Beaver Set
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Cubby Set
Deep Snow Snaring
Flat Set
The big secret is to use 1/16” snare wire under the ice.
Boil the snares in baking soda for 10 minutes, rinse off and
leave outside until they become dull. Now, take a dead
branch 3-4 inches in diameter and nail on four pieces of
poplar branches - partially peel so the white shows. You
have to set this between the feed pile and the den. Chop a
hole in the ice; put the stick in and measure the depth; you
want the top of the snares about 4 inches below the surface
with a 6” loop. Four inches below the snares (one on each
side), place two more. Nail the bait sticks on either side
of the snare, so as the beaver swim around the branch to get
the bait, they swim into the snares. Wire the snare tight to
the pole and use a small piece of 14 gauge wire bent and
squeezed shut to hold each snare at the correct height. Now,
wire the snares to the pole and run more wire up to a top
stick; just in case it is some monster 65-pound beaver.
After you set them, leave alone for 3 days. The beaver are
sound shy so just hearing you walk around will sometimes
cause them to stay in the den for days.
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