http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2009/04/01/in-pursuit-of-a-problem-beaver/ A trapping blog dedicated to providing information and entertainment for the modern trapper Tue, 15 May 2012 01:55:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2009/04/01/in-pursuit-of-a-problem-beaver/comment-page-1/#comment-48191 offthegridingreenbush Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:50:20 +0000 http://trappingtoday.com/?p=168#comment-48191 I've had the same situation trying to catch trap shy beaver - unfortunately here in Maine we can only use snares as an under water/ice set. If there is suitable depth for drowning I'll drive a piece of fresh aspen into the bank at the water's edge, and attached a drowning wire to a sandbag in the water and a T-rebar on the bank. If the water is deep (4'+) I'll touch the aspen with my hand and the foothold (#5 bridger) will go slightly offset where my elbow is. If the water is 4' or less I'll use a #2 or #3 offset a tiny bit in front of the aspen....works well for those trap shy beaver. I’ve had the same situation trying to catch trap shy beaver – unfortunately here in Maine we can only use snares as an under water/ice set. If there is suitable depth for drowning I’ll drive a piece of fresh aspen into the bank at the water’s edge, and attached a drowning wire to a sandbag in the water and a T-rebar on the bank. If the water is deep (4′+) I’ll touch the aspen with my hand and the foothold (#5 bridger) will go slightly offset where my elbow is. If the water is 4′ or less I’ll use a #2 or #3 offset a tiny bit in front of the aspen….works well for those trap shy beaver.

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