Originally Posted by anndel
No matter what you do they'll be back. Is there a way to put sheet metal wrapping the trunk of the trees so they can't bite into it like what we do here in Hawaii for rats?
This.
I am from Canada and grew up where beavers often made messes of things. An old farmer next door would wrap sheets of metal, old roofing sheets, old stove pipes, anything metal really on tree trunks. About 1 meter high. No trees for them to cut = no/few beavers (they move on) or smaller dams with less impact (in your case, this is what could happen given they have already started building). Also, the young ones must move away as there is less space for them to live in. Worked great.
Sure, for about 2 years you have odd looking trees.... I called them "des arbres à bottes" (French for "trees with boots"). Helped him do these "boots". I recall him telling me that you only need to do this to some types of trees, and only some diameter trees (not all of them), and only the first row of trees nearest to the river. Why? Beavers are crafty: they know they can't bring downed trees through a row of vertical trees.... at least not that easily. They always cut trees closest to the river and work "up"....
Personally, I love these critters!
I should add:why he did not want to kill beavers was because he learned from his ancestors that they were very useful to farmers. He needed the water for his cattle and to pump up to his house, and the dams beavers would partially build did that for him and made the river deeper, so the pipes would be under the ice in winter (always fresh water). He also loved to fish, so that helped too. Deers and other animals would come drink near the dams. I don't recall if he hunted the deers but I had a few "ragout" at his place that tasted "gamy". Hum....
No matter what you do they'll be back. Is there a way to put sheet metal wrapping the trunk of the trees so they can't bite into it like what we do here in Hawaii for rats?
This.
I am from Canada and grew up where beavers often made messes of things. An old farmer next door would wrap sheets of metal, old roofing sheets, old stove pipes, anything metal really on tree trunks. About 1 meter high. No trees for them to cut = no/few beavers (they move on) or smaller dams with less impact (in your case, this is what could happen given they have already started building). Also, the young ones must move away as there is less space for them to live in. Worked great.
Sure, for about 2 years you have odd looking trees.... I called them "des arbres à bottes" (French for "trees with boots"). Helped him do these "boots". I recall him telling me that you only need to do this to some types of trees, and only some diameter trees (not all of them), and only the first row of trees nearest to the river. Why? Beavers are crafty: they know they can't bring downed trees through a row of vertical trees.... at least not that easily. They always cut trees closest to the river and work "up"....
Personally, I love these critters!
I should add:why he did not want to kill beavers was because he learned from his ancestors that they were very useful to farmers. He needed the water for his cattle and to pump up to his house, and the dams beavers would partially build did that for him and made the river deeper, so the pipes would be under the ice in winter (always fresh water). He also loved to fish, so that helped too. Deers and other animals would come drink near the dams. I don't recall if he hunted the deers but I had a few "ragout" at his place that tasted "gamy". Hum....
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