Farmer called me about beaver problems in a section of creek. No flow, at most knee deep water. After looking, I guessed 8-9 beaver. I set 6 body traps, I caught 4 in 2 nights. 4 feed hole sets, 2 channel sets. I marked 2 more channel set locations and will set them when we get ice. Fur looked nice but the castors were poor. I could use bait for coyote, so that's where the carcasses went. Been 2 nights, went and pulled sets,caught the second adult and a second yoy. Only air bubbles at the 2 sets with a catch. Total 2 adults, 2 two year olds and 2 of this springs(yoy). I had thought possibly 2 adult pairs in the mile of creek, but the lack of any bite wounds or signs of fighting on catches and the lack of air bubbles(muskrat bubbles only) point to total clean out.
Edited by spotstalkshoot (11/27/20 10:20 PM)