Will I Catch Anything?

[kirkdekalb]

Made an unusual castor mound set today on large pond. Only had access to about 175' of frontage in the backyard.

Used different sized cages and put the mound kinda in the center. Wanted to see how they responded. Also used an experimental lure, but I have caught beaver with it before. Set the traps in the order I thought would be most productive. Set the shorter less open cages in a higher situation on the ends. All are double doored except the one in the middle. The largest trap has no spring loaded door. Set a primos camera on set.

I think I will catch at least one over the next two days. I believe there is a good chance of catching multiples. I just wish I had used some fresh castor.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Dying to see how this plays out  Never seen anything like it 

[singleshot12]

i hate to tell you but i don't think you'll catch much. the cages need to be located on runs with cover. but who knows let us know if you do

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

This ot to be good!!!

[kirkdekalb]

The wide trap has lure in the trap on a tuff of grass in the back. I piled mud and grass up against that grass from the outside and lured it also. The approaching beaver can smll and see the mound through the traps. My theory is, the beaver would get caught in the wide trap first. Other beaver coming up will go to the fake castor mound through the traps to get to the lured mound in the center and to get to the caught beaver. I think that is about 70% probable. I think if I catch the first one there is a 70% cance of a second and about a 50% chance of a third one if the second one is caught.

I think there is about a 30% chance of catching 4. Believe it depends on whether I catch one of the dominent male or dominent female as to the multiples.

A negative, the wind was blowing from the pond to the land. I believe this could make the beaver come up on land and circle instead of coming right in.

You see it as I do. We just got a lot of rain, so the beaver should be active.

[madmack76]

interesting

[Humptulips]

Welcome to the forum Kirk. That's a lot of hardware!

[onetrapper]

I'm sure not going to bet against you   Friend of mine caught a beaver the first nite in a cage on land then another on the second check...the cage was a cat cage and only 16 wide with a guillotine door. I;m just wondering about the education of the others that see the live beaver

[fast60eddie]

Looks like fun.

[dscubame]

Looks like there may be some good experience showing here.

[CementFinisher]

keeping an eye on this

[brianmtsinc]

Interesting....  what do you do with the beavers when you catch them?  Furs or ??   

Good luck!

[jackmaster]

what are you using as scent? i am betting that if your using castor then you will catch somethn, beaver arent the brightest of the furbeares 

[100 grain]

Looks like your serious A for effort

[Bigshooter]

I know a couple guys that use 16x16x40 traps with some castor in the back set on runs with no cover on the traps and they do just fine. If that pond in the picture has beaver in it and you used castor for lure I think you will get one.