Beaver Trapping an Ultra Clear River (Under Water HD Video)

[@ridgeguyette5056]

I’m 17 and I set my first beaver traps a few days ago with the help of your videos I got my first beaver and it was a big 50 pounder! Thank you for all the educational videos it helped me a ton!

[@330Maniac]

That is awesome!

[@aardhond]

Congrats mate keep trapping !!!!

[@aardhond]

@@330Maniac you do realize that someone will blame you for get him addicted to trapping ha lol

[@rustyshackleford5542]

Please google “beaver keystone species”. You’re doing a LOT of damage.

[@330Maniac]

@@rustyshackleford5542 Please google reasons for beaver trapping. You're doing a lot of damage with your misinformation

[@denver_suvvcrews8388]

Definitely need more under water videos of the sets when you can. GREAT VIDEO!!

[@VENZUL0]

Need to invent an underwater motion-activated trail cam

[@flintlock25]

That's a good idea

[@ruststar]

It is called a ziploc bag

[@75thshootist]

Yes this needs to happen!

[@travisrscott75]

Trail cam in a Clear waterproof box

[@thomasrobinson8960]

Now that's some great footage there. Thank you.

[@rangepro]

wow, very clear>>>>>>>thanks well done!!

[@crittergetter5045]

Thanks Scott! Keep em coming!!

[@stevecobb6001]

Greetings to you Sir from North Wales in the UK. Great video!

[@jeffreyhalet9632]

Love the underwater footage. Very cool

[@bryanf7348]

The 2nd half was extremely educational for a newbie. Thanks, man.

[@Hectorcolomb20]

Well under water very good. And big beaver.👍😏

[@alularussell778]

I loved this. Back in the day, oh what memories. You did good and keep it up. Then you get too old and it's guys like you who keep the art alive.

[@erichennes1737]

great video again

[@9251finley1]

The GoPro footage is awesome. It gave me a few ideas for my traps sets I hadn’t thought of. Thanks!!!

[@rogerbublitz1722]

Awesome underwater footage ! Always enjoy your videos Scott. Keep them coming.

[@chrisholmes6029]

Love the underwater footage! Very enlightening.

[@brucewayne2091]

Amazing visibility; thanks for adding that underwater footage.

[@mackmcinnis6087]

I love the underwater footage it's awesome. Thanks

[@camus6208]

Very good underwater shots

[@jamieburston1517]

Awesome vid bud I love to see the sets under water. Great job as usual

[@jasonmiller6949]

Heck yeah! Thank you for sharing the underwater footage, helpful to better understand what's going on down there.

[@savedbygrace5279]

Good footage. Totally agree with the trapping ethics.

[@lpalerme]

Very helpful to see what sets actually look like underwater.

[@robgrubb420]

underwater part was 10/10 scotty so awesome id watch an hour of that.

[@nhirdler]

Love the underwater footage. That river is crystal clear! Definitely need more

[@jimmyboy5597]

Always enjoy

[@1stbump]

Great video as always! Loved the underwater footage also! Thanks!

[@judithdandavis2206]

the clear water was awesome to show your sets . love the footage .

[@oknave327]

thx for the underwater vids...I can now see where you are jamming the stakes on the 330's. Great video!

[@lukepollack6076]

awesome video, I miss trapping so much! Love all your other videos aswell, keep em coming!!

[@brentthebloodhound]

this is the best video and explanation of beaver trapping inside the water.

[@scottphillipy9831]

Did enjoy the video, thanks for sharing. The underwater shots were awesome. I'm glad I found your channel, it brings back memories thanks again.

[@luckytrapper7656]

That underwater video was cool as all hell .

[@johnvaness8445]

Great under water video, thanks.

[@_Jolyn]

Love the under water footage! Thank you!

[@cpd833]

Thanks😎 for the underwater foorage

[@j.j.clingman4083]

Awesome under water video!! Hopefully people that don’t understand how beaver work this will help them out!!

[@JMAC123]

the under water footage was awesome!

[@3badattitude]

Excellent video! I really enjoy the under water footage. It gives you a different perspective on what they do!

[@waynelewis6250]

Awesome video . It looked like a beaver could go around the H trap and directly in front of it were obstructions

[@j_berg72]

Good job, love all the beaver videos

[@ericnevison9016]

That's insanely clear water. Very cool! Thank you for showing this, learning a lot! More underwater footage!

[@AnthonyRubeoOutdoors]

It's like Christmas. Santa Mackner keeps bringing us gifts

[@spiceroutdoors]

The under water part was awesome

[@seanehmke9208]

Good stuff. Love the underwater footage. I would have put two traps at the feed pile.

[@330Maniac]

I had 2 of them initially. They sprung one on an H stand

[@seanehmke9208]

Clever little bastards they are. Enjoy watching the videos. I was thinking of a caster mound set early on in the video but then you mentioned people walking thier pets. Could you set one farther off the road?

[@mullettk3594]

That underwater video is super cool . Unbelievable what they can do

[@SSPJG3]

Great video! Thanks for posting. 👍

[@ethanhopper8809]

Awesome video like always keep up the good work

[@judithdandavis2206]

dan got some snares made and want to try a set called the lost castor mound set ,a stick with 2 snares on it ,one on each side of the stick with castor smeared on the stick . when the beaver is swimming around the stick checking things out ,they swim through one of the snares . the meat trapper showed this set and seems to work ,can't wait to try it out .

[@330Maniac]

When did he post that video? I actually made that set up myself years ago. Thats exactly what I named it Lol. I have a video I made 4 years ago of it.

[@WestTennessee]

Good catch on the beaver and love the underwater video!👍🏻😎

[@jasonfielder8138]

Man, I am so glad you showed the thumb safety trick. I handle these things like a bomb about to go off. I am shocked at how nonchalantly some of these people handle these traps. I didn't know the thumb trick 🤦 You have anymore handy tricks?

[@chrisweiss6363]

Thanks man nothing pisses me off more than ppl trapping in high traffic areas. Love your vids keep fighting the good fight and be safe out there ✌️

[@BMartinOutdoors]

You asked about safe trapping with dogs in the area? I actually used your videos to do that this spring. I used a Michigan legal cable restraint which includes break away and deer stop, to make my drowner set. I used your snare mounting system and installed the drowning rod right next to the snare support stick, then made the snare fasten end as short as possible to the slider. It was installed on a very used crossover from a pond to a dammed up drainage ditch. The snare was more than “half in”. If a dog managed to get in that, which I doubt, then it would be a foot catch and the deer stop would set him free. Blammo, first night!

[@bobn7525]

That was fantastic. Thanks for the footage. Too bad most beaver habitat isn't that clear.

[@timzeafla7678]

Nice job! That would be a good spot to put one of those float/castor sets out in the river. That way there’s no risk for catching any pets.

[@deernutOO]

Like the underwater shots and video. Would like to see more of the underwater sets.

[@douglasbattjes3991]

cool underwater video, and nice sets. 👍👍👍👍

[@dougfairburn2037]

very much enjoyed the video. You're gonna have to come up to my place and help me with my beavers...bring your camera! ha ha, thanks for the great footage.

[@OutdoorExperiences]

Absolutely love it keep it coming

[@paulkress4362]

Great spot, you ever fish that lake that feeds into there for pike?(or know where panfish are in the winter on that lake, do real well in the summer but no idea where to go there in the winter)

[@alexdingle4292]

You're not trapping till you get a finger caught 😂

[@shawncharleyboy3702]

That's some clear water ✌️

[@arthenry498]

That was really great!! The underwater footage gave a whole new look to this. I really appreciate that. And you are totally right about NOT setting traps where someone or their dog might get in it. (if it's there, you KNOW some idiot will find it) And the sport does not need any negative publicity from upset people!! Thanks for your consideration and advice.

[@matthewmarsh301]

Awesome videos man. Very tasteful editing vs some other trapping youtubers. 👌🏽

[@larryryan596]

As always great video. Good advice at the end about being responsible.

[@donhull3857]

That was awesome it really clearified what to look for and whats going on underwater *** great job***

[@maxalbee9071]

Is there specific times when u put the trigger on the top or bottom of the trap

[@floydlenz2280]

Another learning video.. Thanks for your efforts.. I really enjoy your trapping videos.

[@andylengerich3859]

That underwater video is great! Thank you for sharing that. Love the videos man!

[@andylengerich3859]

BTW, great message at the end.

[@alj4940]

Cool footage, sure is neat being able to see that. Nice big beaver as well. Keep them coming love it. Al

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

I really enjoyed rhat video buddy!!

[@zhelko]

this was great, i finally have a clear idea of how the trap sits underwater. i know this question has probably been asked many times but what do you do with the trapped beaver? do you skin them yourself? something else?

[@330Maniac]

Sell them usually

[@danielmastin3606]

Cool video, really like the underwater footage. Thanks for sharing.

[@drewsperfslage606]

What kind of glasses are they again?

[@330Maniac]

Relavant sunglasses

[@royhennagir7685]

Is there a link to the glasses? I’m only finding replacement lenses searching that name.

[@330Maniac]

rlvnt.life/

[@royhennagir7685]

Thank you so much, I’ve tried a lot of polarized glasses for water trapping. I need to see the bottom. Most don’t work very well for water trapping.

[@beebob1279]

We used to fish a stream for trout at my buddy's golf course. I would often see chewed sticks from beaver. We fished that thing a mile up and a mile down from those sticks and never saw feed piles. We fished it in winter, spring, summer, and fall. What am I missing? I don't trap but still want to understand what I'm seeing. Awesome channel. Please keep them coming.

[@330Maniac]

Somewhere up or down that river is a lodge or den where the beaver are living. Generally they will make a feed pile to sustain them through the winter to eat

[@MsDaddyrabbit1]

Excellent

[@toddlarson883]

Awesome vide!

[@ryang98]

Thank you for all your trapping videos. My daughter and I in our first week trapped 2 beavers (#30 each). We found the runs and put some #330's in and the rest is history! Great videos, thank you!!

[@330Maniac]

Congratulations!!!

[@bowslingeroutdoors3653]

Love the underwater footage! Too bad a game cam wont work underwater! I would like to start snaring beaver too.

[@waynefiebiger3202]

The water video Wes very good. Have you ever caught a large fish in your traps.

[@TheFishleclair]

great vids

[@montym2003]

Wow man I've binged watched / studied your videos 100's of them in the last few days but so far that one is the best!!!! GREAT WORK! Thanks for the educational training!!!!

[@wanderingthewilderness]

Nice video bro. Great catch

[@pops1781]

that's really cool!!!!!!!

[@codyjohnson24]

That was amazing!

[@michaeldemny612]

Good grief man, what a really really cool video. Great footage.. What can you do for an encore?

[@bertram_oredrock]

I watch a trapper's youtube channel from Idaho and he actually posts signs along roads warning dog owners of traps set in the general area. That normally keeps dog walkers away from his traps. When he removes the traps, the sign are removed too.

[@Northwoods208]

Idfg has those signs available to us to print off, but it's up to our discretion to use them or not, personally if I'm in an area where I'm worried about it, I just set elsewhere

[@johnsundelin5435]

Great underwater footage. I have a spot almost exactly like the one where you caught the beaver, crystal clear water, bank den with fresh gravel pushed up. I can only use 330's fully submerged 10 feet from the den. Water is fairly deep, 3-4 feet, it looks like they come into from multiple directions since there is minimal debris in the water in front of it. Is it possible to put a couple large sticks/branches to guide them to enter in one spot 10 feet out or should I not set there? Thanks

[@rome9370]

Great footage keep it up.

[@miketibbettsjr208]

Always funnier when it’s not your thumb 😂

[@jimb7067]

That was some neat video; really enjoyed that. Are you going to try again to video an actual capture?

[@mrmikenz]

Should set go pro up and record the trap getting a beaver that would be cool to see

[@chuckletendre9800]

great tip about keeping your thumb out of the trap

[@chopperpirates2545]

I got some 330s that are rusted does it matter if there rust on it

[@theostrichbird9021]

I don't think it's against any laws, but if you are trapping for fur it would severely decrease the value of the pelt

[@330Maniac]

If it's just a little surface rust you're fine. If it's pitting the steel at all the trap won't fire very fast and might do fur damage

[@bpdrake360]

is trapper j going live tonight

[@Northwoods208]

Do you know where I can get some beaver board stencils? I tried getting ahold of FHA and they never got back to me, my boards were given to me, and they could use replaced or touched up...

[@OutdoorExperiences]

You can get paper ones online for free or you can buy one for 20 bucks from mn trapline

[@2bonosc]

Very good

[@aardhond]

Do you have any idea how hard the trap hits when its go of ?

[@330Maniac]

Yes. Very hard Lol

[@aardhond]

@@330Maniac yhea i know the feeling lol and i only use 110/150 and i wonder or i can trap a bever by accident whit them or that they can escape from them

[@330Maniac]

@@aardhond I have had one fire on my hand and my leg. That was about 22 years ago but it resulted in a fractured leg and broken fingers. Being careless in my younger years lol

[@aardhond]

@@330Maniac i know the feeling lol only luck that i have is that i trap for a living so if it hapends me boss still pay’s my salary

[@donhull3857]

That was awesome it really clarified what to look for and whats going on underwater *** great job***

[@leonkoopmansdutchsyntheticreef]

Just keep the camera there, I want to see live catch 😁

[@jayfishez]

I was seriously hoping you brought your marcum and had an underwater catch lol