If you’re targeting a front foot, that’s probably what you’re going to get.

Nice ! What set up did you send up going with ?

I think one out of a 100 Is BS.

Got the 2nd one this morning.bought some number 3 bridgers,5lbs of pan tension on 10 ft of cable attached to a earth anchor.bigger then the one yesterday.

Nice ! Did you do the thing where you set the trap below level so he kinda falls into it ? Those bridgers modified if just regular jaw ?

Just regular jaws,made the horseshoe in the bank set the trap with loose jaw centered with castor mound a berm of dirt/mud in front of the trap so he drops his front feet and starts walking.

I’m not picking here but just wondering why if your digging anyway why not dig out far enough for a back foot catch ?

I suspect that if you try to optimize your setup just to hold beaver alive by the front foot, you can do it fairly reliably. Targeting front feet, even with drowning setups, just does not work well for higher visibility nuisance situations and it will end up with significantly more non targets.
Do what works for you, but I am not targeting front feet without a drowner. Not happening. Not saying no one should, clearly some experienced trappers do it successfully, but in my situation and for my goals, it isn’t the way to go.

Yep that's ole dale way of things how far up on the leg did you get him ?

Yesterday high on the front foot above the joint,this morning high above the joint on the back foot,not sure if he was coming back out into the water or not.should of had him in the front foot if he would of worked the set coming out of the water.

it's a pain try ing to dig into the bank it's so rocky you have to choose a location to put a set in that you can get enough mud/dirt to make a trap bed

If I can't drown them, I will not use foothold. If you get creative, you can set 330's in a variety ways in shallow water. Castor mounds, fake slides, and even baited sets. Dealing with live beaver is at the bottom of my priority list.

Got this info from Clint Locklear. 1.75 coil. Inside and outside lams on @16” of chain heavily swiveled. This is for catchin them on land

Why laminate a beaver trap of any size.?

Here is something different you can try.
use a suspended bait-catch them by both front feet.

Wouldn't the beaver have both front feet off the ground when reaching for the bait?r

He only did it for these land sets if I recall. It’s all in his book “beaver blitzkrieg”

Yes,they go up and down repeatedly with both front feet.
Pretty good set in certain locations.

Got another one this morning.

Haven't you listened to anything you've been told. You can't catch beavers like that!