Castor Mounds for Maximum Efficiency.

[@judithdandavis2206]

great info on the mounds . i agree with you on the distance from waters edge to the mound . beaver use the water for safety and the farther a mound is from the water , was made during high water .a new mound close to theirs sure fires them up . they will bulldoze the strange mound down every time . seems like they do not stop till every bit of scent is gone . the beaver here , around the edges of their territorial boundaries make mounds that can reach waist high . these are the areas i will target to get the full grown adults . i catch a lot less kits trapping the territorial edges of the colony . i rarely set dens and lodges unless i am trying to take out the entire colony . kind of like farming the beaver colony , leave the young seed . you put out the best information on set construction on the web i have seen yet . well done .

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Thank you so much Dan. Yes those things you brought up are topics I had for future videos 😂.

[@WestTennessee]

More good information and advice. Thanks for sharing Dale.👍🏻😎🇺🇸

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Thank you for watching Sonny. I appreciate you

[@RonMcCarl]

Great topic Dale, thanks for sharing this to all of us.

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Ron I really appreciate you. Thank you for watching

[@PopPopJoe]

Good info once again! Thanks Dale!!

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Thank you PopPop

[@derrickwatson9146]

Great content as usual Dale!

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Thank you Derrick. And man thank you for watching too

[@garytaylor623]

great informative video...

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Thank you for watching Gary.

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

Great info Dale! I agree with castor mounds being close to the water! Good luck with everything my friend!

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Thank you Mark. Yes thats where they go in my opinion anyway. Thank you for watching

[@kevinkerr2876]

Great one Dale,, Territorial holds the deck👍

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Thank you Kevin. I appreciate you watching

[@ottercat8527]

100% agree ! When i make a mound close to theirs , I still set theirs with no scent to nab the nextun . I cant speek for everywhere but they will always freshen the old one up .

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Sometimes they do and sometimes not is my finding Otter Cat. Alot depends upon water fluctuating here. Down south yes I agree with you and I intend to do a video on the subject of southern vs northern beaver and my experience with both

[@ottercat8527]

@@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531 How about southern mountain beaver ! 🤣🤣Thats what I deal with !

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

That's something I have no experience in Otter Cat...yet. I wish I did have. Have not tried to step over into Tennessee to trap...yet.

[@HaywoodVapeReviews]

Thank you. Matthew Holland.

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Matthew I appreciate you watching. Thank you

[@nonametrapper4life]

Good point Dale

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Thank you No name Trapper for watching. I appreciate you buddy

[@peterj727]

I like to add lure down by the waters edge and get that slick going out on top of the water and again up at the mound. Using a good dose of lure in multiple places ups your odds of making a catch. I’m always interested in hearing how other trappers make their sets especially if they are getting numbers of critters. Thanks for the insite Dale!

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Thank you Peter for watching. Yes a good oil slick is important in beaver trapping and lure in my opinion

[@jamespeshak5058]

I definitely agree about having the Castor Mound right near the Waters edge. If it’s a steeper bank make a trail and slick it up to make it look fresh and have a #3 guarding the trail. And have a dirt clod in front of the trap so the Beaver doesn’t swim into the trap.

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

On steeper banks Jim it's better to cut a shelf down low to the water to put the mound on if possible. Thank you for watching

[@christophergentile7464]

Interesting

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Thank you for watching Christopher

[@justinsnow5621]

If I'm given a notice I can and will attend the school.

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Justin I'm going to check and get confirmation of accomodations for y'all tomorrow. As soon as I do I'll post it in tomorrows video. Like I said I'll put y'all up feed you and give 2 1/2 days of intense instructions. 1 day of water 1 day of dry land and we'll use Sunday to go over anything that anyone needs gone over again.

[@justinsnow5621]

@@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531 Ok sounds great.

[@markthornton8794]

I’ll attend the school in 2024. If you have one

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

We'll see what we can do Mark. Thank you

[@blakeburkett6674]

Do you know what month you are thinking about holding your class? I’d be interested

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Blake Im looking at September 22 23 and till noon the 24. I'm going to get confirmation on accommodations tomorrow. I'll put y'all up feed you and give you 2 1/2 days of instructions on all land and water trapping. Nothing held back.

[@blakeburkett6674]

Dale is it possible to ride the train to where you are at ? I’d be seriously interested in coming if I could find an affordable way to make it there without driving. My rigs are all old square body’s that’d be quite a poke for them I think hahahaha

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Blake you can ride the train into Mt. Pleasant, Burlington,Ft. Madison,or Ottumwa Iowa. I'd be more than happy to come to which ever station you come into and pick you up. Then more than willing to take you back to put you back on the train no problem. Just keep me posted on what you decide to do.

[@blakeburkett6674]

I’m trying to knock out enough ADC jobs to get the money together before you get full on the class I’ll keep you posted thanks for the info and help Dale

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Absolutely Blake you welcome buddy. That's what this whole thing is about. I'm happy to help you out if I can

[@melvinkidd1813]

I like to have my mound at waters, edge trap close to it

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Absolutely Melvin. Me too. Thank you for

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

Watching

[@paulhuval]

I bet Biden talks to the beavers 🦫 😅

[@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531]

😂😆😂