Beaver snares?

[gth]

Has anyone got an up close and personal pic of thier under ice beavers snares on the pole. I'm not so much concerned with the snare construction as I am the methods to attach them to the pole and support them.


Anything would help.

[white316]

No pics,but i could draw you a diagram of my set ups.

[salty]

I like to see the setup as well white.

[bctomcat]

Not a picture but pretty well explains under ice snaring.

Beaver Snares Under Ice
The following illustration of this set is from the B.C. Trapper's manual:


The bait sticks should be fresh aspen, or whatever the primary food source for beaver is in your area. I like to nick them to give the appearance that they have been nibbled at. Additional snares can be added depending on water depth. When setting near feed piles, which is generally the best location, keep several feet away to avoid the snared beaver getting tangled up in the pile. Also, do not attach snares on the dry pole any closer than 20" to the ice. If the snare is too close to the pond surface ice you risk having the beaver freeze into the ice when it is caught after it extends the snare and floats up beneath the ice. A frozen in beaver involves a lot of work to retrieve.

Rather than attaching snares with staples I prefer, and find it much easier, to attach them to the dry pole with a tie wire connected to my snare.

[puppa]

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[white316]

A beaver snare made the right way makes all the difference.

[nightrider]

Lets see this snare.

[white316]

Cut a green bait pole that will go about 1 foot over the top of
the ice/
Run a lenght of cable,the full lenght of the bait pole +2 feet
put loops in the cable to tie snares to.
The reason i do this is snare beaver long enough and you will
find your green bait pole chewed off.
Put a cross pole on top of the ice,and tie it tight with wire,
now your ready for the snares,I will try to post a pic of my
beaver snare and support after work,,white,,

I must add the cable has nothing to do with the snare support
it is just a safty,,so if the beaver chews off the bait pole.
you won't spend all day looking for it.
A lot of times its not needed,,,but sometimes it is.

[gth]

Thanks, that helps.

[wolf1199]

i tried using 4 foot fox snares but that did not work out well at all. Thanks to puppa and what i see here i can see where my mistakes were made. After you make your snare loop you should not have to much snare cable left over, is that correct or does it matter.

[bctomcat]

Correct, you should have no cable left over when the loop is formed.

[oldyote]

When I make mine I cut the cable 36" long. By the time you make the loop for the support wire makes about an 8" loop or so. You can always cut them a little shorter if you want smaller loops. You want the snares to be all the way open using all the cable. I use 14 gauge wire to hold mine to the pole and when it is set i use this wire to adjust how easily the snares close. I don't like to have to worry the snares closed when I was setting the pole and I think most beavers are pushy uder the ice when it comes to snares. On a side note I caught two beaver on one pole on two diffrent occasions last Febuary. One set were small ones both by the tails, the other two were a good size and they were caught around the neck. Got to love snares under the ice!

[white316]

With the figure 8 support wire you get full controll of the snare.


Cut cable to size of loop you want to use.



Any other questions just ask.

[Cam]

Very informative white thanks.

[puppa]

White is right about the wire hookup. If you don't do it similar to the figure 8, you will become frustrated trying to keep your snares positioned properly.