Problematic beavers

[HamsterStyle]

Of the wildlife variety. Can they be shot and killed or do they have to be trapped? A friend of a friend contacted me and asked since they have several beavers on their property tearing stuff up and causing quite a bit of damage.

 

[nimrodder]

This is from the DNR website scroll all the way down and you'll have your answer.

DNR: Beaver

 

[IndyDave1776]

It looks like you are OK either way as long as you don't start using claymores on them!

 

[HamsterStyle]

I just found that. Thanks guys. When it says "any beavers taken must be reported to DNR, does that just apply to trapped or is that shot or trapped?

 

[HamsterStyle]

A beaver hat would be awesome.

 

[GBuck]

Just don't eat them.


I was really expecting a blue waffle thread. DON'T GOOGLE THAT.

 

[wolfman]

Remember, since they are considered "Furbeaers" there is a "Season" on them, which ended in March. Beaver are now "out of season"

DNR: Hunting & Trapping Seasons 2012 - 2013

 

[HamsterStyle]

Remember, since they are considered "Furbeaers" there is a "Season" on them, which ended in March. Beaver are now "out of season"

DNR: Hunting & Trapping Seasons 2012 - 2013

Beavers are also listed as a nuisance animal that can be killed or trapped without permit. Scroll all the way to the bottom of this link. It says nothing about dates so am I correct in assuming that that applies to any time of the year? It also says that nuisance animals can't be traded, sold, gifted or bartered.

http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/6031.htm

 

[IndyDave1776]

Just don't eat them.


I was really expecting a blue waffle thread. DON'T GOOGLE THAT.

Are they not edible or just not palatable?

 

[GBuck]

Are they not edible or just not palatable?

Neither.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Neither.

Thanks. I have to confess that the thought of beaver for dinner had never crossed my mind.

 

[GBuck]

Thanks. I have to confess that the thought of beaver for dinner had never crossed my mind.

Oh, it's because your mind isn't dirty enough....

 

[GBuck]

And it's not beaver in general that isn't edible or palatable, It's the blue waffle. Lol

 

[mr.steve]

I was really expecting a blue waffle thread. DON'T GOOGLE THAT.

Right... tell me not to do something will ya?

Boy am I sorry..

 

[ThrottleJockey]

If you shoot them, DO NOT even approach the carcass. Just kill them and leave them right where they lay. This is advice given to me by a conservation officer. Oh, and there is no reason that beaver meat cannot be eaten.

 

[HamsterStyle]

Why not approach them? Safety reasons or legal?

 

[Roadie]

Just don't eat them.


I was really expecting a blue waffle thread. DON'T GOOGLE THAT.

Right... tell me not to do something will ya?

Boy am I sorry..

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Why not approach them? Safety reasons or legal?

Legal. On my fathers property we had big troubles with them. When we ran out of dynomite, we spent several seasons destroying dams manually...THAT is just not worth the effort. As soon as you break though and move to another area to cut it, they are already repairing the last break, right there as you watch.... We met with conservation officers about it after a few phone calls and got the advice from them to find a trapper that would run a line, or hire a trapper, or shoot them. We followed up with more phone calls and a line of questions we had and it boiled down to shoot them and let them lay. If an officer were to happen to witness this and then see you walking toward it, it could be construed to "hunting" and they would assume you were going to pick up your game. We shot quite a few but didn't even make a dent. Eventually we found a trapper that ran a line for us and took them out. It was fun walking the line with him, when we found a trap with a beaver in it, he used what amounted to a syringe filled with acetone at the end of a long stick to dispatch the varmint. One of those suckers weighd 85 pounds!!! You should have seen the smile on Bills face when he saw that sucker!

 

[singlestacksig]

I just found that. Thanks guys. When it says "any beavers taken must be reported to DNR, does that just apply to trapped or is that shot or trapped?

If you kill it out of season you must report it..
and only the LANDOWNER may kill them with out a wildlife control permit..

 

[HamsterStyle]

I don't understand. Isnt it completely legal to shoot them if they are causing damage? They have taken several trees down and there is obvious damage.