Beaver trapping and alternatives discussed at park board meeting

Hill County Park Board discussed possible alternative beaver management options on Beaver Creek Park and heard a report from the Montana Trappers Association during its monthly meeting Monday in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse.

Fran Buell of Gildford read a Montana Trappers Association report that said, to date, three association members within a 21-day period removed 20 beaver which were causing damage within the park.

“If you add the 20 beaver that he has already removed, the youth trapper camp removed 16. So we’ve removed, free of charge to the park board and to the county, (...