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Post by RiverRat on Feb 15, 2011 9:58:16 GMT -6
What is your go to food and curiosity lure. We all know that Castor rocks but it pays to have a few tricks up your sleeve.
I have allways liked Woodchipper and Iowa Gold. Going to try a few new ones out this yr on the line and with game cams.
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Post by calvin on Feb 15, 2011 12:25:56 GMT -6
I use 3 lures for beaver: castor based (backbreaker), woodchipper and plain sac oil. Plenty of times (even in the spring) that they aren't interested (or afraid of) castor but are hungry after been under the ice all winter. Have also taken plenty of the big beaver with woodchipper that had been swimming by others traps (and mine) with castor based lures. I get almost as many beaver (even in the spring) using the food lure as opposed to castor. How do I know? I set 2 beaver traps at each location. One with castor (backbreaker) and the other with woodchipper. Usually about 50/50 over the course of a year.
When I trap a section that has been trapped before...or currently trapped, I don't bother with castor as that is what everyone thinks they need to use. A guy would be surprised at how many beaver won't touch castor...when trappers are present. Beaver "can be" a lot smarter than some give them credit for...but not usually smarter than a guy who/s thinking what they are thinking about.
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Post by blackhammer on Feb 15, 2011 13:26:22 GMT -6
Something to think about especially on spring beaver were they are trapped hard Calvin.Good post.
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Post by CoonDuke on Feb 15, 2011 21:38:35 GMT -6
A very good beaver trapper once reccommended to me Bergamot oil. Here, beavers eat a lot of birch so I would think birch oil would be worth a shot.
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Post by jim on Feb 16, 2011 4:25:42 GMT -6
Is that because there is not any aspen/poplar available, I have seen where they have eaten birch but not where they had the aspen also. Jim
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Post by Bob Jameson on Feb 16, 2011 7:55:56 GMT -6
There are many fragrances that would entice beaver visitation out of pure curiosity to determine and evaluate the new or strange odor.Just in an animals nature to do so.
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Post by CoonDuke on Feb 16, 2011 16:09:50 GMT -6
Yes, there is very little aspen in a lot of the areas where beaver live here.
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Feb 16, 2011 16:22:41 GMT -6
younger beaver can threatened by the smell of castor at times too.
Aspen, what are those? LOL.
Here they eat anything that has bark on it! ash and cotton wood are the main stays.
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Post by Hornhunter on Feb 17, 2011 0:11:08 GMT -6
One lone beaver last year had poplar, white and yellow birch, and white maple, but had gone past much of this to cut some red oak?
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Post by lotsofmink on Feb 17, 2011 0:32:29 GMT -6
I use locklears stuff
The flattail call and enrager 2 are as good as they get
Ive tried alot of beaver lures most work these one smell farther out, When I smell the lure 12 feet way I know the beaver can smell it alot further. The enrager 2 is liquid and a bottle lasts a long time. Iam stingey with it just a few drops.
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Post by trappnman on Feb 17, 2011 7:35:53 GMT -6
had a beaver job once, where he was cutting down and taking to the feed pile a bunch of high dollar ornamental type pines- first and only time I've seen beaver here eat pine.
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Feb 17, 2011 7:49:50 GMT -6
they chew on cedars out here tman. There used to be a beaver lure called beaver gold that was one fine lure can't find it anymore though!
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Post by RiverRat on Feb 17, 2011 9:52:54 GMT -6
they chew on cedars out here tman. There used to be a beaver lure called beaver gold that was one fine lure can't find it anymore though! Was it call Iowa gold ? |
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Post by coyotewhisperer on Feb 17, 2011 13:28:32 GMT -6
when the beaver wont go near castor i use spearmint oil. but RK is the only one that sells the good spearmint oil.
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Feb 17, 2011 18:07:38 GMT -6
NO river rat this was made by a guy in VA called beaver gold beaver lure MTP was the only one I know who sold it like 3-4 years ago? Called to order more and they said, He is no longer making this lure. It was good!!!!
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Post by Mike Tucker on Feb 17, 2011 22:54:43 GMT -6
Beaver Gold : Believe the fellows name was Dale Curtis from VA or thereabouts. I used it - worked well. Personally, hard to beat castor and/or sac oil in my area any time of year. Have used many of the "food" type lures over the years and observed noticeably less efficacy in most situations. Just my personal experience. Use what works best for you in your area.
Regards,
Tucker
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Post by motrapperjohn on Feb 19, 2011 8:57:39 GMT -6
I make some I cal Platte river flattail, I got the formula from a old time trapper in Colorado and it was passed down to him. Some of the best I have seen. I've had twistouts and have caught them a day or 2 later in the same set. Had Fluff tell me he had a slide wire break and lost the trap only to catch the beaver in another set a few days later using the same lure.
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Post by Hornhunter on Feb 19, 2011 14:53:15 GMT -6
Back in the early 70's we found a dam built on a stream with nothing but white cedar all around. The house was made of cedar and that's all that was in the feed pile. Eastern white cedar.
I have seen them take small pine, fur and spruce, and hemlock but believe they were some hungry to do that. Alder they won't bother with unless there's nothing better.
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Feb 19, 2011 22:07:48 GMT -6
Mike Tucker that is the guy and the stuff!!!! Do you know what happened as to why no longer available???
Carlis do you sell this lure and how much per 4oz jar?
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Post by RiverRat on Feb 20, 2011 0:57:48 GMT -6
Carlis do you sell this lure and how much per 4oz jar? x 2 |
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