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Currituck County to start beaver trapping program.

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)

| July 08, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Virginian-Pilot. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Jeff Hampton

Jul. 8--Currituck County plans to start its first beaver trapping program, similar to one used in other counties that controls -- but doesn't stop -- the determined dam builders.

In the past few years, beaver dams have caused flooding on farms and in forests in Moyock, Barco, Shawboro and Harbinger. A beaver downed a tree last fall that fell across Short Cut Road and caused an accident, said Mike Doxey, district technician for the Albemarle (Currituck) Soil & Water Conservation District.

The county has budgeted $4,000 to pay trappers $35 per beaver in hopes of controlling the problem. Trappers can also make about $25 per pelt.…

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