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posted 01 April 2009 18:41
I missed this trapping season and it was to be my first. But when I went to the range the other day and saw the guy asked to take care of them didnt do it. I called the Game Warden and I now am able to trap these guys flooding our range.
So I m looking for tips of any type that will help.


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posted 01 April 2009 20:22Hide Post
Just use your fav varmint rifle to get rid of 'em. Aim for the spot between the ear and the eye....oh yeah, and have funSmiler
 
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posted 02 April 2009 05:07Hide Post
I m hoping to trap them so I can save there pelts. Wink Meeting with the GW in the am, maybe he can get me some stuff to blast the dam! :P I doubt it!


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posted 03 April 2009 04:21Hide Post
James,

He's right, shooting them with a rifle works wonderfully.

Not sure how far you are from Brunswick, but I could come up and shoot a couple for you if you are interested.
 
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posted 03 April 2009 05:38Hide Post
The bad part of that is the Game Warden will not let me do so. Frowner killpc


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posted 03 April 2009 21:04Hide Post
Easiest way is with a couple 330 style body traps set in runways. Some states have rules about setting dams and lodges, not sure about yours, maybe in a damage control situation those rules may not apply. If you take a pick to a little of the dam they will be active real quick. The sound of escaping water is like a fire alarm to them.
 
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posted 03 April 2009 21:26Hide Post
Big Grin The dam is the hole reason that got to go. There are a few slides and runs I will be setting on, I m going to be waiting for at least another week so I don't have to fight the ice or brake though. Its only 3' a the deepest point but its a half mile walk back to the pickup. The road will not open until it dry's. The paper company doesn't like to re-do the access road.


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posted 07 April 2009 08:16Hide Post
A good way to get rid of beaver's is to bust down the dam and lay in drain tile pipe. The beavers will give up after while cause they can't stop the water. Although, you might have too much water in Maine. Lack of water is our problem in NV.


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posted 07 April 2009 15:17Hide Post
Its a good idea, but they built it on very active stream. Damn is all I have to say, because of the amount of water because its now its flooding season. Setting traps today, wish me luck!


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posted 07 April 2009 18:52Hide Post
The good news is that hhey are easy to catch with coniber traps. Just set then on their slides, or make a hole in the damn and set one both upstream and downstream.....if it's a bigger area, you can use logs to guide them into the traps/kill zone.

The bad news is that if it is a decent sized stream you will not really have good control and they'll be back shortly. Beavers are the swimming version of hogs, once you've got them, they're real hard to get rid of.....


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posted 07 April 2009 19:23Hide Post
Hey thanks, I just set 3 coniber size 330 duke's. I would have set more but with the ice leaving and the water deeper then my boots, I found out they stay worm when wet! I found 3 slides I placed them in front of with some beaver caster. a foot or 2 off the edge of the water. I put sticks in the mud on each side of the trap to keep them from going around my set.
When I pick up waders I will be out there in the deeper water closer to there hut. I just need to keep legal and stay 10' from there hut at water level.
One other thing I looked for was fresh chewed wood. Then when I found some I looked around and found a few slides that way. But I need waders. thumb


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posted 08 April 2009 01:55Hide Post
That's too bad the CO's won't let you blast 'em....must be a built up area?

Sounds like u have the right idea now though with your traps.

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posted 08 April 2009 06:44Hide Post
Oh I have given it some thought. But the only issue with that is where do I get the explosives? This is a shooting range so nobody cares if I blow the dam. I was thinking about that after I get the beavers. go buy a few pounds of pyrodex at hell, I mean wal-mart. I have cannon fuse so I m all set there.
Asked the game warden if he had access to explosives to deal with the dam, but he said they are given metal garden rakes now. He didn't look too happy.
I found a great spot to blow the dam if I do it! There is really not a lot of dam, but embankment they are using. Which means more area I can legally trap. But before I head out again I m going to be checking the laws again.
Last thing I need is the game warden thinking I m taking advantage of him!
Thanks for all the help

Oh the range is a good 2/3 mile or more from the closes residence fallowing the river.


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posted 14 April 2009 05:08Hide Post
can a person actually get a strong enough explosion with Pyrodex to blow a dam? I have four or five pounds of FFG black powder that is surplus to my needs and a few beaver dams that are causing some flooding - you have me wondering...
 
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posted 14 April 2009 05:37Hide Post
It didn't take much effort to breach the dam, so I had no need. But then again, its been 2 days sense I cough the last(5th) beaver. So I just may try it out on there hut. I just don't want anymore swimming up the Kennabec and picking up where the other left off.
We will need to look in to better drainage at the range over this summer.
But it wasn't all that hard to ketch these guys, there runs and slides were very easy to see.


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posted 15 April 2009 09:04Hide Post
In the springtime Beavers are great travelers. Back when I used to trap I used to see all of these guy sludge their way into beaver ponds and beaver damns. I would always try and find water close to the road even if it didn't have any beaver sign, and usually I would catch more than my fair share. they will travel both by water, and by land.

If there was any way for you to get ahold of some beaver castor type lure, or just plain beaver castor itself, that would be the best way to trap them. They are very curious about the smell of other beaver. If you want to use the killer traps you can find narrow places to set the traps and place castor nearby. I used to like drowning sets using #14 Victor jump traps set next to a small scent mound on the waters edge. Trap set for a hind foot catch in about 5-6 inches of water.
 
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posted 15 April 2009 15:45Hide Post
Thank You for the that tidbit 22WRF! As of right now my count is at 5(that's before this morning's check). A friend told me that to get my count up as fast as I did is unheard of for a new comer.
I have been using a caster lure, that stuff I m using is made by a friend who owns his own shop. I think he grids up the sacks after letting them dry out a little bit and put them in glass jar's. I v got 2 25-30 ponders with it.
The guy who has been the biggest help on my start up and maybe even my mentor is Dave Wilson. Check out his site, guy is more then willing to help.
Probably wouldn't have been able to do what I have done with out him. Wink beer
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posted 16 April 2009 10:08Hide Post
When you skin out those beaver don't throw the carcasses away. I used to chop them up into fist sized pieces and freeze them. They make great bait for fox and coyotes in the late fall. And of course, make sure and cut the castors out and save them. Best way is to hang them up in a dark cool place until they are semi dry. then you can grind them up and mix them with whatever you want to use to mix them with. But be careful what you use to gind them with. I use to grind them and mix them with vaseline to make a paste type lure.
 
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posted 16 April 2009 17:19Hide Post
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Sorry Gentlemen,

I completely misread the thread title.

Regards,

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Sorry Gentlemen,

I completely misread the thread title.

Regards,

GH


Thats alright, but you make a good point! thumb


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