A small Beaver

 

beavers love twigs like poplar and believe it or not Peanut butter and jelly apples cattails and I heard if you paint the bottoms of the trees deters beavers

 

I think it’s that Petrified Turtle in the last pic 🤣

 

only you LMAO had to go back to see it 🐢

 

Sorry for the derail but yup it’s a Beaver!

 

Buy the way good luck getting a beaver in a box trap. I don't recall ever hearing one getting caught in one. But that is a wee one one you could probably scare it away if you see it. Just shoot over it's head

 

#220 or #330 conibear (bodygrip) trap...

 

Sure looks like a beaver has moved in...

 

Thanks for the replies. It's definitely a beaver. It came back and chewed up the trees more. Plus a couple others I didn't originally notice. I'm gonna order some traps and give it a shot. Honestly I don't think my live trap would even be long enough.

 

Thanks for the replies. It's definitely a beaver. It came back and chewed up the trees more. Plus a couple others I didn't originally notice. I'm gonna order some traps and give it a shot. Honestly I don't think my live trap would even be long enough.

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Looks like he’s building him a hut in the creek in that first picture. He’ll have it dammed up in no time!

 

Yeah that's getting taken out, along with another one downstream. Those trees fell into the creek a few weeks ago during a wind storm. I gotta get the waders out and cut it up into manageable pieces.

 

Well to update, I removed as much of the fallen tree as possible, allowing the flow to return to normal, dropping the water level a great deal. My traps I ordered haven't come in yet, although since dealing with the tree, I haven't seen any new sign. Hopefully things worked themselves out but I'll still be setting traps up and seeing if I can make sure the problem is gone.

 

I don't know the legality for nuisance beaver, but you can likely stand out there in the evening and shoot them! We have beavers working several areas nearby the house and I often watch them work from the banks. Although they have created quite a large overflowed beaver pond of a few acres in one area they are on National Forrest land not private property. The forest rangers are quite aware as in a few areas you'd have to be blind as they are taking down trees clear to the road. I do know I would have zero trouble standing on the banks near their runs and shooting them.....I see them quite regularly in early morning and evening. I worked on a golf course 35 years ago and the owner managed to 12 gauge away the muskrats from one of the ponds over the course of the season LOL. I would call and see if you are permitted to shoot them without a fur permit, etc.

Some of those beavers are the size of a mid to large dog! LOL If legal I'd use 00 buck personally! The beaver pond makes a great deer hunting pinch point on each end of pond and my buddy took a beautiful 140's 9 point in that spot this season.

 

Well to update this thread, I purchased a couple leg holds and 330 conibear traps. Got on YouTube and looked into trap placement, lures and scent control. Since purchasing and placing the traps I've had exactly zero beaver activity on my property. Go figure lol. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad my trees aren't getting eaten up. But the little jerk could have moved along before I spent a bunch of money on trapping equipment I may or may not ever use again.

 

Had to laugh at this because it's exactly what would've happened to me.

 

You in an area that has porcupines,? they chew as well.

 

Contact Jeff Daily. He is a nuisance trapper in central Ohio. Good with catching Beaver.

 

Porkies feed on bark. and will strip a big bunch of it off but not the wood. Better get a trail cam.

 

Am a trapper. I can help u out if you would like. And with all the flooding we had . It's gotten washed out from its house or den somewhere way it's there now. . let me no if you would like me help ya out . I've got 30 years trapping . And removel. Thanks jeff

 

You have water, you’ll need the traps - they’re not a waste of money.