if he does want to try the live trap, have him get a small jar of castor scent from a trapping supply. beaver are territorial and use castor glands to mark their territory by creating castor mounds along the waterway shore lines. generally a pile of leaves and mud about 2 feet from the water edge, about the size of a hat. each colony has its own scent. a strange castor scent is a territory challenge and causes swift reaction. locate the active slide where the animals are going in and out of the water. they will follow a trail. set the trap on level ground and stake it down. use dried sticks and weeds ect to make forcing sticks to guide the beaver in to the trap. about 6 feet from the trap on the side AWAY from the water, place castor scent on some twigs and lay it on the ground directly in line with the trap. you want the beaver to make a beeline thru the trap directly to the castor scent. do not get any castor on the trap itself. if you do, they will attack the trap and trigger it.
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