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However, the brush you put on top of your trap can cause it to not close fully or properly,
and you will miss your critter. Then they might learn not to like that strange metal thingy.

Be sure to stake down your trap really well or wire it to a tree. If not, when you come back
and find it gone, you know you have a critter swimming somewhere with your trap on it.
Just set your trap in the middle so they can’t avoid it, and you should be good.

Finding the Underwater Trails

If you have a beaver hut or lodge and you have clear ice with no snow on top, then look
for a trail of bubbles leading to the hut. If you have snow on the ice, be sure to clear it
away so you can find the bubble trail.

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