#356600 - 10/02/07 11:16 PM
Need help with beaver trapping in a small river
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Hound Dog
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Registered: 10/02/07
Posts: 26
Loc: randolph, west virginia
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This may sound like a dumb question. I live in West Virginia and I want to trap beaver in a small river that is about 10ft wide, the river is not very deep except in a few holes. I see sign where the beaver has cut down a tree in the river, but no other sign than that. Then I'll see another tree cut down maybe 100 yards down the river. I have looked and have not seen a beaver hut or where they have tried to make a dam either. I've seen the same signs like this for the past couple years, so I dont think they are passing through. Also the trees that have been cut are only chewed on a little bit. So my question is how would I set traps to catch these beavers. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks
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#356623 - 10/03/07 12:08 AM
Re: Need help with beaver trapping in a small river
[Re: Hound Dog]
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Krustyklimber
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Registered: 01/15/07
Posts: 487
Loc: Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
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Hound Dog,
Two words... Beaver Floats.
Krusty 
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#356633 - 10/03/07 12:36 AM
Re: Need help with beaver trapping in a small river
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fishdaddy
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Registered: 01/03/07
Posts: 2494
Loc: southern W.Va.
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ten foot wide river? look for holes in the bank.
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#356638 - 10/03/07 12:44 AM
Re: Need help with beaver trapping in a small river
[Re: fishdaddy]
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k-9hunter
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 791
Loc: ontario,canada
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took 6 beaver out of similar stream last year with a bit of backbreaker on a stick with a 330 guarding it
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#357130 - 10/03/07 02:31 PM
Re: Need help with beaver trapping in a small river
[Re: Woofman]
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Hound Dog
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Registered: 10/02/07
Posts: 26
Loc: randolph, west virginia
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Thanks for the help. I am new at beaver trapping so all of the advice that I can get would sure be appreciated.
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#357361 - 10/03/07 05:46 PM
Re: Need help with beaver trapping in a small river
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Rat_Pack
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Registered: 01/17/07
Posts: 566
Loc: Central New York
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If you can wade the shallower sections, find a pinch point. Look for their runs around the obstructions or under them, for example a downed tree. Plunk a 330 in the run, block it off a little, use a dive stick, and collect your beaver in a day or two.
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#357617 - 10/03/07 08:25 PM
Re: Need help with beaver trapping in a small river
[Re: Rat_Pack]
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mstrapper
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Registered: 10/01/07
Posts: 11
Loc: mississippi
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the beaver's probably have a bank den. first you need to find that. that's what i would do. then i would put a 330 in there.
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#357711 - 10/03/07 09:16 PM
Re: Need help with beaver trapping in a small river
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coonhusker
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Registered: 12/24/06
Posts: 878
Loc: columbus nebraska
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took 6 beaver out of similar stream last year with a bit of backbreaker on a stick with a 330 guarding it
ive heard some other use this set up
how much backbreaker do you use?
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#358210 - 10/04/07 01:05 PM
Re: Need help with beaver trapping in a small rive
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Krustyklimber
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Registered: 01/15/07
Posts: 487
Loc: Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
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Woofman,
I use a few split or peeled sticks, and castor lure, in the "bow" of the float.
They were still clawing at the bank where I beached my floats to reset, for a month, after my permits/season ran out.
KY,
My partner and I caught 19 beaver off one farm, in less than 30 days, and we never made a single castor mound. 
10 were in the floats, 6 in conibear crossover/funnel type sets, and 3 in footholds.
Total sets were 12 #330's (3 on floats), and 3 foothold traps.
In my own case, floats out-caught foothold sets 3:1, and other conibear sets by a larger margin than that.
The 9 conibears not used in the floats did increase their total productivity, though, in that they added 5 otters to the take.
Krusty
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