In an effort to learn how to trap, I asked my uncle to take me out when he set his traps last winter. He agreed and we went out to set some beaver traps and learn how it’s done. My uncle has been trapping for most of his life, so he knew which areas to check for fresh sign and he had been asked by the landowners to come onto their property to take beaver out and keep the bog from flooding and eating up more land. Unfortunately, that was the case for a section of our trail and we had to get out and walk. We loaded up an ax, the traps, lures, gloves, a shovel and started hiking, which in waders is no easy task! We looked for slides, caster mounds and freshly dropped trees. It was obvious that there were beaver...
