Beaver In My Pond

I included a picture of 2 of my tractors stuck in said pond to keep it tractor related. I went out to my pond Saturday and see I have a trespasser a beaver. He's been chewing on the Willows around it. My question is when are they the most active? I guess I'm going to be beaver hunting! And don't know anything about hunting this type beaver! Any help in getting rid of this rodent would be great.

Right after dark.use buckshot or BB or no.2 shot.make sure it's legal where you are or keep quiet about it

Danny Prosser- get a 330 connibear. But, watch some vids on trapping beaver on utube first! Because, if you miss him the first time, he will learn and become "trap shy", then youll never catch him. We've also had good luck using a snare with a cam=lock.


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What were your plans for the willows? Unless they burrow into the dike (which they probably will) I personally would let them be. Fun to watch them.

What type of beaver do you know about hunting?

I?ve killed many with just a 22 rifle, have used high powered rifles too but no need to, a 22lr will do the job, they come out during the day also, you?ll just have to keep checking on him and have your rifle handy every time you check

They are active at night, and will plug any small breaks you make in the dam. You can use this to your advantage, bust the dam open in the morning, then deal with them when they show up at dusk. They can easily detect you, be stealthy in your affairs. If they have not made a dam yet, they may eventually to flood up to or into additional food sources.

Best to read up what the laws are in your state. In NY, as I interpret DEC rules, if they block access to agricultural land or compromise infrastructure, you have a good chance of being in the right if you have to deal with the beaver. Read and understand the law before doing anything.

I had 5 of them to deal with not all that long ago, what a mess they made and the desirable trees they cut down + the 3 dams they built just like the lock system in a canal, each raising the water up 3', for a total of 9' They blocked access to several fields, and were flooding the area high voltage lines pass through, so I was not worried too much, but still kept a low profile.

They are dangerous, use care. I had one charge me, all 44 lbs of him. One big rodent.
They are also incredible creatures, fascinating what they can do, just it is a big conflict sometimes with people, roads, culverts, ag land etc.

Find a hiding place in range of a 22 and wait. they are real active during the day if they have not been disturbed. You want them out of there are they really make a mess of your pond. 4 years ago I was gong to have some logging done and I had about 10 acres of real nice maple. It was on the north side of the pond I have and when we went back there they were all dead from being flooded . Our DNR gave me a permit to shoot them but there were a lot of rules to follow. The forest told me they destroyed several thousand dollars of log in that one area. I set up a tree stand and had some fun. Game warden wanted to know what I did with them and I just told him he would have to swim for them. He passed. I used my .17 as it was fun to shoot

Hi Danny, just thought I would show you what they did to my pond, there is no water flowing in to the pond or out of the pond, so there is nothing to dam up,I been keeping an eye on it and it doesn't look like there is any damage it appears a goose has made a nest on top of the lodge, it don't show in the picture,the picture is three months old.

(quoted from post at 18:42:15 04/02/18) Hi Danny, just thought I would show you what they did to my pond, there is no water flowing in to the pond or out of the pond, so there is nothing to dam up,I been keeping an eye on it and it doesn't look like there is any damage it appears a goose has made a nest on top of the lodge, it don't show in the picture,the picture is three months old.

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That is one ugly goose,I'm surprised the beaver hadn't left for good after seeing that goose. :shock:

The duke 330s work but be sure to get the tool to set it with!

Here's the picture, it was taken 3 months ago so there is no goose on it, im saying there is now.

Open up the dam in the morning drop the water during the day go back and watch for him at sunset. The bigger the rifle the better.

4520bw- We have a set of those spring pincher like things but, we like to use the rope method for setting the conni's. Rope is easier to carry lol.
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Get a friend to take a canoe out at night with you, a 6 pack of beer, a single shot 410, and headlamps. Be as quiet as you can with all that junk in an aluminum canoe. Listen for one chewing. They go into a bit of a trance while gnawing on wood. You can get surprisingly close and apply the 410ga. If it takes off, you can follow the bubble stream, but never could catch up, no matter how much beer got drank. Better to sit quietly and wait for gnawing sounds again.

Funny, I had been here about 25 years at the time and never saw nor heard of anybody seeing or trapping Beavers. One night I was on my pier and this huge, submerged black looking thing comes swimming past me....yep a beaver. In just a few days, I too had willows toppled with the characteristic V separation points. Was there for about a week, no action on my part as I never saw him again, just his handywork, and he was gone, never to be seen again. Phew. Glad of that.

(quoted from post at 12:30:15 04/02/18) I included a picture of 2 of my tractors stuck in said pond to keep it tractor related. I went out to my pond Saturday and see I have a trespasser a beaver. He's been chewing on the Willows around it. My question is when are they the most active? I guess I'm going to be beaver hunting! And don't know anything about hunting this type beaver! Any help in getting rid of this rodent would be great.

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Depends on what state you're in.In NYS the DEC will issue you a permit at no charge to eliminate nuisance beaver.Just call them,give your name,address and location of the problem and you'd have the permit within a week.The permit will tell you which means you may use to solve the problem.(trapping, shooting or harassment)The disposal method of the carcass is also stipulated.
I'm in NNY and I(we) have a beaver problem!Every small stream and many medium sized ones have resident beaver populations.
As to shooting them,I'd use a rifle with a lot more snot than a .22 LR unless the shot was under 20 yds. and an easy head shot.A body shot on a 40+ lb. beaver is going to take at least a.243 to get a quick kill.
Good luck taking care of the problem.I haven't had any luck with mine yet.