I didn't participate much on the first two 'jobs' due to the walking distance to the trapping location.
This time it's on home turf and I can get within 200 yards by Ranger. Got off to a bad start when a big beaver got foul caught in a 330 Conibear and we lost both trap and beaver. A change of technique and set location did the trick and looks like we cleared the impoundment in 3 days. We'll stick with it for a couple more days to make sure and then move to another farm where beavers are damming drainage ditches.
I'm trying to work myself into a beaver removal contract with the local Soil Conservation District. That would keep me busy year round.
This time it's on home turf and I can get within 200 yards by Ranger. Got off to a bad start when a big beaver got foul caught in a 330 Conibear and we lost both trap and beaver. A change of technique and set location did the trick and looks like we cleared the impoundment in 3 days. We'll stick with it for a couple more days to make sure and then move to another farm where beavers are damming drainage ditches.
I'm trying to work myself into a beaver removal contract with the local Soil Conservation District. That would keep me busy year round.