sturmruger
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One of my favorite rodents to hunt is beaver. I used to hunt them all the time when I was a kid, but haven’t had much of a chance to do any more beaver hunting since then, except once a few years ago. My buddy’s parents are having some serious issues with beaver. They are concerned with their house and or driveway getting flooded this spring. We did some recon last fall, but only shot a few small beavers, we are planning on really going nuts this spring and trying eradicate what’s left of the family. From what his parents are telling us, and from what I have seen in the past I think there is at least a dozen beavers in this particular family.
In the past my favorite plan of attack was to get out in the woods about an hour before sunset, and just sit and wait. Usually you will start to see some activity a little before sunset. Another thing that worked really well was to take apart some of the dam so that there was some running water. This will guarantee you will see them out at sunset. I also did some hunting when there was a full moon. It is amazing how well you can see at night if you are in the woods for a couple of hours.
I used several different guns for shooting beavers my two favorite were either my Mini 14 or my SKS. While I have shot beavers with my 10/22 I always felt like it wasn’t enough gun on some of the larger beavers. Who else enjoys hunting these pests? I like it so much I am thinking about putting an ad in the paper offering my services to take care of problem beavers.
In the past my favorite plan of attack was to get out in the woods about an hour before sunset, and just sit and wait. Usually you will start to see some activity a little before sunset. Another thing that worked really well was to take apart some of the dam so that there was some running water. This will guarantee you will see them out at sunset. I also did some hunting when there was a full moon. It is amazing how well you can see at night if you are in the woods for a couple of hours.
I used several different guns for shooting beavers my two favorite were either my Mini 14 or my SKS. While I have shot beavers with my 10/22 I always felt like it wasn’t enough gun on some of the larger beavers. Who else enjoys hunting these pests? I like it so much I am thinking about putting an ad in the paper offering my services to take care of problem beavers.