Our Background
How We Got Our Start
Although we have been trapping recreationally for years, this business allows us to help our state, towns, and citizens outside of the trapping season to remove nuisance beaver. We have seen on many occasions the damage that beaver can inflict on the landscape, our roadways, the habitats of other animals, and personal private property. We believe that all of our customers deserve the highest level of service, and we are committed to providing just that.
Explore the rest of our site to learn more about what we have to offer, and get in touch with any questions. Still Waters Beaver Control LLC is here for you.
Cash price incentive
Credit cards accepted
PRICES MAY CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
Hire Trapper From Ice OUT - Ice IN
FREE Scouting
starting at $2,000
**Does NOT include trapping through the ice and there is NO per beaver fee.
Live trapped and relocated
Starting at $300 per beaver
Pay Per Beaver Harvested
Scouting and Setup
Starting at $175
Each beaver removed
Starting at $100 per beaver
$10/per non-target species
Return and Re-set Fee
If within 30 days of original job completion, if more beaver are needing removal, we will re-set gear for $75
***The set up fee is due the day we meet and set traps. All beaver and/or non-target animals caught will be paid for at the completion of removal or the customer goals are met or pay as we go depending on agreement.
Trapping through pond ice/river ice
Starting at $1,500 for winter
Price depends on distance from shop and size of parcel and ponds.
FREE CONSULTATION
NOTE: Trapping through the ice is EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE but EXTREMELY labor intensive, requiring chainsaws and ice tools. Although ice trapping can be very dangerous for the trapper, it is the most effective way to clear ponds/swamps quickly. The trapper has final say for his own safety concerns.
***Although cash is preferrable, most payments methods are accepted.
Still Waters Beaver Control LLC Services
Scouting
The First Step
We scout the area and discuss with you the best way to resolve your issue. Depending on your needs, together we devise a plan and explain the process and exactly what to expect.
SetUp
The Second Step
We will determine the best tools and strategy based on your needs and concerns. We will set up our equipment with the utmost respect to not disturb you or your property.
Removal & Completing Service
Getting the Job Done
Base on the original plan, we remove as many nuisance beaver as previously specified. Whether you want them gone completely or just to decrease the amount in the problem area, we pride ourselves on exceptional service. Whenever you work with Still Waters Beaver Control LLC, you can trust that you’re in great hands.
Sara & Dave
Owner & Operator
Sara & Dave are partners in life and business. Sara owns the business while Dave is the primary operator. Both are licensed trappers.
We enjoy the outdoors and nature. We try to spend as much of our time in nature as possible. We respect nature and all creatures within it. We understand the damage beaver can inflict and because we respect our environment, we believe in balancing the population to prevent damage to properties but also to maintain a healthy population of beavers, including complete removal if required.
Us
Who We Are
Sara
Owner & Trapper
I am a military veteran, mother of four, an OB/GYN ultrasound technologist, licensed trapper and so much more. Over the years trapping recreationally with Dave and seeing the damage that beavers can do, I felt the need to help. Trapping beaver allows us to alleviate issues for the state, towns, and citizens alike, concerning safety and protecting the environment and your personal property.
Dave
Animal Control Operator & Trapper
Dave is an avid outdoorsman. After being medically retired from the Marine Corps due to injuries sustained during Combat Operations in Iraq 2003, Dave found peace spending most of his time in nature. Although he has been hunting, fishing, and trapping since childhood, it became much more instrumental to create a way of living for him and his family while also creating peace of mind for himself. A devoted father of four and partner to Sara, he embraces a way of life that allows him to provide for his family. Dave is so passionate about this way of life that he loves to teach, educate and share his knowledge and expertise with anyone interested.
Our Family
Apprentice Trappers
Our children work hard to help us in many ways. They help us maintain and service our traps, they go scouting with us and help us remove the dispatched beavers. Our daughter loves to brush their pelts and even helps tagging them and bringing them to the regional fur buyer. They all love spending this quality time with us in nature and we believe it is good for their souls and ours.
Common Concerns
The Answers You Need
What do you do with the beaver afterwards?
After we remove the beaver(s), we use as much of the animal as we can. This includes sending the skull and/or full skeleton to colleges and schools, using the pelt to process and sell, eating or using the meat for bait (yes beaver meat is edible and delicious), and we either sell the tail or discard it. We pride ourselves on not being wasteful.
Why can't you relocate them?
Just like we cannot take a person and relocate them into someone else's home, you cannot relocate a beaver successfully. They will find other beaver family's territory and try to take over. This causes the beavers to fight and kill each other. In our opinion, relocating beavers is inhumane. We believe that dispatching them as quickly as possible is the most humane way to remove these nuisance animals.
What exactly do you do?
Once you invite us to help you, we go over the procedure with you. Essentially we come in and scout the area of concern. We set up our equipment and check our traps every day. As soon as the number of beavers you want removed are gone, we remove our equipment.
Fun Beaver Facts
Did You Know?
Beavers mate for life!
Beavers are monogamous and live in large family groups consisting of the parents, young kits, and the yearlings from the previous spring. Every spring the two year olds leave the den to make room for the new pups. This creates a constant flow of adolescent beavers searching for new homes and their mates.
Beavers are the second largest rodents on Earth!
Their large rodent teeth never stop growing. The constant gnawing on wood keeps their teeth from growing too long which would prevent them from being able to survive.
Beavers are great hosts!
Beavers have been known to share their lodges with families of muskrats!
Beavers pick specific trees for specific reasons!
Beavers will fell a larger mature tree for their larger diameter branches to form the basis of a dam . A young second growth tree will be felled for food. Beavers will also fell broad-leaved trees to encourage regrowth for food that are more within their reach.
They are good for the environment when kept in check
The work of beavers make them a keystone species in maintaining habitats that are relied on by many others. As well as wetlands, beavers create standing dead wood (by drowning some trees) which is inhabited by insects, and in turn attracts bird life.
Beavers are only second to humans in their ability to manipulate their environment!
The largest dam in existence is located in Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta, Canada. It stretches for 850 meters and is visible from space!
Questions? Contact us today!