If you are just taking a handful of beaver, go now on first ice and see and mark the runs, you will have perfect bubble trails on first ice. Push a dead stick on one side of the run and the same side of every run you mark. Very easy to kill a bunch in the run if you have them pinpointed.
But lotsa guys love snaring their beaver under ice off bait poles. This is going to be #1 with many trappers when you can’t pinpoint the runs.
Also, if you want good beaver, stay away from shallow water and as red pointed out, shallow runs. You will take super quality beaver Jan-Feb-March under ice, they should be most-all be shearing quality thru those months.
Last edited by Marty S; 11-04-2022 at 06:40 AM.
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