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Post by mbhawkins123 on Jul 22, 2005 22:10:56 GMT -5
well i lost a beaver last nite, i was using a 2 foot stake, i had it stuck in the side of the bank, no way the beaver could pull up and out, but what it did was pull out the side of the mound, ripping right thru the mud.
i guess i didnt put too much thought on that one, but anyway since now there is a beaver with a snare and stake attached to his leg swimming in the creek, does anyone know if they will chew their leg off, or anyone with experience with this know what the outcome is??
i figure it will eventually get caught on something but im not sure. if ya got any answers let me know!! thanks
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Post by Snareman on Jul 22, 2005 22:24:32 GMT -5
He'll tangle on the first thing that hangs him up, but most likely he made it back to the lodge. The way the set up sounds, he does have mobility and it will just be a matter of time before he gets caught up in a situation where he'll stay until he's dead. I had 2 beaver pull up disposable stakes that were on slide rigs, as they were not deep enough,(loon poop) and both found their way back to the lodge. One got caught up near/on his lodge and I found him sitting on his lodge and the other got hung up inside his lodge and started to dig out exposing part of the tunnel where I got him. Got both beaver the next day.
I say set the area hard and hope for the best.
Snareman
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Post by ADC on Jul 23, 2005 10:29:29 GMT -5
well i lost a beaver last nite, but anyway since now there is a beaver with a snare and stake attached to his leg swimming in the creek, does anyone know if they will chew their leg off, My friend, It is obvious you are new to snaring so let me see if I can help you out some. First off snares are for the most part designed to capture animals around the neck or body NOT the foot. There are exceptions to this including bears and a few people target coyotes by the foot but for the most part it is neck or body snaring only. If your snares were set like described on here to you, you should have caught him around the body or neck. As for chewing their leg off? NO. that does not happen. No animals chew off their foot to escape traps. Muskrats and beaver will sometimes twist off their foot and escape and some others will chew on their foot below the trap jaws if the trap cuts off circulation to the foot but that is not to escape it is because they cannot feel the foot. You are correct though that the escaped beaver will likely get tangled on something so you should be looking hard to find it before someone else does.  They could make a real big deal out of it if the wrong person finds it. I hope this out some and I hope others will chime in too. Bieng well informed about how the snares work and how animals act and react will make you a great snareman one day.  |
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Post by mbhawkins123 on Jul 24, 2005 23:11:08 GMT -5
hey adc, well i know i need to find the beaver, but the ladys property is only soo big and the beaver or its lodge is NOT on her property. so its out of my hands and i dont think tresspassing will accomplish anything. but yea i am new to snaring, ive only caught a few, and all of them have been caught by the foot,not intentionally,ive read many places for slide setups use 10 in loop , 2-3 in off of ground, fopr body catches, and thats what i did with my previous catches, and still caught them by their foot.
but that was my first in the water setup and i dont see how i could have caught it by the foot, not with the snares in the water like they were, i had them setup just like im suppose to for body catches. so if i did catch it by the foot its not what i was trying for!! thanks
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They could make a real big deal out of it if the wrong person finds it.