So what's the best way to get rid of a beaver ?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Your son is right... Trap and then release it somewhere it can't do any damage.

From the heart. All animals have a right to exist.
I'm not against hunting because we eat the meat but it seem a bit callous to kill something because it's a nuisance.

I agree....shoot 'em......with your camera!

I practice catch and release but also realise sadly, it's a philosophy that is not shared by others...

[fintstone]

Do you folks that catch and release have enough property that you can release them on your property far enough away that they no longer cause you problems or are you releasing a nuisance animal on someone else's property?

[fred cook]

Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway

A .22 is out of the question - town police frown of disarming one in town limits. Ideas ?

Shave it?

[gr8fl4porsche]

The only good beaver is a dead beaver.

--- Phil Robertson

[Baz]

Originally Posted by fintstone

Do you folks that catch and release have enough property that you can release them on your property far enough away that they no longer cause you problems or are you releasing a nuisance animal on someone else's property?

I release mine in the wild - where they belong.

No need to re-release around those pesky two-legged varmints.

[fintstone]

Does "the wild" not belong to someone else...or do you own it?

[quicksix]

Fint, do you have a solution to the op's original question?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

You don't have any parkland near you?

[livi]

A large beaver costume. They hate the competition.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by fintstone

Does "the wild" not belong to someone else...or do you own it?

Ha! What difference does it make "who owns it"?

Shouldn't your question be..."Are there are other nuisance 2-legged varmints near where they are released?"

The answer then would still be "No...I wouldn't do that to them (the 4-legged varmints)."

[speeder]

You could catch it and make some really cool memes with it.

[speeder]

I wonder what beavers use for slang when referring to pussy?

[futuresoptions]

Nailing their best friend or sister has always worked for me. YMMV

[john70t]

Big sticks seem to only attract them.
But why would anyone want get rid of a nice tasty critter anyways?

[M.D. Holloway]

Public Park across the street...Town has tried traps. Doesn't work...

[GWN7]

Beavers are generally nocturnal animals so shooting them is a tad difficult unless you have a night vision scope. They eat branches, so baiting a trap for them is a tad difficult. The spring traps only work if they accidently walk in them. If you destroy their dam they will rebuild it some times over night.

The sure fire way to remove them is with dynamite. Find their "home". Go out and plant a couple sticks in the top of the home. When you climb the home they will run out to see wtf is going on. Go to the shore and wait 20-30 minutes so they go back into the home. Set the dynamite off. Then destroy the dam.

You do need a explosives licence to buy the dynamite and set it off.

[M.D. Holloway]

seen it at dawn...

[johnco]

ask it to sign a prenup.

[Groesbeck Hurricane]

Check with Texas DNR and the local Humane Society. Being in town makes a difference.

FWIW, beaver does not taste that bad, it tastes like beaver. Low and slow cooking.

And there is a demand for the pelts.

[5String43]

+1 on trap and release.