Beavers have moved in on a corner of my farm. There is no stream, but a series of sinkholes with an underground stream in them. The sinkholes end in a cave, that does have a stream of water running out of it, on an adjoining property. They've cut a lot of trees on me, and I was going to let them be, until they begin to cut down some large trees, that fell into a crop field. They're making a mess, and need to go. I've never trapped beavers and decided to set out a couple of snares. Caught one last night, weight was 34 pounds. Tried to give it to someone that wanted to skin it, but nobody wanted it. I'm sure there are still a few more left.
Beavers are easy to catch. You can set a #330 Victor Conibear in a runway or in front of a creek bank den hole, or a #3 Victor leg hold, attached to a wire slide into deep water to drown, along the creek edge. A bit of castor at the leg hold helps bring 'em in.
