaver will often fire the trap.
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Re: Under ice beaver
[Re: Newtrap19]
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01/15/24 09:45 PM
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Looks like a bill hook sharpened and set in a hollow aluminum handle from a pike pole.Easy to pull up or cut feed that is in the way when dropping in the traps at the entrance. The hollow handle makes it easy to sound the entrance run.makes a distinct sound when you tap the hollow ice.
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Re: Under ice beaver
[Re: Newtrap19]
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01/16/24 10:06 AM
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Good call on the 330 maniac videos 20scout. I’ve been trapping beaver for a long time and have always shied away from the ice . I’m probably going to stay off the ice , but I feel like I could find them under the ice if I had to . Thanks.
P.S. wish I could still set a 330 the way he does .
Last edited by Golf ball; 01/16/24 11:27 AM.
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Re: Under ice beaver
[Re: Golf ball]
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01/16/24 08:27 PM
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Good call on the 330 maniac videos 20scout. I’ve been trapping beaver for a long time and have always shied away from the ice . I’m probably going to stay off the ice , but I feel like I could find them under the ice if I had to . Thanks.
P.S. wish I could still set a 330 the way he does . Love his vids! I don't get the ice here normally, but I've learned alot of things from them.
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Re: Under ice beaver
[Re: Newtrap19]
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01/18/24 11:44 PM
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Check out 330 maniac on YouTube. Lots of under ice beaver trapping and he explains a lot of what he's doing
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