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Vince Site Admin
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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You think so Vince ??
Well I'll ask my doctor sometime and get back to you might be in about 6 months as I dont go there offen
Dimitri
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kbis Super Member
Joined: Apr 05, 2005 Posts: 312 Location: East, Texas
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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:26 am Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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A beaver up date.
We got over 3 inches of rain Thursday night so yesterday I checked to see how the spillways are doing. They are pluged up and my dock is lacking about 1 inch from being under water.
We have had rain since I shot or think I shot the last beaver at the end of March and no sign of activity. So I don't know if this is the old beaver who has recovered from his wounds or I have a new family that has moved in.
I must say they are getting creative in their building. The kid up stream has made a play area near the stream so that when it rains I get all kinds of strange things in my lake. There was an old 1 gal. gas can that was on the bank that the beavers used to plug one of the spillways. The beaver has also change his (if it is the same one) building style. There seems to be more mud and branches and less weeds.
I was hoping that my beaver was dead since there was one dead one the road about a 1/4 mile down stream yesterday, but no luck, the spillways were pluged up again this morning.
Since I don't get off work until 11 tonight I guess I will go down to the lake and try my little blind out in the middle of the night. I just hope these are late night beavers :).
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:02 am Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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Goodluck Kbis
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Vince Site Admin
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sniper Super Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:40 am Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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Kbis: I read on a varmint hunting site somewhere that the guys used really bright spotlights, just using the edge spill. It didn't seem to disturb the animals, and gave enought light for shooting. I don't remember if they had colored light, though. Good luck.
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kbis Super Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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Thanks sniper
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Vince Site Admin
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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Hey kbis, I decided to do a little research on your Beaver problem and found the following website. Have a read as I think it may provide a solution to your beaver problem:
The Beaver
I suppose that it becomes a case of working with one another rather than against each other. I notice that they say beavers eat vegetable matter and make no mention of meat/fish. Maybe there is some other critter chomping on your fish.
Now, if your problem is Nutria Rat you will need to do some homework, but like the beaver they are herbivorous.
Good Luck mate.
Cheers, Vince
_________________ Cheers, Vince
Illegitimi non carborundum
(Never let the bastards grind you down)
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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Vince they might be killing off the fish to protect themselfs because the beavers see them as a threat ??
Dimitri
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kbis Super Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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A nutra rat could be a possibility. What I was told my my wife was a dead beaver on the road by our house was in fact a nutra rat I think. It looks like a small beaver but has a pointed tail.
I have spent the last 2 nights sitting by the lake and no sign of activity. I only opened 1 of the 3 spillways, that way the running water will last longer and it will be less strain on the pond below.
At least it gives me something to do after work .
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sniper Super Member
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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kbis wrote: |
To all of you who followed my exploits last April will be happy to know that I now have a beaver (or beavers) and/or nutria rats in my lake AGAIN. |
KBIS: I just GOTTA ask. What is the latest in the great human vs. rodent war? Have you eliminated them from your pond with or without the aid of alligators? Have you tried high explosives yet? Tell, tell.. .
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kbis Super Member
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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It think I have reached an unofficial peace treaty with the critters. They were plugging the spillways so that my dock was under water and I would destroy their work, this went on until the water level was about 2" below the dock. Since then I have not destroyed their work and they have not built any higher damns, now all I have to do is firure out how to get rid of the snakes. So life is now wounderful unless we get a lot of rain and the beavers get greedy.
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kbis Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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The peace treaty has been broken. 2 days ago I found my spillways plugged with mud. I don't know why, there is no running water, infact the water level is about 3 inches below the spillways.
Yesterday I was down at the lake just after sunset when I spooked one next to the shore opposite the spillways, unfortunately all I had was a 22 rifle. I now see why people buy scopes with illuminated cross hairs. Trying to find a dark gray moving target on an almost black backdrop and then put the black cross hairs on it is challenging to say the least. I don't know if I hit him or not, but as soon as I shot a second one came swimming from the spillway. Fortunately this one was not in as big a hurry to submerge and I got a good shot at him. I still don't know if I hit either one, I will just have to wait and see what floats up in the next few days.
At least they did not finish their job last night. I hope it is because they are DOA and not just calling in sick for work :).
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Vince Site Admin
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:13 pm Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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_________________ Cheers, Vince
Illegitimi non carborundum
(Never let the bastards grind you down)
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
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kbis Super Member
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: "Bever or rat" their back |
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Vince- the beavers are going to have free rein over the lake for a little while. Work schedule is such that I am going to have to get up at 4 A.M., that means hitting the sack at about 8:30 and the sun doesn't set until 8:25.
I will check at work and see what they get for a battery operated cattle wire.
There was a time when you could get big bucks for beaver skins, but since they are technicially protected I might get in some trouble try to sell them.
In the mean time just remember-
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