Tips on catching under ice beaver

[antlercarver]

When the pond freezes over and not much extra water coming to keep water level up, beavers can not afford to lose water in the pond. Each day the male beaver swims along the dam to check and repair any leaks. If the bank is high enough, at each end of the dam on the high water side there will be a small run into the bank which is used as a resting place. He will patrol right close to the dam. I have caught several in a conibear placed along the dam. I also set snares by the feed bed but the ice here can be dangerous.