Just wondering if it is normal for trapper to ask you for $$$ for removal of the beavers?
Thank you!
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Just wondering if it is normal for trapper to ask you for $$$ for removal of the beavers?
Thank you!
Yes , or permission to trap your property when the pelts are prime and not just for nuisance removal. If the pelts are not taken during the prime season they are really not worth enough money, for all the work to prepare them.
He will probably spend time looking at your situation, time setting his traps, time retrieving them and disposing of the carcass, either at auction or elsewhere. Might get $5 for the pelt. Be different if it was on his line and he could do it more efficiently...
I see... thank you, I assumed it would of been a cost of few case of 24 beer, not a few largest whiskey bottlex2 (that is 300$).
edit: no more beaver issue, btw.
I guess some people have to ask themselves the question, "what's it going to cost if they aren't removed?" Flooded fields, bush etc. can ruin a piece of property pretty quick.
A neighbour of mine who's wife is anti hunting of any kind had to have a long talk with her after the MTO and township warned them that if the road adjoining their land was washed out or flooded, they would be liable? It seems she was quite happy to have the beavers around until she looked at the potential cost of not removing them.
I'm considering those very options right now. By-law change for my municipality. Landowners are now responsible for any damage caused by beavers on their property. Just so happens I've got some river beavers that have decided to settle in. They even felled a 15" diameter poplar over the past two months. Busy, as they say. I think I found the lodge, and one was eyeballing my wife early in the summer when she went for a shoreline inspection near the same spot. I'll see if I can find the winter's food stores.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmoose
Well it is nice not worrying about the dammed up creek every morning. Good to know about the price of the beaver fur. The issue has been taken care of and will call 2nd time if the broken dam is fixed...
I have charged as much as 300$ to remove then .and some I do for permission to hunt and trap the land.A lot depends on how far away it is and how much work is involved. ..Gas and time never come free ad I have kids that eat every day. Lol Dutch
I do $80 per beaver, up to a max. of $240. Anything above 3 animals is a bonus for the landowner. I try to convince the landowner to let me take them when the pelts will be prime, if at all possible. Sadly, castoreum fetches more than the pelt these days. Like Dutch said, it adds up when you're driving 20km each way, probably do three checks before pulling out if it's a busy spot, etc. Anything less than this and I'm losing money.
That's not bad. Sometimes it costs half of everything you own.
Good one Kickingfrog. Ain't that the truth.
I always amazes me that people never question paying a plumber when the pipes are leaking or the electrician when the lights go out, but expect trappers who are trained and licenced, to work for free!
I am at the same price point as previously mentioned. I do so the odd freebie for hunt and trap privileges, but most times I am driving a distance to the location. Did the trapper trap any for you or just knock out the dam?
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when im doing nuisance work its $150 for my initial set and $75 per trap regardless of beaver or rat or mink in the 330 plus 35 cents per kilometer for travel. have to remember its time and wear and tear on vehicle and equipment.
Is it legal to do it yourself?
If they are destroying your property it is no longer trapping, have at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by seabast
I personally would try to find a trapper that wants to hunt my land, if I had issues with beaver I would try to make it mutually beneficial to have the trapper there all winter. The more eyes on the property that better your situation will be for trespassers.
Thanks for some numbers Talvis....now I can tell the wife that is what it's worth for me to go and spend time removing them from the front corner. I'll sell it as we're saving money but won't tell how much I enjoy it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Talvis
Nothing better than loving your job :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
As far as beaver creating possible flooding of rds .It can be very expensive if it happens.A few yrs ago on my line north west of Huntsville .The beavers had built a monster dam, the MTO notified the owner to do something about it.He was told if it burst and created problems he would be liable.And low and behold the next yr when I went up over a hundred yrds of highway had be completely rebuilt.The dam was about a 1/4 mile back in the bush, and you would swear a tornado had come through.The owner got a bill with a lot of zeros on it.
My duck pond has a good size beaver dam. This new one is huge. Must be a family because last year there where two little dams and now one masive one. They just named down a few large trees dropping them into the water for their winter food source I assume.
It's not just the flooding of the main pond or washout when it lets go, but there is often a dominoe effect where 3-4 dams will all go out in a row, each one causing more damage....We have had highways 118, 62, and many others closed due to washouts in the past few years. If there is a homeowner with public liability insurance involved then you can bet the insurance company will get nailed.