Caught this pair last night. Had an otter in a 330 perpendicular to the road the night before. Saw they had stopped up a 15” metal culvert so I set up 2 footholds on drowning cables. Previous job a couple of weeks ago everything came on 330’s at castor mounds or feed piles. Dam break with a foothold went untouched while the 330 produced 3 adults with one pregnant female carrying 2 kits.

Female this morning was nursing so there is a couple more dying as we speak.

This location they have a 36” plastic culvert with debris 1’ high for 10-15 feet inside the pipe. If I have to set it it’s going to be tough water is deep and the mud (slop) is deeper. They brought an excavator in and replaced the culvert before removing the beaver.

ALWAYS remove the beaver first. Digging things out is temporary at best and makes the trappers job more difficult.