Basic Beaver Trapping "Footholds with actual catch on film as it happens"

[@briellerodgriguez9911]

I’m only watching this is for online school lol

[@330Maniac]

Really? How does it relate to online schooling? Its cool to hear that

[@briellerodgriguez9911]

Idk my teacher told me to watch it

[@330Maniac]

@@briellerodgriguez9911 cool! I like your teacher!

[@chrisholmes6029]

They do not drown like people.

[@stephensmith2458]

Nice class

[@frez777]

This man is one of the best beaver trappers in the States.

[@rockyosmena3806]

This video deserves an award: An entire KZbin trapping video where 90% of the audio does not consist of listening to the guy sniff watery, runny wet snot into my earbuds every 5 seconds. Thumbs up for that alone.

[@whatsdenniscooking6746]

Nice beaver. Well done!!

[@edkleinjan8426]

Awesome to see the beaver work the set.

[@JoeHollandFishing]

Incredible footage and awesome sets!!!! Congratulations.

[@330Maniac]

Thanks Joe!!!!

[@lesbosma4813]

That is the best video you have posted yet! Thanks bud

[@lesbosma4813]

That is the best video you have posted yet! Thanks bud!

[@pensnut08]

Nice vid Scott!

[@stevenwurtz7225]

I love it....no its good for me!! Wish you could get rid of them in my yard

[@alexdingle4292]

Nice work 👏

[@jeremyhassler7887]

Keep up the videos, awesome perspective on the new videos with the live beavers.

[@NH_Trapper]

Keep up the good work! This is my first season trapping and I love the videos…. Caught my first pair of Muskrats this morning

[@tysonmurphy7521]

Awesome trail camera footage.

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!

[@tremont86]

I always learn something when I watch your videos. Thanks!

[@builtyankeegirl]

I love a nice clean beaver.

[@MrMustangMan]

me too......

[@marklukasiewich8511]

Nicely Done Bud!

[@KimberlyTober-ds5bc]

Using your technique in da Keweenaw! 👍

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!!!

[@tucker173]

Thanks so much! I caught my first beaver using this method.

[@330Maniac]

Sterling Tucker you're welcome!

[@gonsimp4786]

Sterling Tucker Why would people want to trap beavers they so cute :c

[@pjnelson5827]

@@gonsimp4786 For the same reason that people trap mice and rats. Beaver are destructive rodents.

[@gonsimp4786]

PJ Nelson I don’t see them as rodents, they help rivers, trees and other animals. Maybe in some cases they can be rodents, but I still think they are cute and helpful

[@jeradlene1732]

that's a good idea I'm doing some spring beaver trapping my self first time in about 25 years since I've done any trapping. good luck

[@330Maniac]

Thanks for watching and good luck!

[@R-S_vids]

Great video, I am new to trapping this year. I like the sets you made and will try them. thanks

[@TemplesLongtailsandFurs]

That gamecam footage is awesome! Really helps to see what they do when they approach. I might have to try it, I set similar, usually with one trap, but half the time I get a back foot! Thanks for sharing, be safe out there!

[@TrehanCreekOutdoors]

I sure appreciate the tips on how to make the set. Great capture footage too. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@joshuayount6074]

Two questions: 1 - What time of year is this set affective? 2 - What's your favorite set of waiters for beaver trapping? Extra points if they would double well for waterfowl. Thanks for your great content!

[@johnbrown-rm8kc]

great work

[@reelswede8373]

Sweet video

[@frank5387]

Now that was a damn good video ! Good job !

[@senorasfavorite]

Thank you! Too many people clickbait, w nothing to show... great title 😉

[@redx1969]

Awesome video I just got a 40 pounder this morning I'm looking for new ways to trap beavers

[@theamerican7131]

Great video. Thanks !

[@ChasenGunzOutdoors]

Enjoyed the video keep up the good work

[@5yearplan269]

Thanks for the info.... I just got tasked with nuisance beaver removal as well. Nice set.

[@mstrdiver]

I heard from an older trapper who used to smear the beaver gland musk on his gloves to keep the human scent off of them. He always caught beaver faster than other guys because he didn't have to wait for the scent to wash off.

[@joshsoutdooradventures2071]

cool! I purchased 2 belisle 330's and oh my goodness they are scary! took all my might to set them, with setters. Dang!

[@330Maniac]

They are a very powerful trap!

[@330Maniac]

Chris Gilliam I don't use setters either but setting brand new belisles by hand definitely isn't a cake walk.

[@joshsoutdooradventures2071]

belisle 330 new with no setters! I would love to see a video of that.

[@joshsoutdooradventures2071]

By the way Chris I love your videos. I trap for food and tradition too. You guys keep up the good work.

[@330Maniac]

joshua howell I've thought about buying one and actually making that video. Probably get a ton of views

[@REAPERMILITIAOUTDOORS]

Awesome bad to the bone footage. 👍👊🤘

[@brandonsoutdooradventures8667]

Awesome video man!!

[@drtdbbt2588]

Now that was cool!! Bet there isn't too many video's out there like it. Again over heard talk of large one's going for $30, but this time it was no April Fools. I'll try to see if I can get more information for you, but just talked with another trapper last night and he said a well known buyer confirmed prices to be down. Herter's products and store's brings back memories for me also. I still have a XL Ugly Stick my parents bought me from their old store in Hallie, WI. between Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire when I was embarking on my career in Walleye Fishing. Of course I needed the top of the line Shimano reel with it also that they bought me. My career in Walleye fishing never panned out also, but I tried and still have great interest in the professional side of it.

[@jamesgibson3557]

Damn good video. Well done my friend.

[@gizzmo8860]

Good viedo.

[@FatherAndSonFun]

Awesome video!!! The trail camera footage was a bonus! 👍👍👍

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!!

[@branditalbot6792]

Absolutely awesome video. You showed what you were doing, what ylu were using, and even how it was actually done. Very informative. great work, I subscribed!

[@330Maniac]

Brandi Talbot Thanks Brandi!

[@trapperstrailsandtales4657]

Pretty damn cool, thanks for sharing Scott Migwech

[@minktrappingpaddy]

Excellent video, and footage!👍

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!

[@mikewhitman745]

Great video as always bud. Know it's an older one but question for anyone. Had a foothold that was tripped, slight signs of struggle and the critter got out. I assume it was a shallow catch on the foot, sounds right and any reasons why that might happen and how to avoid it? I know it's an ambiguous question without much detail but figured I'd try.

[@330Maniac]

Good pan tension will usually fix those light catches. It assures the critter gets its foot into the trap deep before it fires

[@mikewhitman745]

@330Maniac awesome, thank you man. I'll check the tension and see how loose or tight it is. What should I be shooting for? Just picked up my third beaver of the week, appreciate you putting your knowledge out there. I don't think I would have done very well without you, trapperj and coon creek. Would love to see the three of you come together to talk about your various ways of trapping and then maybe a little competition?

[@NoreasternBladez]

How does the drowning block work? Is there a cablelock on it so they can't surface?

[@330Maniac]

There is a slide lock that only goes one way. It will go down the wire but not backup

[@NoreasternBladez]

@@330Maniac thanks. That's what I was thinking, the rebar works the same way then

[@coondogbob]

that was great ! took a drive yesterday , creeks are still 50% froze over .. hopefully by the end of the week il be beaver trappin ! cant wait ..thanks for posting man

[@michaelseger9763]

Super cool video. Thanks for all the great video you put out. I have learned alot from watching your videos

[@330Maniac]

Thanks for watching!

[@kytrapperoutdoors5927]

Awesome video! It was pretty cool to see how that beaver was acting around that trap awesome catch, I'm sure your dad would be proud of you for putting that to use

[@330Maniac]

KY Trapper Outdoors Thanks!

[@NoreasternBladez]

Can you catch beaver with a #1 Duke double coil spring?

[@330Maniac]

You could possibly hold a beaver especially a small one but I would definitely not recommend using them on purpose. I've caught a few small ones by accident but you will lose about 95% of your catch

[@ToddWittenmyerBackwoodsLiving]

Great footage Scotty! Nice to see them working a set like that!

[@rosesimmons501]

Ty for this I'm the only woman in Minnesota I think that takes care of wild things last spring was a bear this yr a beaver as long as its not peppy la puuu we're good lol

[@joseluz3805]

you are a good trapper merci

[@wadewittman8510]

Great video Scotty! The trail camera footage is spectacular! I'm glad that you have some great memories that were made with your Dad, my Dad went the same year. It's great memories like this that are special. Have a good one bud!

[@jakestockett3839]

What size/gauge wire do you double over? Also what length tbar stakes do you use?

[@dinos8557]

I got my first two foothold catches this year. The second one was set 6" away from my 330. The trail cam showed a small beaver come check out a caught beaver in the 330. I went for a check with my wife and found one in the 330 and one in the bridger on a slide rod. Got the knowhow from you, thanks.

[@DesertDwellerFishing]

That was some awesome footage, great video!

[@scottswift1394]

That was neat

[@watersedge7723]

Nice job, neat to see how they work the set!

[@douglasskersick9598]

Nice catch there.....I had just four traps out for a day and got to nice beaver myself this weekend...was a lot more but that's all I had time for....lol....keep up the good work and videos....thanks

[@joshuawillett850]

i subscribed to your channel because of the fishing episodes but now I'm inspired to try my hand at trapping. Looks like its very rewarding. Gonna try the back reel thing one day too lol. Great video by the way!

[@terryrager53]

What wire did u use to make for your drowning rod

[@damienbaughman563]

Great video bud I was wondering if those traps would work I have 170 acres an they have damned my creek up bad in a dozen spots I wonder is it 1 beaver doing it or more? Please let me know brother

[@shaneoutdoors3815]

What kind of waders you got?

[@rickmajurin8601]

Sweet video with awesome success. It's too bad you didn't get a double but ones better than none.

[@parrotbill9072]

What kind of drowning lock do you use on a double twist wire? Your video didn't show a good shot of the drowning lock. But the wire/drowning block is a great idea to make your load lighter to the trap spot. They have a good folding kayak anchor that weighs about 2 pounds, is lighter with more gripping power to make the load even lighter. But please say where you got the drowning lock.

[@330Maniac]

Parrot Bill the drowning lock comes standard on the bridger #5s or i just use a plain L shaped snare lock

[@parrotbill9072]

+330 MaNiaC thanks for the tip. I like you videos, learn a lot. My favorite was the guy with the 2 dogs standing on a frozen lake saying "Get off my land"! Didn't he realize that he wasn't standing on land? What a fool. Thanks againm

[@hunt4fish]

Great vid..........some nice lookin traps those B no 5s. I use similar for otter and excellent. Great footage, excellent demo beaver trapping vid...........thumbs up....

[@330Maniac]

Thanks pal! I'm also a huge fan of the MB750

[@jeremyalexander581]

I set two drowning rigs. Both were drug into the water to the brick but nothing in the trap. Any ideas?

[@joshsoutdooradventures2071]

I will like and share the hell out of that vid brother!

[@330Maniac]

Thanks pal!!!!

[@VicsYard]

Thanks for the info sir. Vic

[@jakesgopro6524]

awesome, great catch!

[@jerryjacobsen5680]

nice like the footage gonna set some cameras next year too

[@krishogue7619]

I have a MB-650 offset I bought for coyote, could I use that for beaver as well or would the offset jaws be a bad idea?

[@desertkat8533]

Curious why you don't make two separate sets a few feet apart to avoid potential triggering of both traps?

[@330Maniac]

I very seldom have the second trap fired without a beaver. Once they hit that first trap they turn and are gone down the drowning wire

[@stevestaggs2747]

my setup is just like yours but I use ts 85's...love your vids dude!

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!! I don't own any 85s but am gonna buy some.All I hear are good thing about them!

[@danstark1372]

What brand waiters you use?

[@330Maniac]

Honestly I just run Cheap hodgeman or frogged togg usually

[@olegpal5926]

Great video, Can you tell me what gauge wire you use? thanks

[@Icecold0505]

Nice beaver! Thanks..... I just had it stuffed.

[@zracing1272]

hey i was setting a spot where i saw some hair in a big hole in the side of a big creek set it with a #1 coil spring and caught a beaver its a miricle it didnt pull out. but would i be wasting my time to set it agin

[@330Maniac]

will odrz Honestly if you reset use i larger trap. You might get more

[@zracing1272]

330 MaNiaC ya im gonna use a #2 or #3 but do you think i should reset it

[@330Maniac]

will odrz Ibwould say its worth a shot

[@moonstruck8245]

Do you use the beaver pelts from the ones you catch? It makes really good winter gear, especially for waterproofing.

[@330Maniac]

I sell them

[@jtmoney416]

Do you ever eat the beaver? Any concerns after it sitting dead for several hours?

[@mousetrapupnorth9980]

I like using 5 long springs in about 10 inches deep so little ones swims over the set

[@330Maniac]

I try to take all the beaver I can regardless of size because they all pay the same for me.

[@mousetrapupnorth9980]

I agree with ya. the county I live in pay good bounty but when time to sell. blanket only tan the rest

[@DavidScobie]

Nice but what do you do with the beaver can you eat it or is it fed to the dogs?

[@330Maniac]

You can eat them.

[@DavidScobie]

@@330Maniac ah right what do they taste like I'm from Northern Ireland we don't have beavers any of the pest control I do is for foxes and some bird species they don't get used for food.

[@thenutgt9930]

R.I.P. BEAVER ;(

[@330Maniac]

Yep

[@Chadwhansen3232]

@Email Account cry baby's have to have butchers to do their killing for them some weak men they are

[@jonathanboerema7849]

the Duke number 4, is just as good. just my opinion

[@teeadam45]

Someone told me to use a sand bag filled with mud or sand for a drowning block will that work?

[@330Maniac]

Yes those work great as well

[@davejan744]

Knew a guy who was paid to just "get rid" of the beavers. Sat on the beavers lodge at night w a weak light w red cellophane over the lens taped to his 22 rifle. When the beavers came back he shot em in the head w 22 shorts. Cleaned out an entire colony in about 2 hours. Said they were all floating the next day. Got paid twice. Once by the landowner & again w the pelts. They may or may not hit your sets but theyre always going to come back to their lodges.

[@TonyYarusso]

Dave Jan That’s not legal in Minnesota though - trapping only for beaver.

[@Mcdevin281]

that's sad sorry for ur loss I know I'm a couple years late but anyway sorry for ur loss 😭

[@330Maniac]

Thanks! It's ok. He was a great man and taught me alot of things.

[@beebob1279]

And how does the wire work to keep the beaver from coming back up to land to breathe?

[@330Maniac]

It has a one way sliding lock on it so they cannot come back up

[@robertm2232]

Where can I get. Foothold trap?

[@ChrisGilliamOffGrid]

Lot's of good trapping supply companies. Try PCS Outdoors, they're great.

[@mousetrapupnorth9980]

nice iam done trapping this year fur all put up waiting for the pickup. Minnesota mouse

[@jonathanboerema7849]

Mousetrap Upnorth I just want a few to eat

[@Dougarrowhead]

Make a video of yourself setting a 330 without a setter i would like to see it.

[@330Maniac]

I have one up. Brand new with the tags on it

[@rockyosmena3806]

Please don't forget to list links to your (superb) game cam. "The Meat Trapper" recently posted a review of a few models. Thanks.

[@lobichan123]

Great stuff man! Do you think you'll be hitting up the shallow Crappie spawn soon?

[@330Maniac]

Kyle Lobbichan yes probably try this week sometime!

[@slyguy333]

what kind of wire do you use? they ripped mine in half

[@330Maniac]

Heavy gauge from the hardware store. Now I've been using drowning rods

[@droogsmaan6486]

I am a mn resident interested in trapping how would u suggest getting started with no family or friends to show me the ropes

[@330Maniac]

droogsmaan Gaming call your local DNR office. There is a trapping certification course you must take before you can get your license. They will teach you basic stuff. also watch a lot of KZbin videos they are invaluable. Join Facebook trapping pages too.

[@droogsmaan6486]

Thank u love your channel!

[@330Maniac]

droogsmaan Gaming You're welcome thanks for watching!

[@nielsonnc]

Hey like he said after you get squared away on licensing and trapping tags...but 330 helped me by watching all his videos now I bring in 50 beaver a season and mink and muskrat...I almost went and bought 110 supports to position them in front of the den and I watched 330 crazy guy and he showed how he just leans the trap back a little...I havent had a miss yet...and picked up some mink which was very fun. If you're into water trapping 330 is the new Tom Miranda!! He's the best water trapper and explains so clearly!

[@330Maniac]

Thanks for the kind words Nicole!

[@troyjones1826]

Why do you use such a large trap for a front foot catch? I'm new to beaver trapping and asking, not suggesting its incorrect

[@330Maniac]

troy jones When you're Beaver trapping you want to use the largest foothold possible because the larger the jaw spread the better chance you have of catching that Beaver. Also they have very large back feet.

[@jonathanboerema7849]

do you really think that the bridge, is better than the mb 750, ?

[@330Maniac]

No I prefer a 750 over the bridger But IMO duke 4s are way to small of a trap compared to these. My catch rate with a bridger 5 or a 750 is way higher than a duke 4.

[@jonathanboerema7849]

I used the,

[@blooddimond472]

So how did thw beaver die? Did i it drown, starve, seems like a leg catch shouldnt kill him ahaha, im just curious

[@330Maniac]

They drown within a minute or so

[@philipmckrackin2188]

Great videos. I trapped muskrat with my dad in the 70’s we had a blast. Think we were paid $3 to $5 dollars a pelt. Is there still a market for fur bearing animals? I’d like to do it again. Thanks

[@marlineharrold1937]

I enjoyed it.

[@remotetrapper8991]

Two legholds side by side usually does not work. I have tried this many times and the second trap is always sprung. Two separate sets is the way to go.