The Beaver
Under ice beaver snaring
This is the set that I use for taking beaver under the ice.
You can use four to six snares depending on the depth of water.
A poplar pole is fastened to a dead stick and 1/16 beaver snares with cam locks are placed along both sides of the poplar bait stick.
The loops in the snare are large, I like to compare the size of the loop to a dinner plate, everyone seems to know what that is, eh?
Take the dead pole and check the depth of water and place the snares on the pole so that the top snares are not too near the ice otherwise your beaver will freeze to the ice.
I use woodscrews and washers to secure the snares in the correct position and a seperate wire is secured to the bottom of the dead pole and run all the way up and through each snare where it is finally secured to the top of the pole.
Fasten another wire to this verticle wire and secure it to something solid on the ice surface.
If the beaver chews through the dead pole you won`t lose the beaver or your snares.
The 330 Conibear
I don`t waste much time when setting 330`s for beaver early on in the season.
I kick a quick pocket in at the shoreline and sink my trap down into the water so that the T shaped trigger is just under the water.
The trap is secured to a special bracket which is pushed into the earth beneath the water.
The trap is wired off to a stake or tree with at least #11 or larger good wire.
I use castor lure on a cotton ball.
I tie wrap the cotton ball to a small stick and then stick it in the lure,
the stick is then placed about a foot behind the trap.
If you think the beaver might try to go around the trap then lay a few sticks down to prevent it.
