....from past couple days:

750 in tray in front of pond drain pipe.

Captured in NoBS Beaver and BW stand at a crossover.


Bridger 5s in a tray at dam break and artificial castor mound

Traps pulled. One had a nice male water weasel in it.

What are your hatters bringing down that way? $15 hatters seem to be the common price in these parts.

Don't know yet. I get one shot to sell in late March when Groenewold makes the annual buying route down South.

Last March, skint/frozen beavs avgd in mid-20s.

Care to expand on the "tray" method?

Can't remember ever seeing that unless it is called something else

Nice job on the beaver and bonus critter

Swamp, looks pretty nice there, been real cloudy here for months, that one beaver in middle has a really long tail.

Nice catch and pics Swamp.

NF is right, what a rudder on that one beaver

Good work SW! Those trays are a lifesaver here

Nice to see your trays at work for you. Keep getting them!

I sold some large day before yesterday for $17a piece. Coons went for $7 on 2xl, $3 on xl, $1sm, opossum $1 on Smalls $7 on red fox and they don't want coyotes.

Nice weather you got there swampy-nice catches.
What is the purpose of putting your traps in a tray?loonshit bottom?

Yes...but no loons here. It's pure knee deep black mud on high side of every dam....right where the trap needs to be for a back foot catch. The trays give a quick and stable platform for the footholds. Beaver swims up, bumps into tray, climbs up on it...

4 sure

Swamp have you got a picture of just the tray ? I’ve got two locations that I could use something like that . I see what looks like 2 drowning rods how many time you picked up a double on it ?

BTL,
It just a tray built from 1x4s with a 1x1 wire bottom. I put 12" wooden legs on em. It serves as a bedding platform in soft mushy bottoms. I use mostly at dam break sets and occasionally at castor mound sets. Mine are stout enough that I can stand on em and push the legs into the mud. All mine are wide enough for 2 traps like in that pic. I've double so many time that I've lost count.

Gotta give credit: Main idea is from a guy David Lafforthun. He has a video called Annillation of Trap Shy Beaver....F&T has the video. His is somewhat different and he uses it in deeper water. But the idea originated from him.

Too many to count. Always use seperate drowning rigs.

I'll get a pic of just tray out of water tommorrow. Check back.

Thanks , I will be watching .

I remember Dave. It has been some years since I have seen him and spoke to him.

Another at that same black tile pipe this morning. Tray with a single 750 on one side....piled mud on other end of tray and put a couple drops of castor juice/sac oil on the fake mound.

Tray was about 10" deep. Back foot grab. Down rod/drowned.

I'd win a contest every year for tail LENGTH.

Not so much on width.

I remember Dave. It has been some years since I have seen him and spoke to him.