I found a nice little farm pond near my house just loaded with beaver so i decided to put out a couple of sets and see what all came of it. I nailed one nice beaver on the first night in a 330 conibear that was in a little runway that the beaver had made looks like they used it to get to where they were nawing down some small trees. The runway was about 2 1/2 feet deep and just wide enough for my 330.

nothing on the second night and on the third night I showed up to check my traps early in the morning and noticed right away the trap wasn't visible and figured I got myself another beaver. Too my suprise I found about a 35 lbs male coon in the 330.

Now here's where I am just baffled - One the set is a blind set under water completely besided the two branches that i used to stablize the set. Two since when do coons go under water ever - I have seen coons swim across a creek I have seen them walk in water with no problem - Its not that i think they're not supposed to be near water - i have caght plenty in mink sets, sets for muskrat, not very uncommon but never caught one in a 330 that was 6 - 8" under water.

Anyone ever herd of anything like this before?