Mainly water trapping this year

[SemperFi]

Due to weather and beaver work I’ve spent most of this season in the water. Only ran land traps one week and I think I caught very dog in the county. They were all released unharmed. Enjoy the beaver journey.

 

[SemperFi]

 

[SemperFi]

Started new place today.

 

[Mark K]

Looks like a successful season!

 

[oldguy]

I was wondering if anybody was water trapping! Thanks for the pictures. Like seeing those castors drying. Caught a beaver yesterday. Needed one for a class on Friday for Lee County seventh graders. They just can't resist castor.
You don't see much about this, but fresh castors will last for years and years dropped in a jar ( I use a plastic p-nut butter jar) with no preservative. Just add water at the site, shake or stir and pour on your your fake mound. I've got a jar that's probably 15+ years old. Many, many beavers and otters to its credit.
Kids in classes say castor smells like new tires!

 

[4x4]

Wow! Great job!

 

[Rabun]

Way to put some hurt on the destructive beav!

 

[SemperFi]

2 more this morning.

 

[SemperFi]

I was wondering if anybody was water trapping! Thanks for the pictures. Like seeing those castors drying. Caught a beaver yesterday. Needed one for a class on Friday for Lee County seventh graders. They just can't resist castor.
You don't see much about this, but fresh castors will last for years and years dropped in a jar ( I use a plastic p-nut butter jar) with no preservative. Just add water at the site, shake or stir and pour on your your fake mound. I've got a jar that's probably 15+ years old. Many, many beavers and otters to its credit.
Kids in classes say castor smells like new tires!

I’ve done that in a pinch with a milk jug. With the price of castor right now everything is getting dried and sold. I teach a trapping class at church once a year for the boys. They love seeing the tanned fur and traps and stuff.

 

[JonathonJEB]

Nice job.

 

[SemperFi]

1 more this morning.

 

[SemperFi]

Hope this is the last one from this place. I moved a few traps to den entrances under water to make sure. Went ahead and started a new place today.

 

[SemperFi]

New place I started today. Beaver were actually swimming around me as I was setting traps.

 

[SemperFi]

3 more this morning.

 

[oldguy]

Wearin' 'em out!

 

[SemperFi]

2 this morning and a raccoon.

 

[Mark K]

Getting it done!
I wouldn’t even know where to begin on water trapping. I have a hard enough time catching critters on land, lol!

 

[SemperFi]

Getting it done!
I wouldn’t even know where to begin on water trapping. I have a hard enough time catching critters on land, lol!

In my opinion, set wise, water trapping is easier. You don’t have to worry about scent and the sets are a little more forgiving. The bad part about water trapping is you can’t drive up to every set. Carrying 40 and 50 lbs beaver can get rough. Lol.

 

[SemperFi]

I posted this in Georgia trapping but figured I’d post it here as well. I don’t have any H stands. This setup though has worked very well for den and hut entrances in deep water. I set this up on dry land for picture purposes as I was pulling traps from a property I finished up today. Figured this might help some of the new trappers.

 

[SemperFi]

Got wet this morning but had 2 more.