Save the beavers

[Chunks]

Just saw on news 12 there was a protest in toms river to save the beavers lol, these people don't give up. One guy said "the beaver traps are very similar to bear traps they squeeze and crush the animal". That would have to be a big ass trap to squeeze and kill a bear. I'm not a trapper but I can't see that being true.

[Rusty]

 That would have to be a big ass trap to squeeze and kill a bear. 

 

 

[MZW]

You sure it wasn't shave the beaver?

[Bucksnbows]

There is no end to the stupidity of these antis. Funny pic, MZW

 

 

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[Almaink]

I wish all those protesters could have a family of beavers invade their properties and see how well they liked that. I had them on some property I hunt and they had 80% of it under water within 2 months. It took a few years of trapping to get them to move on and I hope they never come back. The destruction they do is more than anyone could believe without seeing it for themselves. 

Edited January 2, 2016 by Almaink

[not on the rug]

I though this thread was going to be about something else...

[Zipper]

Our friends have property affected by these pests. Beavers have dammed up streams behind there house. The water is now backed up to within 10 feet of their back yard.

[rgw]

and where did you say your friends live

[Kype]

i have a question. lets say a few beavers jammed up a stream that was small enough to wade and break up the dams the beavers made. how long would it take for the water to reside back to normal, and how long would it take the beavers to re build the dams? or is it the case where, once the dams are destroyed, the beavers move on? 

[Zipper]

and where did you say your fAriends live

Less than a mile from me in Toms River. East side of town.

[NJTrapper]

Kype, those beaver would start re-building that dam that night. and it would be back to the way it was in a couple days. The beaver have to be removed or they will not stop building. They maintain the water level to their liking and survival. Besides food, it's one of the most important things to them.

[rgw]

like njtrapper said they will start that night. I know where condos were fludding from beaver dams. they took out the entire dam with a backhoe. within a beek it was bigger then it was before they tore it down

[Bucksnbows]

Sometimes they begin rebuilding during the daylight hours.  It happened to my firm this past November on a stream restoration project.  It cost me two days of work because they dammed up the stream above us much higher than it was before the landowner (legally) breached their old dam.  That greatly reduced flows in the section we were working and caused me problems with building our structures.  Furry rodents and nothing but a PITA for my work.  

Edited January 2, 2016 by Bucksnbows

[Kype]

wow didnt know they would re build that quick. seems like a nuisance pest for sure. i never got to trap beaver because around me i never really saw any sign. thanks for the info. 

[Turkeyboy44]

I hate beavers nothing but a pain in the ass when It comes to having to clean up every day to there fresh cutting and them trying to dam off the flood gates at work kill all them pest

Edited January 2, 2016 by Turkeyboy44