Beavers !!!!!!!!

[Muskoka Bill]

I have a book here someplace about a couple who moved to BC around the turn of the last century Three Against the Wilderness
to make a living subsistence trapping. At that time the beaver had been completely wiped out and it told of what they went through rebuilding old dams to bring the water back until they finally convinced the provincial government to bring them a couple of breeding pairs. (or should that read "A couple of breeding pair?" Neither way sounds quite right.)

I like the beavers as they are responsible for the 4 acre pond on my property and I hope they don't abandon their lodge as they keep the dam maintained. I get a kick out out watching how they follow their routine each day, about 6 pm you see them returning to the lodge, then you see the night shift heading to the dam and creek. You only have to deter them when they start taking down trees to close to the house or blocking up drainage culverts. I plant willow or popular saplings along the edge of the pond as that is what they like to eat for a meal back in the lodge. Yesterday I saw the biggest beaver ever on the edge of the pond as the ice is almost gone from the pond.

 

[Wagtail]

There was mention of trapping and relocating.
Yeah! give somebody else the problem.
We never had grey or black squirrels in this area until urban tree huggers demanded humane removal of their problem so we have it now.

I ask, would U relocate a mouse or rat?
Well a beaver is just a big rodent AND it has no known predator so its population simply expands.

B4 Bardot, beaver pelts were in world demand but she stopped all that. Now even the British guards have synthetic beaver hats.

Just a wee correction, Mate.

The Guards Regt.s did try synthetic 'fur' but it wasn't functional. They've gone back to actual fur. (This includes the Governor General's Foot Guards [Canada]).

The fur is that of the Black Bear, hence the name 'bearskin'.

 

[check]

Just a wee correction, Mate.

The Guards Regt.s did try synthetic 'fur' but it wasn't functional. They've gone back to actual fur. (This includes the Governor General's Foot Guards [Canada]).

The fur is that of the Black Bear, hence the name 'bearskin'.

Hey, Randy, thanks for that. You learn something new every day, and it explains why my dog barks at them!

 

[Wagtail]

Hey, Randy, thanks for that. You learn something new every day, and it explains why my dog barks at them!

At the GG Foot Guards or black bears?

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Couple nights ago I was watching NCAA basketball, Beavers vs Cougars.
My wife asked me who I wanted to win. I told her I like beaver, but Cougars have more experience.

Hmmmm...and I thought all along that a Cougar was just a Beaver with experience...but then I never watch basketball.

 

[kenmbz]

In MA these people have been there for generations and mostly lumberjacks. I am sure at least one family settled there a few hundred years ago as fur trappers. Many of the families live in the houses they or their ancestors built. They deal with Beavers when it impacts their ability to farm or stop flooding.

Your read of the situation is a bit off (removed).

 

[buck12]

I had the privilege on unplugging a culvert plugged by beavers this morning. Time to set traps.

 

[Jstpssng]

I had the privilege on unplugging a culvert plugged by beavers this morning. Time to set traps.

They had a 24” culvert plugged so badly two years ago that I didn’t even realize it was there, the water had diverted to an overflow pipe which they also had plugged. I had the beaver relocated, then last year when the ice went out it unplugged the culvert.

 

[BoylermanCT]

Our town has had a couple of roads flooded by beaver dams. We go out with a fire engine and dismantle the dam and lodge with the deck cannon. A week later it will usually be rebuilt.

I have beavers in my pond every few years. Never caused any issues, I enjoy watching them. They move on after a few weeks. I am amazed when I see a 12” tree stump with a pencil tip top. There is no downed tree near the stump. They dismantle the tree and carry it off for their purposes.

 

[check]

At the GG Foot Guards or black bears?

Fortunately, he has not encountered a Black Bear yet. I have heard that they will charge at the owner, NOT the dog!