Beaver Trapping

For hundreds of years, beaver have been traped for their fur. Many trappers moved west and explored and caught lots of beavers.

Nowadays beavers can be traped and are still trapped in most states. Especially when they are flooding the wrong area.

Beaver Trapping With Foothold Traps

Catching beavers in a foothold trap can be simple once you have found a beaver pond. There are a few ways you can set the foothold trap to have success.

One way to get a beaver to step in the trap is to break a hole about a foot deep in the beaver dam so that a good flow of water is running. Beaver can not stand the sound of running water, especially in their dam.

With this hole in the dam secure your trap and place it in the hole you have created. It should be placed at the bottom of the channel where the water is flowing. Also, make sure the foothold trap is flat so it will catch the beaver when the trap is fired.

Another setup you might use to catch beavers is a castor mound set.

Beaver Trapping With Conibears

Beaver Trapping Sets

• Blind Set
• Beaver drowning set
• Beaver castor mount set
• Lodge set
• Beaver run set
• Channel conibear set
• Beaver snare set

How to Set a Beaver Trap