Never too old to learn new sets. Definitely give this a try

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thats right Norman. Appreciate you watching

When you said current , I knew ! Good stuff Dale ! You are flat helping folks out !

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Otter Cat. I sure hope i am helping some

Thanks for this, having a hell of a time on a sandy wide slow dropoff river, will be setting a flurry of these tomorrow

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

5 ай бұрын

They'll work for you. Thank you for watching

Dale I just got some lures from ya before you left for your trip and I just want to say I have heard from alot of people who say you cant catch beaver without drowning and conibears and I knew that could not be the case because back in the day they didn't have drowning rods or conibears. Im trapping where the water isn't deep enough to drown them. You are the only one I've found on you tube so far that is teaching that you dont have to drown them to catch them. I'm learning alot from your videos and I wish I grew up next door to you because you are a wealth of trapping knowledge.

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Loc Doc I truly appreciate it. I'm glad it's working for you too

@Northwoods208

Жыл бұрын

Long chains/cables are the key, if they have room to move around they'll find a spot they feel safe and wait, if they can't get to a safe/comfortable spot, they'll wring those front feet off. A back foot catch isn't going anywhere regardless

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Yes thats right Parker.

@jeremyfrancoisthemaddtrapp7538

2 ай бұрын

I don't care if he tells you that that's the way to do it that's not the way to do it you just said it yourself that this is the only guy saying that you can catch him by the front foot and you don't need to drown them and they'll still be there for you and he's not being honest with you it's like he's wanting to set you up for failure is what I believe because I've trapped my whole life and no beaver will not be sitting there waiting for you if you don't drown them if you catch them by the front foot next time you see a beaver or get a beaver caught take your hand grab the front foot and twist it and you'll see that you can snap a beaver's front foot off with one hand without hardly any effort at all so you tell me that it gets in a trap and it's not going to be jumping around and spinning and twisting and trying to get away yes they are they fight with all their power and they twist their front leg off very easily and you'll have a lot of front feet in your traps if you target the front foot if you don't drown them your best off drowning them and putting a weight like a window weight right on the Trap so you got to wait pulling the Trap down to so when you catch him he can't just sit extend it up to the top of the water he's constantly got a weight pulling him back down and he'll drown a lot quicker if you put a weight on the Trap itself I actually use an easy steak at the bank with a sliding lock on my trap on the cable and put a weight heavyweight on the drowning in and throw it out in the deep water and I have a weight on my trap too to constantly pull them down that's a foolproof beautiful technique and I catch a big beaver and they're dead within minutes

@jeremyfrancoisthemaddtrapp7538

2 ай бұрын

A drowned beavers a dead beaver and a dead Beaver can't get out of a trap but a live Beaver non-round did beaver will constantly try away get away out of the Trap

Great video Dale!! A lot of trappers out there don’t know about beaver approaching from the down stream side! Thanks again for a great video!

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thank you JutnJen Rasmussen. Yes its important to know the approach of an animal

Thanks for showing us this set. I was wondering how to set it and how deep. Now I know thanks to you . Keep up with all you doing.

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thanks @ Paul Martin. This set is very simple and very deadly in a current situation

@paulmartin6895

Жыл бұрын

@@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531 yes it looks like it .

Good seeing you helping trappers out back when I started all trappers we’re tight lipped and not willing to giving any tips plus no computers. Keep up the good work

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jay. I appreciate everyone that takes the time to watch and comment. I hope im helping 8n some small way

@dungeonmaster6292

6 ай бұрын

Back in your day the fur market was legitimate but nowadays it's simply a hobby that pays for itself except for the occasional guy like Billingsley

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

6 ай бұрын

It's a numbers game Dungeon Master. You have to catch 1,000 now instead of 100. And even then there's no real money in it. I'm just too dumb to do anything else.

@dungeonmaster6292

6 ай бұрын

@@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531 take care and good luck

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

6 ай бұрын

@dungeonmaster6292 thank you. And same to you

Great video Dale! I'll definitely be using this in the future. Thanks

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Justin Stiens. Thanks for watching this video I appreciate it

Thanks for the tip. I'm not much of a beaver trapper, but I do run into a few areas with them. I definitely will be trying to set out. Thanks for sharing this Dale ! 👍🏻

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Chip. Thank you for watching this video I appreciate it

That is something! Thank you!!

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome David. Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching

Way cool set! Gonna try that soon! Thanks Dale!

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Jim. I appreciate it

Thanks a lot dale I've been trapping for about 48 year's never seen that set,will have to try.

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

This set is deadly Lynn. Thanks for watching

Can't wait to use this next season thanks for sharing !!!

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Mark. Good luck and have fun with it. Thanks for watching

it looks like a great set. thanks, for sharing

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

4 ай бұрын

The American thank you for watching also

Once again a great video dale

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Noah. I appreciate you

thanks for the set,,i'll surely try it this fall!!!

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Gary. Thanks for watching

I've caught many many many beaver. But I learned something new. Thank you sir.

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome @ American Trapper. Thank you for watching this video

anybody who doesnt watchyour videos is missing alot of info ive trapped since mid 60s thank you for all good info back in late 70s early 80s you would never seen this good job

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

No you sure wouldn't have Steve. Thank you for the validation. And thanks again for watching

this video made my day, thank you

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Stephen im glad you liked it. Thanks for watching it

awesome set ! let's see some catches now on that set !

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Come November @ Thunderstruck outfitter you sure will see lots of catches then

Great video Dale 👍

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching this video

great job thanks

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Melvin. I appreciate it

new trick for this old dog to try , i have not seen this one before , thanks for sharing .

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome @ judith and dan davis. Thanks for watching this video i appreciate it

Good to know,keep up the good videos

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

I'll sure try frankroy9423. Thanks for watching

Awesome set

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

It's really simple and deadly Ed. Thanks for watching

Hey Dale you may have mentioned it elsewhere but what is the advantage of not drowning the beaver (if you can). Also thanks for showing and explaining this set I have a spot this will work out great this winter post deer season

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

You don't spook the other beaver in the colony as bad by not drowning or conibearing them 284Winchester. Plus you have the perfect opportunity for multiple catches by having a live decoy on the bank. And lastly you can release nontarget species like otter after the season closes

@284Winchester

Жыл бұрын

@@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531 gotcha. Thanks!!

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome 284Winchester. I hope it helps some

Once again Brother I am listening. I will stop learning when I am dead

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

9 ай бұрын

John that's the day I'll quit myself is when I die. I appreciate you watching. Thank you

Great video

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Nature's wild playground

@natureswildplayground

6 ай бұрын

@@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531 your welcome

Great simple set! You’re making it too easy. Which one of your lures would you favor for this set?

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve yea its nothing complicated. I like either my Cypress breaks or Iowa silver on this set. Both are curiosity lures

Thanks Dale good idea

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

No problem PA Trapping. Thanks for watching

100% new to this. What are using for the lure?

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

4 ай бұрын

Carl you can use anyone of my beaver lures on this set. I personally like either my Iowa silver or Cypress Breaks.

Hey Dale thanks for the info

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

10 ай бұрын

You're very welcome John. Thank you for watching too

I believe it and going to try it.

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

6 ай бұрын

It'll work for you

any adverse effects to combining a drowning rod in this set? I need to hide it from a guy who sets 2 traps and checks 12.

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

5 ай бұрын

No Steven you can use a drowning rod if you prefer to. Thank you for watching

@jcunningham2rcr

5 ай бұрын

Lmao sets 2 and checks 12. I'm gonna get some good use out of that line.

Hey Dale how can I get a list of the lures you have available ?

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

2 ай бұрын

284Winchester give me a call or text me at 319-217-0655 and I can send you the list of what I offer that way. Thank you for watching and for your interest in Billingsley Brand Lures we appreciate you

Great idea. One more trick to throw at them when their buddies have been whacked by everything else. 👍

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Yes @ Strained Chains thats right. Thanks for taking the time to watch this video

So I have to drown where I am. Does it matter which direction the drowner is pointed? As in upstream or downstream? Wondering if beaver always turn and go with the current if they get caught or will a drowner going upstream work?

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

2 ай бұрын

Mike either put the drowner straight out or angle it down stream

Do you use offsets for front foot catches?

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

5 ай бұрын

You can use either one you prefer Wen. I've caught and held A LOT of beaver in both. They both work fine

Just one question HOW WOULD YOU ANCHOR THE TRAP THE BEST WAY??? THATS THE ONLY THING IM WORRIED ABOIT THIS SEASON

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Too many variables to answer that Dennis. You have to know your ground. Where you are in south Louisiana, I would suggest 2 inch Pogo stakes. You get a lot of moisture in February so the big washer should hold for you. It's just my thoughts. So far I've not been lucky enough to find any ground to to trap in south Louisiana but I keep looking for a crawfish farmer to let me in. Wish I could help you more.

how do you stake your land end? I have lots of sand.

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

I use 2 inch Pogo stakes in sand. If I feel like 1 won't hold I put down 2 like cross staking a coyote set Jesse. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching

what a good set amazing what a guy can learn depth of trap and howfar back is how i wieghtbait sets under ice but that is very good thief proof set also trapped out of canoe in spring staked to bank only thing did put window

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve. And thanks for watching i sure appreciate it

nice thing also about this set if beaver is drowned people never know trap is set there unbelievable even with no catch never know trap is there most thief proof set ive ever seen other than logs that extend out to deep water thanks

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Steve. Good luck and tight chains

I’ll give this a try. I never caught a Beaver and I’m 78 years old. My question is if you don’t drown them, how do you dispatch them.?

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

I just put a 22 pill in their head Gary. Thank you for watching and good luck

i put window wieght about ft out from trap was spring time decent current stilla tremudous idea thanks

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Yea a guy can run a weight or slide rod or wire if you like. Doesn't hurt a thing

What is your reasoning for keeping them alive?

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Dead beaver spook the others in a colony. Plus I can release nontarget otters this way too Shane

really question you only losing 1 in 100 ?for a front foot catch especial using closed jawed trap like the victor? and for your information a beaver never drowns he suffocates , check it out

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

5 ай бұрын

You can question it all you like wonaegun or there's always an empty truck seat for you to ride along and witness it any time you want. Thank you for watching

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

5 ай бұрын

And yes I'm well aware of the fact a beaver technically doesn't drown and dies of asphyxiation. But I'm well aware of the fact that we ALL say drowning rods drowning wires drowning cable Not one trapper I know calls the asphyxiation rods or wires or cables

@jeremyfrancoisthemaddtrapp7538

2 ай бұрын

The son of a professional trapper my dad started traveling in 1970 when he got out of Vietnam Vietnam and I am 50 years old now myself and I've been a professional Trapper most of my life and I've trapped hundreds and hundreds of beaver in my lifetime you do not Target a front foot catch without drowning them you're not holding them alive and not drowning them by the front foot and they're staying there every time there's no way I can grab a beavers front foot with my hand and twist it completely off with one hand and it snaps the front foot right off so I don't think you're being honest saying that you're holding Beaver by the front foot and you're not drowning them and they're staying there alive waiting for you to come get them why would you tell people that that's terrible advice and why would you try to catch a beaver by the front foot and not drowned it that's terrible advice and you're not being honest about holding them beaver buy the front foot and not drowning them and then being alive waiting for you to come back and get them you're losing a lot of beaver and you're catching a lot of front foots because a man can twist the Beavers foot off with one hand and snap it right off so I know a beaver and a trap I've seen them I know what it does I've got hundreds and hundreds of them and I've caught a lot of front feet too that's why I try to get the back foot and I always drowned them I don't set any sets that are not drowning sets that's terrible advice to teach people that it's like you're telling them how to do it wrong so that they lose a lot of beaver that's terrible terrible advice and you're not being honest if you're going to say that you don't lose any Beaver catching them by the front foot and not drowning them immediately

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

2 ай бұрын

Jeremy there's always an open truck seat for you if you'd ever like to see it first hand. You can try to call me out all you want but I have the years , miles and numbers behind me as well. I'm not some Johnny come lately.

@AdamUtterback-jw2jt

2 ай бұрын

​@@jeremyfrancoisthemaddtrapp7538 O gorman, Thorpe, me and every mountain man that almost made the beaver extinct used long chains. Id take Dale up on his offer you might learn something. . .

Excellent set! Except no TS 85’s here in the communist state. 😂

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Yea i know Josh. But you've still got the #5 and the no b.s available to you

This is what happens when you teach at an expo Tennessee about 7 years ago I showed this application nice to see this guy made a pretty cool video and he's pretty close in the technique he's just missing apart must have been talking to his friends then that's what happens when you don't pay attention I didn't put any kind of patent on the set so it's okay for someone to share it but really not cool that he acts like he came up with it this was all me and I learned this from a guy 40 Years of beaver trapping before me

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

If you'll go back in history and study a bit you'll see where i put this set on a video in 2005.Billingsley brand trapping the fastest methods on earth. Still available at sterling fur and tool. Sorry to bust your bubble but you or i neither 1 are the originator of this set. Thanks for watching though I appreciate it

@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531

Жыл бұрын

Please tell me at what point i even remotely said that i came up with this set? This set is shown in Johnny Thorpes camp line methods from the 60s!! This is what happens when folks don't take a history lesson now and then. They think they've come up with something new when infact all they've done is reinvent the wheel

@tristatewildlifevt

Жыл бұрын

@@billingsleybrandtrappinglu1531 all good brother .

@strainedchains3389

Жыл бұрын

No, it’s not “all good brother”. Don’t flap your yap if you don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ve never met Dale personally, but I hope some day I do. With all the bullshit advice on this forum he’s one of the few who actually is giving people tried and true advice that will actually help them. What are you doing? Find a tall rope, lay on your back, and see if you can piss up it 👍

@tristatewildlifevt

Жыл бұрын

@@strainedchains3389 I teach NWCO s so ya I'm in the know.