Does it matter when you pull taps?

[DrTimPerkins]

Darn Beavers have been causing men trouble forever!!

And vice versa.

[red maples]

houses are too close!!! I went down to check things out and the trapper was there. he got 1 last night. old guy been doing it all his life. learned a little in the 5 minutes I was there. was a 2 yr old beaver and he said this about the time the mother kicks them out on there own, because she's getting ready for new babies. They are very territorial so he said there is probably 1 or 2 more at this age and if we can get the parents then tht will really knock them back. so he said proabably 3 or 4 more then that should do it. I hope so they are a PITA!!! only took them 2 days to build up the dam and the culvert completely from what I broke up the other day. makes me nervous though the water which is usually pretty low can back up REALLY fast even with just a little rain when it can't get to where it needs togo and it went up 6" just last night alone!!!

[Greyfox]

Brad, I have a beaverpond in my woods so I regularly have a problem with them invading my woodlot, apple orchard and sugarwoods. A great way to rid yourself of them is a 330 conibear set just into the water, set a few sticks into the mud to channel them into your set, and put some castor scent on the bank. Here's a few shots of the reason, the action, and the result.
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Before other trappers start to complain, the waterlevel dropped just after I made this set; the set WAS underwater when I made it. After I took the picture I reset it further out. Got two there last year. I guess now this topic is "Trapping New Hampshire."

Doc

[PerryW]

I sure hope those Beavers got their Shoreland Protection Permits from NHDES before cutting those trees.

Actually, I've been working on a Shoreland Protection Plan for a camp on a lake all morning. Sure would be handy to rent those beavers for a few days to take down some trees that are illegal for us to cut.

[Greyfox]

I sure hope those Beavers got their Shoreland Protection Permits from NHDES before cutting those trees.

Ha Ha, it's a heck of a thing when America's largest rodent has more freedom than America's most endangered species; the American tax payer.

(FYI, by "North America's largest rodent" I meant the beavers, not Bill Clinton.)

[happy thoughts]

Just don't try to take pictures of them!

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[Run Forest Run!]

Just don't try to take pictures of them!

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...especially if you have a wooden leg.

[red maples]

he got 1 yesterday. he makes his own sent concoction from the beaver glands. he's got a pretty good method to getting them. just as you said except he uses a weighted wire and a leg hold trap with a slip thing on the wire once they go down the wire they can't get back up and drown. seems VERY effective.

[Greyfox]

Yeah, if he's making his own castor and knows how to set a cam-lock drowning-rig then he knows his stuff. Glad to hear the problem is thinning out. I bear the beavers no specific ill-will, but the darned things really make a mess of the woods.

[red maples]

I feel the same they are just doing what they do. They are tireless workers but if humans have an issue we kill it or move it sad to say other humans included!!! just like ground hog, minks, weasels, squirrels, mice moles, voles, racoons, foxes, coyotes and anything else I have killed or moved over my years!!!