First Time Beaver Trapper tips for sets

[Hank8]

Hello,

I have trapped for a few years now and I'm just starting to get into beaver trapping. I located a spot this week with scent mounds and a few slides going in and out of the river (pictures attached). I won't be able to get traps out until next week so I thought I would post on here and ask for advice before I start trapping. I have a few 330 conibears as well as some coyote footholds and snares. I've done a lot of reading on how to approach different sets but I wanted to see if anyone had some advice based on the specific sign I have found. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Thanks!

The slide is on the opposite bank in the third picture.

Hank

 

[summs]

Not an experienced trapper, but have done beaver a time a two. In NJ, we have to draw a beaver permit that's only good for that zone. Max of 8 beavers. So I cant do it every year or as much as i'd like. We also dont have the population to support that.

That said, NJ does not have a den set restriction. Best odds are find a den entrance, make a stick funnel into 2 funnels, set 2 connibears in said funnels exits.

Besides the caster mound, foot hold set with your caster lure on it, I dont see sign i'd set on. Look for the feed stash. Will be in the water and look like a bunch of sticks with the bark stripped off, nice and yellow. Take a stick, strip the bark and wire tie it to the bottom of the connibear and set that on the outskirts of the feed pile.