Thank you sir. I have to admit, now that I'm in my mid 50's - each year get's tougher and tougher. We never know how many days we have left on the good earth, and I'm trying to share what I know. Every year the mud gets deeper, the water colder and the beaver heavier to carry - but I take pride in still being able to put meat on the table by my own hand. Take care and thank you for watching.

Thank you sir - and keep those traps handy!

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Thanks for the kind words. Good luck with the set - it really works; and good luck with your channel. It really is a lot of work, and all I ask is that people click on some of the ads every once in a while. It doesn't cost anything for somebody to watch an ad - and every little bit helps out these days. I just subbed your channel. The bee keeping is something I'm curious about - and like your beaver vids!

Thank you for watching!

+Nicole Nielson I do like it on a drowner more tho just in case I have a front foot it just kills them quick and they don't ring off under water nearly as much. Thanks again

+Nicole Nielson Yep - suitcasing the foot is important - the smaller the trap used the more important it becomes.

Funny how years ago nobody would share info on trapping and everybody wanted to do it - and now there are hundreds of hours of free information on trapping - and nobody is interested anymore. Take my friend. My hope is that one day kids will once again be able to run a few traps before school. What a great time and a great way to grow up that was! Read a story about a young trapper boy many years ago that ran his line before school and caught a skunk. He decided school was no fun so he put the skunk into the heater unit and ran everybody out of school for the day so he could finish running his line! :)

wonder who that was?

I really like them. I think they are easier to set than an MB-750 and bigger. They are kind of a slow firing trap - but in the mud and water when a beaver is blundering around - speed isn't that important. Also, since they are only two coiled, if you get snapped it doesn't bite nearly as bad as a four coil.

I like snares for meat trapping as they keep the beaver alive till I get there. If I use a conibear, I want to make sure the bvr rolls into the water and that the water is good and cold - and preferably in the shade. Basically if you kill the animal - make sure it stays cool - not gets hot - and check as soon as possible every morning.

@@Meattrapper thanks so much for the reply I appreciate your time and wisdom

Usually that means the beaver is pushing mud up from the bottom to plug the break and is covering and tripping the traps - very frustrating. Try making the cut deep, narrow and with enough water flowing that they cannot use mud but must bring sticks - then make sure your traps are about elbow deep in water and give them a nice firm bed to stand on where the traps are.

+KetchumDan Yep - good point - could also use slide wires to slide each trap straight away from each other.

That's the question, and given fluctuating water levels and different sized beavers its always a guessing game. My thought at the time was that the bvr would be walking, but you never know.

@@Meattrapper Thank you! I have never set a beaver trap in my life, trying to learn as much as I can before setting one. I appreciate your channel, it is helping me out tremendously!

@@Bearsfan871 You can do it - and when you do you will be hooked! Keep me posted.

@@Meattrapper I wish someone would do a video purely on sign of where they have been. I have lived in NE missouri all my life and there are always downed trees on side of river, but recognizing dens or feed piles is another thing. Hard to know what i'm looking at ,you know?

Good eye. I normally do level the pans somewhat on these, but in my experience it's not nearly as critical with beaver in water as when trapping on dry ground. The trap in the slide was very badly out of level and I think that's why he set it off with his belly. That particular trap was bent up when a guy stole it and pulled it out of the ground with a chain tied to his four wheeler. After I got the trap back, I had to re work it and but in a new bolt, etc. and being late in the season I just went with it rather than spend time to work on it - and you see where it got me - a miss. If I had taken the time to get that trap right I might not have had a miss. There are no shortcuts. Hope that helps explain things. Thanks for watching. I'd love to visit Alaska one day - it's on my bucket list.

Alaska is a BEAUTIFUL place to visit both winter and summer. The winters seem to last FOREVER (if there is snow). It doesn't usually leave until April/May, and the muskrat and beaver seasons in some areas go until those months. I really miss the outdoors in the lower states...seems like the majority of videos are during decent weather (light or no snow, and flowing water). Been meaning to visit as MANY states as possible to hunt and trap in, just need to make the time. Wish you well, and keep stacking fur.

Chinese privet is huge, then maple and other woods.

Pull straight up. If it sticks, leave it.

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Thank you for watching sir.

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