Ask Highflyer how easy it is to set a 330 Conibear by hand, He did it, but he was a bit red faced when he was done. Then I showed him the setting tool. LOL

I'd buy 330 Conibears or 330 Duke traps, and set them in every beaver run you find. Set them close to shore but keep them under water. Get some 220's and any dens or holes you find above the water line, put a small stick or two, even stiff grass stems across the opening. If the stick or grass stem is knocked over then you know something is using it and then set the trap in front of it. In some states it's illegal to set the 330's above the water line. Remember if you have any pets that might go near the pond, its impossible to let a pet out of a conibear alive.......

You can use foot hold traps but you have to know exactly where the animal will step, and have them set up to drown the animal. Having an animal get out of a trap makes them almost impossible to catch a 2nd time.

Otters can have a "home" territory as small as 3 square miles or as large as 30 square miles and they will "make the rounds" to find the best/easiest feeding habitat.

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