Pond Boss Magazine
https://www.pondboss.com/images/userfiles/image/20130301193901_6_150by50orangewhyshouldsubscribejpeg.jpg
Advertisment
Newest Members
Shotgun01, Dan H, Stipker, LunkerHunt23, Jeanjules
18,451 Registered Users
Forum Statistics
Forums36
Topics40,899
Posts557,058
Members18,451
Most Online3,612
Jan 10th, 2023
Top Posters
esshup 28,407
ewest 21,474
Cecil Baird1 20,043
Bill Cody 15,110
Who's Online Now
16 members (emactxag, Ron crismon, jpsdad, Dave Davidson1, Saratznj, Donatello, Layne, Freg, Sunil, tws3, rjackson, jludwig, Shorthose, DenaTroyer, Theo Gallus, Tinylake), 656 guests, and 181 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#210498 03/29/10 08:36 AM
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
R
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
They ate my trees all of them. I'm sick. We drove over to our new pond on Saturday to get a bail of hay for our cows. I decided to feed the fish for the first time this season. I got out of the truck and notice one of my trees on the point was knock over I thought. Then I got to looking and they were all gone. The beaver or beavers have eaten all of them. 14 out of 18 are chopped off at the ground. As you may recall I had these planted just last year. If I find that little varment he is going to get his. There is also signs of their work in the creek above so I'm not sure were the den is yet.











The road goes on forever and the party nevers end...............................................
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 21,474
Likes: 264
E
Moderator
Hall of Fame 2014
Lunker
Offline
Moderator
Hall of Fame 2014
Lunker
E
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 21,474
Likes: 264
I know the feeling !

May I suggest a little steel revenge.



Last edited by ewest; 03/29/10 08:47 AM.















ewest #210506 03/29/10 09:14 AM
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
R
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
E what to you use for beaver bait?

Last edited by rockytopper; 03/29/10 09:15 AM.


The road goes on forever and the party nevers end...............................................
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,318
Likes: 6
Ambassador
Lunker
Offline
Ambassador
Lunker
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,318
Likes: 6
Rocky,

Sorry to hear that bud. Nice looking pond!!! A 22 with a nice scope on it might help too!!


The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
RC51 #210535 03/29/10 11:07 AM
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
R
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
 Originally Posted By: RC51
Rocky,

Sorry to hear that bud. Nice looking pond!!! A 22 with a nice scope on it might help too!!


Yea I got one but I might even break out the 30-06 if I spot that little BASS TURD.



The road goes on forever and the party nevers end...............................................
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
R
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
Has anyone seen them eat on ABS plastic pipe? I was looking at the intake of my pond in the silt catch above and the 18 inch ABS pipe is split at the mouth. It appeared to have been chewed on but I am not certain. I built a hood and trap over it but it still forms a huge vortec of water when flowing and has eaten away the soil at the base of the dam. This is a easy fix but I need to determine if the abs pipe is failing due to pressure or just being chewed up by the varment.



The road goes on forever and the party nevers end...............................................
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 414
A
Lunker
Offline
Lunker
A
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 414
You don't bait beaver traps you set in their path, and close off the ways around the trap.


PAUL
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
R
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
 Originally Posted By: andedammen
You don't bait beaver traps you set in their path, and close off the ways around the trap.


Thanks it looks like I will be using the second iron method then.



The road goes on forever and the party nevers end...............................................
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 494
Likes: 1
P
Lunker
Offline
Lunker
P
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 494
Likes: 1
 Originally Posted By: andedammen
You don't bait beaver traps you set in their path, and close off the ways around the trap.


You can actually 'bait' beavers with fresh poplar and/or a beaver castor pile although not exactly in the traditional sense. But you still end up setting the traps in known paths.

I hate beavers rockytopper so I feel your pain. I thought I was fresh out of them but in the past two days they have done a stunning amount of damage to the hard and semi-hard groves around my creek/pond. They have literally moved hundreds of saplings and tons of soil in the past few days. It is really humbling to spend half an hour with a backhoe opening a 15'x5' hole in one of their dams only to see that it has been fixed by the next morning.

Last edited by Pottsy; 03/29/10 02:38 PM.

Owner/Builder of Ottawa Canada's first official off-grid home.

http://www.mygamepictures.com - Hosting your outdoor adventure, fishing, hunting and sports related pictures!
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,026
Likes: 274
D
Moderator
Lunker
Online Content
Moderator
Lunker
D
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,026
Likes: 274
I believe I would have to invest in a night vision scope.


It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
R
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
 Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
I believe I would have to invest in a night vision scope.



Dave you and George want to come down and do a little fly fishing and varment hunting. I got the million candle power flash light.

p.s. I found the new El Asadero in Cleburne. It is equally good to the original in the stock yards.

Last edited by rockytopper; 03/30/10 08:09 AM.


The road goes on forever and the party nevers end...............................................
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 21,474
Likes: 264
E
Moderator
Hall of Fame 2014
Lunker
Offline
Moderator
Hall of Fame 2014
Lunker
E
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 21,474
Likes: 264
RT - Ande and Pottsy provided an answer before I got back. They are right. Never seen one eat pvc. They stay away from metal. You can put wire around the trees and protect them. I also use foil and paint which helps but not as good as wire.
















ewest #210690 03/30/10 08:48 AM
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
R
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
Thanks again E. I should have put the metal around them to begin with. That was the first thing my friend the landscaper who planted them told me after I told him they had been eaten. If I am lucky they may sprigg back out from the roots in a few weeks. If so I will rap them in wire mesh.

Last edited by rockytopper; 03/30/10 08:49 AM.


The road goes on forever and the party nevers end...............................................
ewest #210691 03/30/10 08:51 AM
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 28,407
Likes: 788
Moderator
Ambassador
Field Correspondent
Lunker
Offline
Moderator
Ambassador
Field Correspondent
Lunker
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 28,407
Likes: 788
My friend down in Texas has to put wire around the trees in his yard on the biggest pond because of the beavers. He'll use regular stock fence, and keep it away from the trunk of the tree by pounding "T" posts in the ground about a foot away from the tree. He has to use the longest "T" posts he can find because of the water that they've had down there last Spring and this Spring.


www.hoosierpondpros.com


http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4
3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,365
B
Lunker
Offline
Lunker
B
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,365
There's a bounty on beaver around here. If I get even one, I'm calling a trapper.

bobad #210694 03/30/10 09:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,026
Likes: 274
D
Moderator
Lunker
Online Content
Moderator
Lunker
D
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,026
Likes: 274
Rocky, all I would do is scare them.

The El Asadero in Cleburne is run by one of the sons. The Father and Mother(cook) spent the first year there assuring that everything was the same. The owner tells me it is doing well.

Best dang beef fajitas anywhere.


It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
R
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,239
 Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
Rocky, all I would do is scare them.


Dave, all you have to do is hold the light, I'll do the dirty work.



The road goes on forever and the party nevers end...............................................
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 98
B
Lunker
Offline
Lunker
B
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 98
Use a snare - they are really easy. Just stake one next to a run and set up a 6" loop in the run. I use 3/32" cable and 4' of rebar hammered into the ground as a stake. Use a long stake because beavers are STRONG.




3 Ponds: 8.5 acres, 1.5 acres, 0.5 acres
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 494
Likes: 1
P
Lunker
Offline
Lunker
P
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 494
Likes: 1
 Originally Posted By: Bodock
Use a snare - they are really easy. Just stake one next to a run and set up a 6" loop in the run. I use 3/32" cable and 4' of rebar hammered into the ground as a stake. Use a long stake because beavers are STRONG.


I'll just add to make sure to use an anti-reverser so the tension won't back off and use aircraft cable as with solid wire of too small a gauge they can spin and snap the cable.

Bodock is 100% right, they are really strong the buggers.

I am headed out in 10mins to say goodbye to as many as possible. ;\)


Owner/Builder of Ottawa Canada's first official off-grid home.

http://www.mygamepictures.com - Hosting your outdoor adventure, fishing, hunting and sports related pictures!
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,596
Likes: 36
Lunker
Offline
Lunker
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,596
Likes: 36
I wonder if using Castoreum or one of the perfumes made using Castoreum as an ingredient might be a way to elicit a territorial response and lure a beaver into a trap. Just a thought.

Man Fights Off Beaver

I wonder if this guy was wearing cologne with Castoreum as one of its ingredients? shocked






Link Copied to Clipboard
Today's Birthdays
Bob Lusk, GaryK, GrizzFan, PhotographerDave
Recent Posts
Happy Birthday Bob Lusk!!
by Dave Davidson1 - 03/28/24 07:52 AM
Relative weight charts in Excel ? Calculations?
by jpsdad - 03/28/24 07:40 AM
Brooder Shiners and Fry, What to do??
by Freg - 03/28/24 07:28 AM
Reducing fish biomass
by esshup - 03/27/24 06:17 PM
New 2 acre pond stocking plan
by esshup - 03/27/24 06:05 PM
1 year after stocking question
by esshup - 03/27/24 06:02 PM
Questions and Feedback on SMB
by Donatello - 03/27/24 03:10 PM
Paper-shell crayfish and Japanese snails
by Bill Cody - 03/27/24 10:18 AM
2024 North Texas Optimal BG food Group Buy
by Dave Davidson1 - 03/27/24 08:15 AM
Dewatering bags seeded to form berms?
by esshup - 03/26/24 10:00 PM
Freeze Danger? - Electric Diaphragm Pump
by esshup - 03/26/24 09:47 PM
Newly Uploaded Images
Eagles Over The Pond Yesterday
Eagles Over The Pond Yesterday
by Tbar, December 10
Deer at Theo's 2023
Deer at Theo's 2023
by Theo Gallus, November 13
Minnow identification
Minnow identification
by Mike Troyer, October 6
Sharing the Food
Sharing the Food
by FishinRod, September 9
Nice BGxRES
Nice BGxRES
by Theo Gallus, July 28
Snake Identification
Snake Identification
by Rangersedge, July 12

� 2014 POND BOSS INC. all rights reserved USA and Worldwide

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5