First Beaver of the Year!!!

[THunt]

Well the boys and I got our first beaver of the year this last weekend. It was a nice one. The boys were really excited so it made it extra fun.

Tyler

[CoryTDF]

Are you trapping them? If so man have I got a place for you. I have a place I pheasant hunt and it is over run with beavers. I feel like I'm in Vietnam walking in a pungi stick pit. I'll tell you where it is if you want. Hopfully you can catch all of them.

[THunt]

Yes i am trapping them with a clam shell type trap.  I live in Entiat so Walla Walla might be a bit to far of a drive but thanks for the offer. Tyler

[Cylvertip]

Nice

Good to see you getting the kids involved.  It's been a dying sport so we've got to get the next gen involved. 

As a side note - Beaver and also muskrat are like ice cream to predators.

[Machias]

Sweet photo, congrats!!

[Skyvalhunter]

Boy that sure is one hairy beaver!!

[spur_ride]

great looking beaver.  congrats!


Not to get off subject, sorry, but where can a guy find beaver traps? Ive got a spot that has a whole mess of them. thanks

[DUGANDEER]

Got to love that! nice job!

[Thefisherman83]

Boy that sure is one hairy beaver!!

  You beat me to it LOL

[Cylvertip]

great looking beaver.  congrats!


Not to get off subject, sorry, but where can a guy find beaver traps? Ive got a spot that has a whole mess of them. thanks

Before you get traps, do you have a Trappers Ed card? 

[Kain]

Man that is great.  Good to the see the kids involved.  They already know more than me about trapping.   

[LongTatLaw]

michelle nelson went through the trappers course...thought she said all ya could use in this state was the have a heart live traps?

wrong?

would ya picture some of ur set ups?

do ya bait for beaver or just use travel areas?

submerged / partially or dry land set ups?

[Kain]

You can use cage traps, and Hancock-(Koro) trap.  You can also use a colony trap under water. 

[Machias]

You can also use padded legholds and conibears with the proper class and permit.

[LongTatLaw]

that was my question since I saw what looked to be conibears on another thread but had been told just live traps...

was wondering