I trap in a similarly described location except that I found the landowners who border the slough and asked them for permission. Like you said, they wanted the beaver gone and they were happy for me to trap there. Wrt the holding co. on the county map.....I would suggest going to the county office and inquiring who the owner is. They should know who is paying the taxes on the land. I know someone around here that has holding co on a quarter that he owns on the current county map.
I don't know what the legality of accessing the slough from the road is however I would, out of courtesy, contact the landowners before trapping there in order to avoid any conflict. IMO you should treat that slough as private property just like anywhere else.
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