#464846 - 12/16/07 02:43 AM
time of year for castor mounds
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Flatiron
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Registered: 01/14/07
Posts: 113
Loc: Venus PA
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Just wondering are Beavers intrested in castor mounds all year around. Our season starts in P.A. DEC 26 I mostly use blind sets. Just wondering if Flatails would be intested in the around that time.
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#464872 - 12/16/07 03:29 AM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
[Re: Flatiron]
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Striperfred
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Registered: 02/12/07
Posts: 239
Loc: Pa
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Not a much of a beaver trapper by any stretch of the imagination, mostly cause we don't have many. 2 years ago I caught like 6 of my ten with caster mounds last year seemed to have trouble getting them to work em. Only caught 1 in a caster mound last year.
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#464943 - 12/16/07 06:56 AM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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deerhunter65347
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Registered: 02/15/07
Posts: 539
Loc: saline county missouri
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Castor mound sets not only are attractive to beaver otter will check them out and coon will really look them over. I have even had bobcats checking them out. Castor is a grat scent for just about every critter we trap for. So i wouldnt hessitate to use it at any time during the season but as dunkard trapper has stated it is most effective for beaver during the mating and separation of beaver families. But it is al;so a territorial thing. So if you can find the beaver areas where there are chewed sticks along the bank and signs of tree girdling. Then i would definatly stick a csator mound set in.
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#464966 - 12/16/07 07:15 AM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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kybeaverman
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Registered: 10/21/07
Posts: 421
Loc: kentucky
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I have luck with making and using mounds from opening of season on. Our season opens mid Nov. I dont trap many beaver until DEc but have always found them interested.
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#465016 - 12/16/07 07:55 AM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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shanemoss
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 789
Loc: Cook Springs, Alabama
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I use castor mounds year round with good success.
shane
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#465778 - 12/16/07 05:20 PM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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trapprcrg
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Registered: 12/30/06
Posts: 35
Loc: knox co,Ohio
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can u tell me what this set looks like?
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#465816 - 12/16/07 05:41 PM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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Bismuth Boy
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 181
Loc: Northwest PA
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The leaves and mud pushed up on the bank IS a castor mound. Mike, I use them from the first day to the last.
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#466315 - 12/16/07 08:53 PM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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Bismuth Boy
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 181
Loc: Northwest PA
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Nope, that's a castor mound. Pull one apart and put a little water on it, you'll smell the castor in it. Some are scent mounds, some are castor mounds. Same-same though. Sometimes you see huge mounds, most of the time though they aren't much more than a couple handfulls of mud and leaves. It's a scentpost that the beaver uses to mark its' territory.
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#466337 - 12/16/07 09:02 PM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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Bogmaster
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Registered: 12/22/06
Posts: 582
Loc: Lakeland,Minnesota
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95% of my beaver are taken on castor mounds of my making.
I use them anytime I have open water--winter,spring or fall.They are as effective in the fall and winter, as they are in the spring.
Tom
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#466568 - 12/16/07 10:35 PM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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trapprcrg
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Registered: 12/30/06
Posts: 35
Loc: knox co,Ohio
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so if i find some can i relocate to another place?
would that work?cant trap beaver on the public wildlife place but have some on another stream i trap that are causing the water to back up nearly flooding the road
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#466589 - 12/16/07 10:48 PM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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Ole Hawkeye
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Registered: 12/25/06
Posts: 2629
Loc: Oregon
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Why do beaver swim right past a castor mound? I've set on a pull out an each side of a castor mound, use good castor lures and caught a beaver at each blind set and the castor mound missed. I catch more beaver at blind sets than castor mounds.
Look for the trails into the water!
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#466652 - 12/16/07 11:37 PM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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kybeaverman
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Registered: 10/21/07
Posts: 421
Loc: kentucky
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good luck to u dirthole. How is the weather ur way?
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#466655 - 12/16/07 11:40 PM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
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Bogmaster
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Registered: 12/22/06
Posts: 582
Loc: Lakeland,Minnesota
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Hawkeye,I alternate my two castor based lures at every other set.At times they go by #1 and fly right in to #2.I like giving them a choice.Castor based lures but different smells.
If the lure you are using doesn't do the trick, you may want to change.
Tom
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#468263 - 12/17/07 09:24 PM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
[Re: dirtholeman1]
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kybeaverman
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Registered: 10/21/07
Posts: 421
Loc: kentucky
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the loop is standard (about 10 inches) I try to never go bigger, had beaver by neck 2 days later.
The snare is 1-2 inches off ground
best wishes
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#468311 - 12/17/07 09:53 PM
Re: time of year for castor mounds
[Re: kybeaverman]
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deerhunter65347
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Registered: 02/15/07
Posts: 539
Loc: saline county missouri
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Location any where on lakes streams creeks or rivers. These set ups will produce just about every fur bearer on water. But i set them to target beaver. But it never fails to catch beaver, coon, mink, rats, and otter. The first pic is location.
The second pic shows you how it should look once you have the bank cut down to where you have a good slope into the water. Then muddy up you bank slide. Dont spare the mud. Then scratch your fake prints into the mud.
The third pic shows the dive stick placed at least 2 foot from bank. This serves to purpose. If you want to build a castor mound set from this the dive stick keeps the beaver from dragging alot of mud up with him. Second this also gives you a place to use a 330 or 280 coni under the dive stick.
Pic 4 shows where i have set the sleepy creek 4.5 and i am preparing to place the trap with a drowner cable set up. The weight you use is your choice. The drowner cable i use is 1/8 aircraft grade cable
pic 5 shows the completed set with the sleepy creek placed to the left side of slide. You can see it if you look close. This set like i said before will atrack coon, beaver, otter, And rats. Ive taken a large portion of fur off creeks with these set ups. They work great with the castor mound above them as well. Or a piece of 4 in pvc driven in at the top of slid. It acts a a great visual attractor. I hope this has been help full. Good luck
Snares can be used at this set as well!
Edited by deerhunter65347 (12/17/07 09:54 PM)
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