So, at the deer club, we've got a beaver or two that have finally gone too far and the alligator has been no help thus far.
There's a big, deep ditch that cuts through the property and some man-made clay pits in the middle of the property. The beavers seem to come and go often using the ditch but will spend a couple of days around the clay pits then disappear for a while (about a 50 yard walk across land to get from the ditch to the clay pits). From the clay pits they climb out and cut trees in all directions. There doesn't seem to be one major beaver slide that they're using so I don't know where to start.
I do notice that once they start on a tree they will usually return within a day or two to finish it. I'm thinking a leg-hold trap near a half-finished tree. Thoughts?
Can beavers be baited or is it best to just put a trap in a high use area? Is scent control a big deal?
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