re: Beaver Problems

CDS

Had the same situation on a hunting lease a couple years ago, we called the local wildlife and fisheries office and they referred us to a local guy who was paid by the state to trap nuisance animals as well as got to keep the hides. He caught 5 of them in two weeks, never had beaver problems again.

I have people ask me about once a year to come trap around my ponds. Doesnt cost me anything. They sell the hide/meat.

If I didnt know who to use, I would call W&F or a local supply store.

Hiring trappers is the only way. If you blow up the dam, they will build it back overnight. If you shoot them, there are more you missed. You have to trap every damn one of them out of the pond. This has worked for us before.

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Tbooux, Langston and smoked hog

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Thank y'all I'll look into this. I'd think there would be some trappers in the area and it would also help reduce the bobcats and coyotes.

Contacted one trapper for hire $250 set up fee and $200 per beaver.

I was a nuisance beaver trapper for a parish police jury and have trapped them a lot for friends and landowner. Trapping them isn't hard and traps can be left between visits, even if the visits to the land are infrequent. I have seen scarecrows used, blowing the dam, oil , etc all used. The best advice I can give you is to learn how to set conibear traps so when y'all are there during hunting season you can slowly trap them. Obviously no one can tell you to do this because it's probably illegal but I saw where someone busted a couple of holes in a dam, let the water get low and then poured burnt motor oil over what was left of the dam. It looked like the beavers abandoned and didn't rebuild. The only problem with doing anything but killing them is they usually rebuild the dam or build it close to the original one. Good luck.

5 hour drive one way. I'm not going to accomplish much driving up friday night and back sunday evening but bust out dams they rebuilt while I was gone and burn $200 worth of gas. Even if I could afford to do it every weekend. It's just not workable.

I may be getting a new piece of property next year and one of the stipulations is taking care of the beaver problem. I guess ill be looking into traps. Anyone know how much they cost?

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nuisance beaver trapper for a parish police jury

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This. Most parishes have one of these.

Also, if you don't have time to trap them you can dig out one the dam and let the water drain. Then install a LONG pvc pipe and cover it up with dirt. As the water builds up the pipe will slowly drain the pond. The beavers will keep building the dam higher and higher as they can't get the concept of a long pipe but they pipe will keep the pond drained. Eventually they will move.