Cheapest bait ever: get a roll of bright green duct tape. Works great for snares or swinging coni sets. Try it ou/. Its my main set and i take around 300 beaver under ice each winter with it.
Yes, I log everything. I mark locations in my GPS or on my phone with OnXhunt, plus I have a small notebook where I list the number and type of traps set at each location.
Why bother? Hang a seasoned peeled stick with bright green duct tape on itn then hang a snare off each side. Can't tell the difference between any bait or just the visual green attraction of the duct tape. They see the vibrant green among thier souring feed pile and it looks so much better and fresher after a long winter under ice. All they need to do is do a drive by to look and you've got them. Many times I pull up a set and the tape is chewed to hell but not the pole they're attached to. Let's me know there's other beaver working that set still.
Cheapest bait ever: get a roll of bright green duct tape. Works great for snares or swinging coni sets. Try it ou/. Its my main set and i take around 300 beaver under ice each winter with it.
do you have any videos depicting this phenomenon? Sounds fascinating..
@@tier1trapper747 royce teague has a video on DVD explaining it. I believe it's called "under ice beaver snaring simplified".
Got me sold... I'll try the onions this week...
Really good video. Very interesting for my. Can you show detail about wire trap? I'm tired of carrying 320 mm traps on skis.
ruclips.net/video/OvB43TaQdU8/видео.htmlsi=juCIYL7b1wSYQMRA
Yes, here is a video
Would they go after meat? It might be expensive but I’m curious
No. Beaver are 100% herbivore
Muskrat absolutely do. One of my favorite sleeper baits for them is the cheapest canned diced clams.
do you keep a trappers log of your sets or do you go by memory?
Yes, I log everything. I mark locations in my GPS or on my phone with OnXhunt, plus I have a small notebook where I list the number and type of traps set at each location.
Peeled potatoes on 330 triggers work pretty good too
I've tried potatos a few times with zero success.
@@tier1trapper747 I've had decent luck that way, but sticks work best for me
Ever tried apples?
No I haven't. Trying to keep bait costs down. Onions are 39 cents per pound, and aspen sticks are free.
Do you peel the apples?
@@tier1trapper747 I have yet to try apples but will be using them the next time i set, Ive heard they work well, ill be cutting mine in half
@@skelemn3721did you try the apples? How did they do?
Why bother? Hang a seasoned peeled stick with bright green duct tape on itn then hang a snare off each side. Can't tell the difference between any bait or just the visual green attraction of the duct tape. They see the vibrant green among thier souring feed pile and it looks so much better and fresher after a long winter under ice. All they need to do is do a drive by to look and you've got them. Many times I pull up a set and the tape is chewed to hell but not the pole they're attached to. Let's me know there's other beaver working that set still.