Posted: 4/30/2009 11:03:48 AM EDT
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Go ahead... giggle... I did too... A buddy of mine has a tract of land in another state where some beavers have moved in and dammed up a brook real bad. My friend keeps knocking the dam down, but the beavers keep rebuilding it. (I think I saw this on a cartoon once) Anyhow, he knows I do a lot of varmint and predator hunting, so he is asking me to intervene. His idea is to knock down/damage part of the dam and then have me post myself in the woods and wait for the beavers to come out and repair the dam then take them out. Sounds reasonable enough. I've never hunted THESE type of beavers before. Any suggestions? Is this a good strategy? The last time I hunted beaver in his area, I was using bottles of Boone's Farm wine.  BTW - trapping is not an option |
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I am glad you can do that down there, up here you have to get a licensed trapper to do it, even if he is shooting them, something about fur bearing animals and the way taking them is worded in the law
So of course most Property owners do the SSS, and waste the pelt |
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Quoted: I am glad you can do that down there, up here you have to get a licensed trapper to do it, even if he is shooting them, something about fur bearing animals and the way taking them is worded in the law So of course most Property owners do the SSS, and waste the pelt Yeah, those are the type of restrictions I'm used to as well in most of the states I've hunted in. In this case, the state will let him shoot them, but not trap them. I haven't looked at the regs he's told me about that allow this to happen, but will certainly do so beforehand. |
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lol both, depending on the size of the hole, a sizeable hole will bring them out faster. WTF... Beavers coming out faster for a Sizeable HOLE ..... Huh ok . maybe they are openminded ?? Where is that lot lizard thread . I should of known this wasen't in the GD forum . Pardon my outburst |
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Quoted: Beavers do most of their damage at night. Might have a little trouble tagging them in daylight. Didn't know that & that's helpful info. The only ones I've ever seen were in an enclosure in the National Zoo. I've heard them tail-slap the water before at night, but have never actual seen a live one in the wild. |
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Quoted: So you cant even live trap them and then dispatch them or relocate them. When he talked to the state, they told him that the only way he could trap them is if he did it in season with a valid trapping license or hired a professional to do so. They told him he could use a hav-a-hart type live trap, but that it was unlikely he'd catch them in it. If he did manage to catch one, relocating them would have to be done by the state, not him. Under the landowner provision, he is allowed to shoot them or have someone else (me) do so. |
When I shot the beavers on a buddys pond, we had been shooting at a different pond about 1000 yards away and when we were leaving a little before dark the beavers were out swimming around in the pond. Just go sit by the pond, in camo, and wait for them to come out. If there is no moon, they may come out earlier. I killed two for sure and maybe a third, never confirmed that kill. But there is atlease one more still at the pond but I am just going to let it be. Kinda nice to clean all teh sticks and brush from around the pond.
Big beaver. |
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Quoted: When I shot the beavers on a buddys pond, we had been shooting at a different pond about 1000 yards away and when we were leaving a little before dark the beavers were out swimming around in the pond. Just go sit by the pond, in camo, and wait for them to come out. If there is no moon, they may come out earlier. I killed two for sure and maybe a third, never confirmed that kill. But there is atlease one more still at the pond but I am just going to let it be. Kinda nice to clean all teh sticks and brush from around the pond. http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/wormydog1724/IMG_0639.jpg http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/wormydog1724/IMG_0640.jpg Big beaver. Thanks for the reply. What kind of range did you shoot them from? I haven't been out to the property yet, but I've been told that there's an elevated position within the treeline about 100 yards away and that I can clearly see the area in a few locations ranging from 100-200 yards away. I've got a 2 million candlepower spotlight with a red lens that I normally use for predators, I'm assuming they'd be spooked if I went with white light? |
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When I shot the beavers on a buddys pond, we had been shooting at a different pond about 1000 yards away and when we were leaving a little before dark the beavers were out swimming around in the pond. Just go sit by the pond, in camo, and wait for them to come out. If there is no moon, they may come out earlier. I killed two for sure and maybe a third, never confirmed that kill. But there is atlease one more still at the pond but I am just going to let it be. Kinda nice to clean all teh sticks and brush from around the pond. http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/wormydog1724/IMG_0639.jpg http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/wormydog1724/IMG_0640.jpg Big beaver. Thanks for the reply. What kind of range did you shoot them from? I haven't been out to the property yet, but I've been told that there's an elevated position within the treeline about 100 yards away and that I can clearly see the area in a few locations ranging from 100-200 yards away. I've got a 2 million candlepower spotlight with a red lens that I normally use for predators, I'm assuming they'd be spooked if I went with white light? 60 yards and less. can't spotlight here in oklahoma so had to get them before dark. the one thats left doesn't come out anymore until well after dark, must've learned something. I would say use a red light but I have no experience with that so might ask someone more knowing than me. |
