Trapping Books

Title -Bottom Edge Otter & Beaver
Author: Ken Smythe, as told to Bob Noonan
Photos & Illustrations by: Bob Noonan
Format: Soft Cover Book
Length: 63 pages
Price: $10.00 + FREE Shipping thru 12/31/09

Description: The bottom edge set, made with a #220, #280, or #330 in the right location, is deadly on beaver and otter. This book, by the developer of the bottom edge set, explains in detail what size traps to use where, how to make the set, the effects of weather, and how to find specific beaver and otter set locations, with numerous location photos and illustrations. Includes a chapter by otter expert George Wacha.

After Ken Smythe’s book Bottom Edge Mink Set revolutionized mink trapping, Ken and other trappers tried the same basic set on otter and beaver, with immediate results. After 10 years of experimentation and refinement by a number of trappers, and thousands of beaver and otter caught, the underwater bottom edge blind set for these furbearers has been perfected. Although similar to the bottom edge mink set, the otter and beaver version differs in important ways. Bottom Edge Otter and Beaver explains these differences, and includes chapters on trap selection and positioning, specific otter and beaver location, weather, and a chapter by well-known otter expert George Wacha. Includes 15 drawings and 34 photos, most of locations.With this book Ken Smythe has made another valuable contribution to the trapping community.