Post by: Humptulips on December 30, 2018, 05:38:32 PM
Here's the situation you might find yourself in. Nice ponds or maybe a slough with a bit of a dam. Great cross overs but no channels.
I find myself standing there with swimthroughs in hand but no place to put them. You can set the dam with a one directional set. I usually set the up stream side of the dam at the crossover. Just put the trap above the crossover out in the water so the top of the trap is about water level, good dive sticks and some blocking. You want that beaver or otter to come over the dam and see a good blockage but with a hole under to dive through. That's where the door of your trap is. If you have a double door the upper door will never catch anything because it is usually angled down into deep water so if a beaver comes from above it will miss your trap but if it headed down it will probably at some point go up.
Single door traps can also be used.
Not the best but sometimes you have to improvise.
Post by: Turner89 on December 30, 2018, 05:47:11 PM
Post by: Humptulips on December 30, 2018, 06:18:46 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on December 30, 2018, 06:39:06 PM
I've done brushed in castor mound sets beneath a dam before when the water is too shallow for a drowning set
Post by: lewy on December 30, 2018, 06:46:50 PM
Post by: Buck457 on December 30, 2018, 07:40:34 PM
Here is a set I use sometimes. In fact I caught a beaver and a rat in two such sets Saturday.
Here's the situation you might find yourself in. Nice ponds or maybe a slough with a bit of a dam. Great cross overs but no channels.
I find myself standing there with swimthroughs in hand but no place to put them. You can set the dam with a one directional set. I usually set the up stream side of the dam at the crossover. Just put the trap above the crossover out in the water so the top of the trap is about water level, good dive sticks and some blocking. You want that beaver or otter to come over the dam and see a good blockage but with a hole under to dive through. That's where the door of your trap is. If you have a double door the upper door will never catch anything because it is usually angled down into deep water so if a beaver comes from above it will miss your trap but if it headed down it will probably at some point go up.
Single door traps can also be used.
Not the best but sometimes you have to improvise.
This is one set i am trying to get right. Thank you Bruce for sharing your knowledge with us trapper pups.
Post by: cem3434 on December 30, 2018, 09:49:57 PM
Post by: flyfishWA on January 01, 2019, 06:33:37 PM
Here is a set I use sometimes. In fact I caught a beaver and a rat in two such sets Saturday.my dad has used this set before with good results
Here's the situation you might find yourself in. Nice ponds or maybe a slough with a bit of a dam. Great cross overs but no channels.
I find myself standing there with swimthroughs in hand but no place to put them. You can set the dam with a one directional set. I usually set the up stream side of the dam at the crossover. Just put the trap above the crossover out in the water so the top of the trap is about water level, good dive sticks and some blocking. You want that beaver or otter to come over the dam and see a good blockage but with a hole under to dive through. That's where the door of your trap is. If you have a double door the upper door will never catch anything because it is usually angled down into deep water so if a beaver comes from above it will miss your trap but if it headed down it will probably at some point go up.
Single door traps can also be used.
Not the best but sometimes you have to improvise.
Post by: Humptulips on January 01, 2019, 06:45:53 PM
1st picture shows the dam side of the set.
2bd shows the trap out in the pond. You can see why it only works from one direction. Can you see the beaver?
3rd shows an overview of the dam with the catch.
Post by: Buck457 on January 01, 2019, 08:31:23 PM