No, not that kind! I have a beaver that keeps blocking off the drain for my large pond. I've sat out and dusk (up until midnight), looking for him and he never shows up. Next morning, the drain is plugged again. I thought I knew where is den was (in a steep embankment), but cannot find the entrance. With rain forecast for the next 6 out of 7 days, I cannot afford to have the drain plugged again. How do you get rid of a pest like this before he causes major damage, ie washing out the dam?
When i was working for the division of wildlife there was a slough between two ag. fields that beavers kept damming up. we took a couple of probably 20 ft long pvc pipes and drilled holes all the way up and down them and placed them through the dam. The beavers can hear the running water and will keep building the dam but they never really figure it out. IDk if something like this is possible to do on your drainage? Take a really long piece of culvert and drill it full of holes.
If you can see any small trails he uses going around the damn just set some snares or footholds. And slides where he come in and our od the water is a good place for a conibear trap. Place some sweet fruits on the bank edge and wait with a rifle. He will come around to eat that as well. Just some of the tricks i used in the past to catch beavers.
How big is the drain Mark? Up at camp we had to weld rebar grates and put them in front of the culverts on the road so the beaver couldn't get into the culvert to plug it up. They would try to dam the grate, but it was easy to remove whatever they built by simply picking up the grate and letting it wash through. If they would continue to be a problem, we would wait as long as we had to and shoot them.
When I'm trying to shoot them (I have a commercial permit) I crack open a jar of castor scent so the scent carries across the waterway. Most beavers are very territorial and will get ticked. When they come up to the bank to investigate the scent... Blam-O. No more problem flattail. I've even been in my canoe and opened up the castor and led them to shore and shot them. You might be able to find the scent at a farm store. Of course, blocking off the drain or using a big french-type drain are good (and long term) solutions. I'd recommend trying to find a trapper before trying to learn to beaver trap on a moment's notice. (and I tried my best to type this with the least amount of innuendo as possible.)
Dan, the drain is a 10" drain. I opened the drain back up this morning, around 10, and the water level has dropped 5" since then. I have shot 7 beaver out of the pond in the 5 years we've lived here and the buttheads keep coming back. There isn't a river or large waterway within 10 miles of here. I always heard that the offspring will go out just outside any other beaver's area to build their own den. The next nearest beavers that I've found are 3 miles cross country from here.
Mark, if you've had that many issues, trapping and hunting aren't your solution (unless you like trapping beaver)... Look up Clemson Leveler online and that will be your long term fix. I have used these many times and I have yet to see them figure out how to block one off. You can buy them or if you have some time, you may be able to make one cheaper.
They're a blast to snag fish for. A treble hook and an axe handle work great. Cast over them and set the hook into them. The fight of a lifetime on a rod and reel then "whack!!!" Beaver fishing redneck style. Great BBQ as well.
For this purpose you can get the services of expert which are better option for you and you can get results in quick time also. In these days a lot of different organizations provide services in that case but to find out a trust able if too difficult also.
Last week I sat at the picnic table with my Savage .17 bolt action and shot three beaver in one evening. Since then, no more problem for now.
Haha exactly what I was thinking reading the story. I've done some things I'm not proud of, but I've never abused beaver that bad!
I actually have a hard time killing beavers. The ones around here arnt nuisances though...they just build lodges on rivers. They hardly ever dam. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2
I used to work on the grounds crew for a golf course down in GA. We had a beaver that was being a serious PITA! He would dam an area right next to the fairway of one of the holes and it would flood the fairway. We would break the dam down on just about an every other day basis. Finally the superintendent had enough of it and asked me to take care of the problem permanently. So I took my .22 with me to work the next day. It was nice not having to go in and tear down the dam all the time after that.
