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Oh the joys of owning large bodies of water..........two weeks ago we pulled the plug on the wetland structure to drain it dry to allow for some improvements. I thought something looked "off" with the drainage ditch....as in it had too much water in it. My hope was that I had enough head pressure to blow whatever was plugging the ditch. HA! STUPID ROTTEN RODENTS!!!

So /paul, ken and other expert beaver trainers--you are hearby invited to central Illinois to address my beaver problems.

To make matters worse I was totally unsuccessful in accquiring explosives!!! What is wrong with this country?! All I wanted was a few sticks of dy-no-mite. Sheesh. :cool:

I have to hand it to the little furry critters, they are remarkable engineers. I did stop counting ducks and ducklings at 50, really pretty neat.

Still---Stupid beaver has cost two weeks of drying time and now a tract hoe will have to be hauled in to free willy, I mean drain the wetland.

Good thing I look good in fur.
 
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Ruined the best training pond I have. The multiple re-entries disappeared. I have friends that trap...problem solved!
 
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Ahhh a silver lining! I love good wood! A good hardwood will burn for hours. Still this beaver is out! There is just not room for the two of us. Especially since I have that slobbering cat.
 
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Man if you lived closer...I have access to dynamite. ******* fishing! lol
 
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First day ever trapping I got three beavers in three sets, pretty easy! Just buy a couple traps and get fix of them or they'll be right back. Or im sure there's somebody around that would gladly do it for you.
 
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You know its gonna be a good day when beaver and ho are all mentioned in the first thread you read. LOL
 
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We built a small impoundment last summer. It started as an old beaver pond that the dam has busted and the beavers vacated. We got a loader and small track hoe in there and went to work. We put a 48in pipe in the dam with angle on the front to put boards in for flooding a little at a time so the food would last thru the winter for the ducks. We had a colder than nornal winter and it stayed froze until right after duck season so we never hunted it,which was good because the ducks found it after the thaw and now know where it is for this coming yr. Just before spring the pipe got completly stopped up by beavers flooding it over the dam. We busted it open and the very next day they stopped it up again. This happened 3 or 4 times ina week or two. The beaver hunt was on! After getting rid of about 6 or 7 we were finally able to get it drained. It is now planted with milo,chufa and jap millet. We"ll probably have to have another beaver hunt as soon as we put a board or two in it but maybe they vacated again after we drained it.
 
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One of the best spots for duck hunting a few years back was a beaver pond (totally made by beavers in a hollow). Someone went in and trapped them out and over the next few years the dam broke down and has since dried up.

I would to get some beaver and put them back into the area. But I don't think you can buy wild beaver can you? Like Moosegooser I did a search-- Dont search for wild beaver!!!!!:shock::shock:

Joe
 
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Desire Dogs said:
One of the best spots for duck hunting a few years back was a beaver pond (totally made by beavers in a hollow). Someone went in and trapped them out and over the next few years the dam broke down and has since dried up.

I would to get some beaver and put them back into the area. But I don't think you can buy wild beaver can you? Like Moosegooser I did a search-- Dont search for wild beaver!!!!!:shock::shock:

Joe
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Thats what happened to the one we made into an impoundment!
We've talked about training two beavers and rent them out to duck hunters to build duck hunting holes. lol
 
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MooseGooser said:
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I've heard that if you prepare it correctly beaver actually tastes halfway decent.

:shock::shock:

Dont do a online search on this topic.


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Wake up, get a cup of jo, log on to my favorite web site and read about "beavers and wood.":shock:

"What a great country!!!"

RK

BTW--If needed, I am willing to volunteer my expertise and come down and do an in depth inspection of the beaver situation in the entire area!
That's just the kind of guy I am........
 
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Pals said:
Good thing I look good in fur.
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Beavers make EXCELLENT winter coats. You can shear them, and they still maintain their warmth. I have a dark, mignight green one..........
 
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JusticeDog said:
Beavers make EXCELLENT winter coats. You can shear them, and they still maintain their warmth. I have a dark, mignight green one..........
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I have never seen a GREEN Beaver!!:shock:


RK
 
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Pals said:
Oh the joys of owning large bodies of water..........two weeks ago we pulled the plug on the wetland structure to drain it dry to allow for some improvements. I thought something looked "off" with the drainage ditch....as in it had too much water in it. My hope was that I had enough head pressure to blow whatever was plugging the ditch. HA! STUPID ROTTEN RODENTS!!!

So /paul, ken and other expert beaver trainers--you are hearby invited to central Illinois to address my beaver problems.

To make matters worse I was totally unsuccessful in accquiring explosives!!! What is wrong with this country?! All I wanted was a few sticks of dy-no-mite. Sheesh. :cool:

I have to hand it to the little furry critters, they are remarkable engineers. I did stop counting ducks and ducklings at 50, really pretty neat.

Still---Stupid beaver has cost two weeks of drying time and now a tract hoe will have to be hauled in to free willy, I mean drain the wetland.

Good thing I look good in fur.
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Who are you calling a stupid beaver?

MooseGooser said:
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I've heard that if you prepare it correctly beaver actually tastes halfway decent.

:shock::shock:

Dont do a online search on this topic.


Gooser
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Well, not all of us are like that. Distant kinfolk.

Byron Musick said:
Or a shaved Green beaver to boot!! Seems like Beaver's are getting more trendy every day?? :)
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That's cause you don't get out on St. Paddy's Day. You should see the detail that goes into one of those. Captivating for sure.
 
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