There’s a race in my area this weekend, when the satellite people set up we always have signal issues. Got the notification of this video around 10:00 Saturday morning.
On your next "Dam Busting" video, maybe install a trail cam. Watching a dam rebuild by those beavers would be interesting to watch perhaps in fast speed. Wildlife always has a few surprises for us and helps us understand them better so that we can exist together in harmony. I enjoy your channel.
Watch post ten you tube channel he is a beaver expert and has all kinds of videos on battling beavers and beaver dams. He also has a couple of good videos of beavers rebuilding a drain culvert beaver dam that he removed twice.
I can help you with your beaver problem. I live on the Sol Duc River in Washington state and we have a salmon Habitat project that has a large culvert that beaver love to plug up. What I found that helps keep it open is a motion sensor battery operated LED light that is waterproof and stays on for 30 seconds. A trail camera will not work the flash does not stay on long enough. The 30 second light is enough to make them drop the stuff and run. So get 2 on them to cover all angles and a couple of metal posts to pound down in the dam . Wrap the lights on the posts and point them to where the Beavers swim up to the hole you make. I have used this trick for a few years and even got our County road dept to try it. The Batteries last for months. You get the lights at Amazon for about $ 39.99.
Excellent suggestion Dave! I checked Amazon and there seem to be hundreds to choose from. Would you recommend one? I got some solar-powered, motion activated floodlights a while back and they barely worked. I'm a bit gun-shy.
I use two types of motion sensor LED lights from Amazon. I have 2 each Equipt model EQBPL092 that I have been using for 2 years. They have two lights that can move 180 deg so you can cover the front and side approach. They are very waterproof we get 125 inches of rain ( I live in a rain forest) and both are still working I do change the battery's AA every 4 to 6 months. You can tell the range of them by looking at the dropped Beaver Sticks 15 feet from the culvert. They are currently out of stock at Amazon probably because of the review I gave them , nothing but Love on these lights they have saved me a thousand man-hours. I also use a Lumenology Portable LED it only has 1 light which limits you to what's right in front I use it for a chanel they like to use. Its been 16 months of use with no problems $ 39.99. The WDFW put this culvert in the creek in 1999 and we have been fighting for control very day sense then. We tried traping them out that just brings more Beavers from down river . We have this Beaver family trained to not block the Salmon passage . This will work for you at night but won't stop them during the day so you will still get a few branches in that twilight time but after a while they seam to give up. I showed these to are Road dept crew and they are using them now its a cheep fix.
You ever stumble across something you never knew you needed until you see it? Doggo-vision moving through the woods just made me smile and improved my day. Good luck in your beaver battle. If a beaver hears running water, it will try to stop it. So if you go the pvc pipe through the dam, keeping the pond side slightly lower than the downstream side will keep it submerged, making it harder for the beavers to figure out what to plug. Drilling extra holes in the pond side of the pipe will allow water to keep flowing even if they do stuff up the end of the pipe.
That’s amazing how quickly they rebuilt the section of the dam. I like a couple of comments people made about setting up a trail cam after you take that section down again, it would be interesting to see how many beavers work together to rebuild so quickly. Another comment someone said using dynamite? That would be cool if it’s legal hahaha…
Wow...that was one great video!!! I remember awhile back you had a video where you went exploring the beaver dams, and I really enjoyed that one too. Several folks in the comment section had some pretty good ideas for dealing with this issue, especially the one that suggested the lights mounted on posts...Anyway great video, very informative and entertaining!
Russ with that beaver dam you may want to consider using a couple of 4 inch pvc drain pipes around 4 inch or slightly larger. Maybe say around ten food length or so, and suing them like a drain culvert. What you want to do is run them as far into the middle of the beaver pond as you can to the other side of the dame. To drain it. This will make it hard for the beavers to re plug it up. On the end in the pond if you could come up with some kind of cone shaped grate on the side inside the middle of the pond that should beaver proof it. Hope this helps.
Thought this was interesting: "Notching an existing dam and running a pipe through the gap will stimulate the beaver to repair the dam at the site of the notch but not at the pipe ends, which will allow the water to be set at a level that meets human needs."
Amazing video. People don’t understand the determination of beavers. The rebuild was likely 2 beavers most of the night. They started in the evening and stopped when it was fixed. It’s that simple. You will decide what to do. Love the Willow-cam. We need more of that. Have a great weekend.
Hi Russell, Liz Weekly here. 'i have been out of commission for abit on the internet myself and at one point lost my site, everything! It even unsubscribed me to alot of sites, like yours. But, i have gain most things back, not discord yet!!! and yes, I will watch this 3 or 4 times! Cheers! Liz
I am thoroughly amazed at how busy and quick, not to mention destructive those beavers are! Hope City Girl gets to feeling better so best to just chill and enjoy this beautiful weather!
There is only one way to stop a beaver and it's not good for the beaver. You may have better luck relocating your quad trail than trying to out do the beavers.
I use a fence post bar (about 5ft long) to pry up and excavate, open the hole. It helps to clear out as much of the small trees and branches the beavers have braced up against the dam. They won't come out to repair until after sunset. The juvenile ones will come out during the day, the adults are cagey. I was lucky and a deep freeze last winter caused a big section of dam to heave and break open and allowed 40acres to drain.
When the population gets too big the juveniles get kicked out and set up a new dam and lodge downstream. You need to get on top of it fast because they can flood out large areas fast.
Hey Russell! Great video always love the drone footage, we have the same problems with the beavers and I find a pitch fork works great for breaking up the dams
Holy carp Russell, I can see a new series at RR, Beaver Wars! Looks like their branches would make good kindling. Will watch again and again later this afternoon. I love the Willow point of view. More Willow travels.
Seeing your reaction the next day after they built the dam back up was awesome lol. Thats what beavers do lol. And u would have to stay there all night, not just 6 hours. Probably have to get someone to trap & relocate them
Or maybe the final solution and then make a hat and mittens.. Skinning beavers while preserving the skin however is about the worst and hardest thing to do with hunting, it's incredibly tough and hard on knives as well.
More Willow Cam. And Beaver Cam too! Whenever I can not get to a project others want me to do I tell them," I am as busy as a Beaver in a spring flood!"
My Dad in about 1968 ripped out a beaver dam that was theatening the road to our cottage, particularly the back up dams. After he was done, he put a kerosene lantern beside the break, thinking it would scare them away maybe. He went back the next day, with my uncle, and the lantern was built into the damb. My Uncle always teezed him about giving the beavers a light to work by.
I had a beaver problem once, there is no way to get them to stop besides permanently evicting them, and getting rid of every new one that moves in after, good luck
Thank you for another great video love seeing the color of trees changing. Fall is a beautiful time of the year!!! Beavers are really busy animals and I see it’s very frustrating for you. Good luck waiting for next week’s updates.
There used to be a thing called “The Beaver Deceiver” one could put in beaver dams to keep them at a certain height. Perhaps that too is only temporary. Basically if the environment is good for a certain animal, more will come even if you get rid of the ones living there now. Only when the food is exhausted, do they move on. More trees sprout up, beavers move back in. When I saw all that wide open drone footage, I thought, this is going to be an ongoing problem. If at ALL possible to reroute your trail, that’s the best, easiest way. Then buy the book “Eager Beaver” and learn to really admire this animal that is so critical to the natural world.
Hi Russel, we're watching and enjoying your videos pretty long time. I've got some suggestions which can solve your energy sustainability your off grid living. You can map the elevation of your land and start to build cascade hydro stations to produce electricity. I know that is sometime complicated and expensive but for some small hydroplant is enough a few meters difference in elevation and it's working. Optimaly would be near your house. Think about it.
Bonjour Russel, Je suis sidéré de voir ce que font les castors dans votre environnement !!! Je n'imaginais pas l'ampleur des dégâts et les désagréments pour vous avec votre chemin totalement inondé et impraticable. C'est même dangereux d'entre bloqué et isolé ainsi. Bon courage et prenez soin de vous. A + Christophe.
I’m somewhat new to your channel so I don’t know if you watch other UA-cam channels where their constantly breaking down beaver dams. The preferred method is after you get the big sticks out using a potato rake for the grasses and smaller debris. I find it relaxing to watch unfortunately for the guy tearing down the dam it’s a lot of work. Enjoy the aerial footage of you trying to find where the dam was at.
If your traveling trail is the only reason this bothers you, can you move your trail further up hill and not worry about it at all? I like the idea of putting the PVC through the dam can you install more to have a bigger effect?❤❤❤❤
Time to trap some beaver 🦫 I would bring some friends just like the beavers did and take down a huge section. But I believe they will keep coming back to repair. Good luck my friend.
We had beaver problems too. My dad wasn’t the greatest at catching game, so he had a trapper come in. Helped preserve our 8 acres drone being a total swamp.
You will need to clear most of the dam every day for a couple of weeks before the beavers leave. The only problem is they don't stop damming. They kill as many trees from flooding as they eat. So they flood more area to get to more eating trees, they don't like using dry land for their movement.
I have to say I'm learning much about Beavers from watching your channel. Amazing in one day, the next dam they built was stronger than the first the day before. Enjoyed the time-lapse as always.
Hey Russell, thanks for the video! Wow those beavers put some work in to rebuild the dam! As annoying as they must be, I kind of admire their perseverance and dedication. Loved the Willow Cam, such an awesome perspective. Oooh such a nice cloud montage too! Hope City Girl is feeling better after her dentist trip. Much love to you guys. Pea soupppppp ✌️
Hey that was crazy how fast those beavers fixed that dam. Just an idea. Maybe you could set up one of your trail cameras near the dam if you break it down again to see how many beavers and how fast they build it back up. But don't put the camera on a tree that they might take down. Thanks for sharing. Hope City Girl recovers from dental visit. Have a great weekend. From PEI 👍❤
Can see the lodge in the drone footage it looks like a pile of sticks but it's the lodge pretty close to where he was working, but I think the beavers build more than one lodge for back up.
It will be a losing battle against the beaver.I hate to say it but the only way to stop them is to trap them,winter is coming and you could use a nice pair of beaver mittens .
Those wascally beavers will never get long in the tooth! They're watching Russell from their hiding spot..'foiled again!'. What amazing animals we don't have them in Australia. Thought you were going to be swept away in a tidal wave! Beautiful clouds and can you name the music please Russell it's lovely?
Can't say as I'm overly surprised that they built it up so fast. You'll find you tear it down during the day and they'll build it up overnight. It would probably make it a bit easier getting one of those tined garden hoes/cultivators. You can reach deeper into the water with it, at much less risk to your hands, and the tines would allow for snagging small sticks too
It'snot about running water nearby. You can use difference in elevation between beavers dams. Of course, you need map elevations first and find the optimal spots between them. It's quite complicated but it's possible and doable.
Oh my the beavers redid it quickly, I think you need to re damn busting again, it would be great to capture it on trial camera if you can, hope city girl recovers well from her dental, enjoy your time together Russel and spoil your woman, bless you both, take care and stay safe xxx
You will be fighting those beavers for years unless you trap/shoot them so the easier setup would be to lift that section of trail using a retaining wall. If you have some good rock supplies a gabion wall to hold the trail back as you fill in that area would work and you would be able to see how much the beavers are working as they build the dam along the wall. If you don't have a good supply of rocks simply look around for a farm nearby as they always end up with rock piles as they pull the rocks from the fields and dump in locations around the farm.
The beavers will rebuild this over night. They will use the older branches if there are no rocks or fresh limbs available. However your area is rich in growth. They are essentially building a lake to live in as their permanent residence, they could care less if it floods your land. Every tree in the blocked area will die and they will use them to make further strength to the dams.
WOW! What a great video. I did not know beavers had an emergency construction crew. That is so impressive how nature takes care of itself even though the little furry task force is a pain in the butt when you are trying to get rid of the water flooding the property. I to was shocked to see how quickly they re-built their dam. Thanks for the video Russell ... very interesting. I guess beaver pie or stew may be on the menu one day :) Fascinating Video!
You know that beavers work at night Russel, the dock plants look great, feel better Alicia, much love to the babies. Oh, the Willow cam looked fantastic. Fight the good fight my brother.
i was thinking you could do that all over because there are many more ,you're lake would be flown moving water again instead if still rotting muddy water. look at the first videos that you made ..you're lake is a dream ! i bet it will smell better too.
Maybe take a rake to use for support and pulling apart the limbs ... Rake the much away after removing some limbs or maybe the flowing water takes care of it... typing this as the water began flowing. Russell is "busy as a mixed up beaver".... run the video backwards and Russell can build the dam!
Awesome drone footage, of the beaver pond, that's nasty,, they sure are master builder's. and worked fast to rebuild the whole gang came i suppose . Can you blow the dams up then trap the beavers so they don't rebuild? Pretty cool seeing what willow sees carrying the camera. feel well City girl .
Unless you trap or shoot those beavers you will never stop them from this dam. Hang around in the evening and you will be able to shoot a couple forsure, people don’t like this but who cares lol. I traps many many beavers each year on my trap line, you can use a 330 conibear or snares, but i would just hang around and shoot them if it were me, you have to bust the dam a little first and they will come 100%. They are also very good to eat Cheers from Labrador
Nice video Russell,the time lapse of the clouds was lovely. I recommend waders,a shovel,rake and pick axe on your next damn demo adventure. I agree with the idea of others that you should set up a trail cam there. Oh,just a thought,maybe you can ask those beavers if they would finish the cabin. JK ……😉
Looks like you have a really big colony going on, probably a couple or 3 pairs not to mention their kits from this year and last year and maybe even their 2 yr old. Hope you have a better day with them.
Just follow Willow. She knew where the spots were. Loved the use of camera on her. Did you see her ears and head moving? Shes a wild one for sure. Damn those beavers. I wish there was a way to hire them to build you a huge wide dam in all the places you need them to trail out to road and back. With the drones help maybe you should explore more and take advantage of those dams and build them for a new trail out. OMG they came back.LMAO Sorry Russell
I have the answer to why they use only fresh branches! They need them fresh because that is their food! The live off what they drag underground and only use some none-eatables to keep the dam together. Their young can be seen on underground cameras start gnawing from early on the tender branches. I never wondered what beaver ate....they eat wood! The dams they use have an above-ground dome that can be entered only from beneath. They swim under water to their tunnel and reach their above water cave/nest. It is massively fortified . Quite amazing! So, Russel is right. They have no interest in old sticks and branches. It is stale food to them and not nourishing. ------- I bet you get tired of me, but I forgot: they need to gnaw....their teeth are constantly growing! So they head for a live tree for dental care. :)
Holy cow!.. those beavers just said.. F#*k you Russell… lol.. I enjoyed the video.. and where were your gloves? Lol.. sooo thanks for taking us along.. Mayb instead of a helicopter.. one of those swamp boats they use off the Florida keys.. is in your future .. have a good weekend..☮️❤️
Russel, Get you some beaver traps and trap the little devils. Their pelts are worth some money. Traplines and Inlines UA-cam Channel (Canadian young man) had this problem, so he trapped a bunch this last winter. His road remained open this summer. He is fun to watch and no telling what he is going to say lol. Missed you yesterday. I will watch again later for sure. Have a great week. After reading through all the comments, I liked the give Dan a call best. Dynamite hell yes lol. They are very destructive to the natural environment.
Damn those damn beaver creating dam!! You should put a trail camera there to see what they are up to. I bet they even wear yellow helmets and vests! You cant beat nature, but you can annoy it! ;)
You could try the pipe through the dam trick but they will eventually plug the pipe. You can fence off the pipe ends to hold them off but my experience was that beavers always find a way. I eventually lost interest in playing their game and trapped them out . I have a lot of respect for the work they do but I had a better use for the almost 5 acres that they flooded.
We're a day late! Yes. Internet issues. I'd appreciate it if everyone could watch this one 2 or 3 times. Also, beware the Monkey Pirates.
There’s a race in my area this weekend, when the satellite people set up we always have signal issues. Got the notification of this video around 10:00 Saturday morning.
Looks like those beavers declared war on you at the end of this video
I'll 3 times cause very impressive the work of beavers 😱.....Have a nice weekend..greetings from France
@@joellepeycly3034 I agree - VERY impressive work of the beavers.
Any new updates on the cabin Russell?
On your next "Dam Busting" video, maybe install a trail cam. Watching a dam rebuild by those beavers would be interesting to watch perhaps in fast speed. Wildlife always has a few surprises for us and helps us understand them better so that we can exist together in harmony. I enjoy your channel.
Watch post ten you tube channel he is a beaver expert and has all kinds of videos on battling beavers and beaver dams. He also has a couple of good videos of beavers rebuilding a drain culvert beaver dam that he removed twice.
I can help you with your beaver problem. I live on the Sol Duc River in Washington state and we have a salmon Habitat project that has a large culvert that beaver love to plug up. What I found that helps keep it open is a motion sensor battery operated LED light that is waterproof and stays on for 30 seconds. A trail camera will not work the flash does not stay on long enough. The 30 second light is enough to make them drop the stuff and run. So get 2 on them to cover all angles and a couple of metal posts to pound down in the dam . Wrap the lights on the posts and point them to where the Beavers swim up to the hole you make. I have used this trick for a few years and even got our County road dept to try it. The Batteries last for months. You get the lights at Amazon for about $ 39.99.
Genius!
Excellent suggestion Dave! I checked Amazon and there seem to be hundreds to choose from. Would you recommend one? I got some solar-powered, motion activated floodlights a while back and they barely worked. I'm a bit gun-shy.
I use two types of motion sensor LED lights from Amazon. I have 2 each Equipt model EQBPL092 that I have been using for 2 years. They have two lights that can move 180 deg so you can cover the front and side approach. They are very waterproof we get 125 inches of rain ( I live in a rain forest) and both are still working I do change the battery's AA every 4 to 6 months. You can tell the range of them by looking at the dropped Beaver Sticks 15 feet from the culvert. They are currently out of stock at Amazon probably because of the review I gave them , nothing but Love on these lights they have saved me a thousand man-hours. I also use a Lumenology Portable LED it only has 1 light which limits you to what's right in front I use it for a chanel they like to use. Its been 16 months of use with no problems $ 39.99. The WDFW put this culvert in the creek in 1999 and we have been fighting for control very day sense then. We tried traping them out that just brings more Beavers from down river . We have this Beaver family trained to not block the Salmon passage . This will work for you at night but won't stop them during the day so you will still get a few branches in that twilight time but after a while they seam to give up. I showed these to are Road dept crew and they are using them now its a cheep fix.
@@davehahn5151 Thank you for the excellent reply! I very much appreciate getting all of these details !!!
I so love when you & Shawn show the beauty and peacefulness of your property.
It soothes my soul !
You ever stumble across something you never knew you needed until you see it? Doggo-vision moving through the woods just made me smile and improved my day.
Good luck in your beaver battle. If a beaver hears running water, it will try to stop it. So if you go the pvc pipe through the dam, keeping the pond side slightly lower than the downstream side will keep it submerged, making it harder for the beavers to figure out what to plug. Drilling extra holes in the pond side of the pipe will allow water to keep flowing even if they do stuff up the end of the pipe.
That’s amazing how quickly they rebuilt the section of the dam.
I like a couple of comments people made about setting up a trail cam after you take that section down again, it would be interesting to see how many beavers work together to rebuild so quickly.
Another comment someone said using dynamite? That would be cool if it’s legal hahaha…
Wow...that was one great video!!! I remember awhile back you had a video where you went exploring the beaver dams, and I really enjoyed that one too. Several folks in the comment section had some pretty good ideas for dealing with this issue, especially the one that suggested the lights mounted on posts...Anyway great video, very informative and entertaining!
Russ with that beaver dam you may want to consider using a couple of 4 inch pvc drain pipes around 4 inch or slightly larger. Maybe say around ten food length or so, and suing them like a drain culvert. What you want to do is run them as far into the middle of the beaver pond as you can to the other side of the dame. To drain it. This will make it hard for the beavers to re plug it up. On the end in the pond if you could come up with some kind of cone shaped grate on the side inside the middle of the pond that should beaver proof it. Hope this helps.
Won't work They easily sense where the water is flowing and they go and block it. Seen it many times
Looks like you will have a full time job keeping those dams clear!! Great video!
Thought this was interesting: "Notching an existing dam and running a pipe through the gap will stimulate the beaver to repair the dam at the site of the notch but not at the pipe ends, which will allow the water to be set at a level that meets human needs."
I like this. I hate hearing everyone talk about dynamite. Why do we humans have to kill everything that doesn't fit in with our plans?
@@christinebrush4399 I agree. Plus, it's a lot easier work than continually busting up the beaver dam. A win-win solution, I think.
Amazing video. People don’t understand the determination of beavers. The rebuild was likely 2 beavers most of the night. They started in the evening and stopped when it was fixed. It’s that simple. You will decide what to do. Love the Willow-cam. We need more of that. Have a great weekend.
That was amazing! This video deserves a million views for anyone interested in wildlife.
Probably should have called it Part 1 as I’m sure this will be a new series.
Hi Russell, Liz Weekly here. 'i have been out of commission for abit on the internet myself and at one point lost my site, everything! It even unsubscribed me to alot of sites, like yours. But, i have gain most things back, not discord yet!!! and yes, I will watch this 3 or 4 times! Cheers! Liz
I am thoroughly amazed at how busy and quick, not to mention destructive those beavers are!
Hope City Girl gets to feeling better so best to just chill and enjoy this beautiful weather!
There is only one way to stop a beaver and it's not good for the beaver. You may have better luck relocating your quad trail than trying to out do the beavers.
I use a fence post bar (about 5ft long) to pry up and excavate, open the hole. It helps to clear out as much of the small trees and branches the beavers have braced up against the dam. They won't come out to repair until after sunset. The juvenile ones will come out during the day, the adults are cagey. I was lucky and a deep freeze last winter caused a big section of dam to heave and break open and allowed 40acres to drain.
I have county pest control come out and blast open a huge hole. Breaking open dams by hand is frustrating.
Watch the next video. They started at 5pm.
When the population gets too big the juveniles get kicked out and set up a new dam and lodge downstream. You need to get on top of it fast because they can flood out large areas fast.
Hey Russell! Great video always love the drone footage, we have the same problems with the beavers and I find a pitch fork works great for breaking up the dams
Thanks for another interesting video Russell. Those beavers are incredible workers. Enjoyed the Willow cam. Hope City Girls feels better soon.
Holy carp Russell, I can see a new series at RR, Beaver Wars! Looks like their branches would make good kindling. Will watch again and again later this afternoon. I love the Willow point of view. More Willow travels.
Seeing your reaction the next day after they built the dam back up was awesome lol. Thats what beavers do lol. And u would have to stay there all night, not just 6 hours. Probably have to get someone to trap & relocate them
Or maybe the final solution and then make a hat and mittens.. Skinning beavers while preserving the skin however is about the worst and hardest thing to do with hunting, it's incredibly tough and hard on knives as well.
More Willow Cam. And Beaver Cam too! Whenever I can not get to a project others want me to do I tell them," I am as busy as a Beaver in a spring flood!"
Interesting looking at things from Willow’s perspective! Second time watching this. Good luck with the war on the beavers.
My Dad in about 1968 ripped out a beaver dam that was theatening the road to our cottage, particularly the back up dams. After he was done, he put a kerosene lantern beside the break, thinking it would scare them away maybe. He went back the next day, with my uncle, and the lantern was built into the damb. My Uncle always teezed him about giving the beavers a light to work by.
Wow, those beavers are industrious little creatures! Enjoyed The Willow cam, that was pretty cool!
I had a beaver problem once, there is no way to get them to stop besides permanently evicting them, and getting rid of every new one that moves in after, good luck
Thank you for another great video love seeing the color of trees changing. Fall is a beautiful time of the year!!! Beavers are really busy animals and I see it’s very frustrating for you. Good luck waiting for next week’s updates.
There used to be a thing called “The Beaver Deceiver” one could put in beaver dams to keep them at a certain height. Perhaps that too is only temporary.
Basically if the environment is good for a certain animal, more will come even if you get rid of the ones living there now. Only when the food is exhausted, do they move on. More trees sprout up, beavers move back in. When I saw all that wide open drone footage, I thought, this is going to be an ongoing problem. If at ALL possible to reroute your trail, that’s the best, easiest way. Then buy the book “Eager Beaver” and learn to really admire this animal that is so critical to the natural world.
Love those fall colors, beautiful
Hi Russel, we're watching and enjoying your videos pretty long time. I've got some suggestions which can solve your energy sustainability your off grid living. You can map the elevation of your land and start to build cascade hydro stations to produce electricity. I know that is sometime complicated and expensive but for some small hydroplant is enough a few meters difference in elevation and it's working. Optimaly would be near your house. Think about it.
Hugo there’s no running water nearby
When you say ute do you mean out ?
Bonjour Russel, Je suis sidéré de voir ce que font les castors dans votre environnement !!!
Je n'imaginais pas l'ampleur des dégâts et les désagréments pour vous avec votre chemin
totalement inondé et impraticable. C'est même dangereux d'entre bloqué et isolé ainsi.
Bon courage et prenez soin de vous. A + Christophe.
That was fascinating! Thank you. I like John McDonald's idea of putting up a trail cam.
Great update- my parents have have had beaver issues - they hire someone to trap them and they are relocated to other areas. Works for awhile.
Thats incredible!! Who would of thought they could have plug the dam that fast and that proficient.
Amazing what those beavers can do. I had a problem 3 years ago on my trout stream, had to exterminate them. They just don’t give up rebuilding
I’m somewhat new to your channel so I don’t know if you watch other UA-cam channels where their constantly breaking down beaver dams. The preferred method is after you get the big sticks out using a potato rake for the grasses and smaller debris. I find it relaxing to watch unfortunately for the guy tearing down the dam it’s a lot of work. Enjoy the aerial footage of you trying to find where the dam was at.
Wow!! I can't believe those beavers!!! Love this video!
Omg.. the Willow cam is awesome!
If your traveling trail is the only reason this bothers you, can you move your trail further up hill and not worry about it at all? I like the idea of putting the PVC through the dam can you install more to have a bigger effect?❤❤❤❤
Time to trap some beaver 🦫
I would bring some friends just like the beavers did and take down a huge section. But I believe they will keep coming back to repair. Good luck my friend.
The trail cam idea sounds interesting. Great video.
We had beaver problems too. My dad wasn’t the greatest at catching game, so he had a trapper come in. Helped preserve our 8 acres drone being a total swamp.
I cannot believe how fast they rebuilt that...that was crazy!! Great video again and I hope city girl is feeling better
You will need to clear most of the dam every day for a couple of weeks before the beavers leave. The only problem is they don't stop damming. They kill as many trees from flooding as they eat. So they flood more area to get to more eating trees, they don't like using dry land for their movement.
I have to say I'm learning much about Beavers from watching your channel. Amazing in one day, the next dam they built was stronger than the first the day before. Enjoyed the time-lapse as always.
Hey Russell, thanks for the video! Wow those beavers put some work in to rebuild the dam! As annoying as they must be, I kind of admire their perseverance and dedication. Loved the Willow Cam, such an awesome perspective. Oooh such a nice cloud montage too! Hope City Girl is feeling better after her dentist trip. Much love to you guys. Pea soupppppp ✌️
Hey that was crazy how fast those beavers fixed that dam. Just an idea. Maybe you could set up one of your trail cameras near the dam if you break it down again to see how many beavers and how fast they build it back up. But don't put the camera on a tree that they might take down. Thanks for sharing. Hope City Girl recovers from dental visit. Have a great weekend. From PEI 👍❤
It looks like the beavers are building a new pond by the looks of that they been doing alot of work there
Can see the lodge in the drone footage it looks like a pile of sticks but it's the lodge pretty close to where he was working, but I think the beavers build more than one lodge for back up.
It will be a losing battle against the beaver.I hate to say it but the only way to stop them is to trap them,winter is coming and you could use a nice pair of beaver mittens .
One cure for the beaver dams.... Dynamite !
Those wascally beavers will never get long in the tooth! They're watching Russell from their hiding spot..'foiled again!'. What amazing animals we don't have them in Australia. Thought you were going to be swept away in a tidal wave! Beautiful clouds and can you name the music please Russell it's lovely?
Can't say as I'm overly surprised that they built it up so fast. You'll find you tear it down during the day and they'll build it up overnight. It would probably make it a bit easier getting one of those tined garden hoes/cultivators. You can reach deeper into the water with it, at much less risk to your hands, and the tines would allow for snagging small sticks too
It'snot about running water nearby. You can use difference in elevation between beavers dams. Of course, you need map elevations first and find the optimal spots between them. It's quite complicated but it's possible and doable.
Oh my the beavers redid it quickly, I think you need to re damn busting again, it would be great to capture it on trial camera if you can, hope city girl recovers well from her dental, enjoy your time together Russel and spoil your woman, bless you both, take care and stay safe xxx
You will be fighting those beavers for years unless you trap/shoot them so the easier setup would be to lift that section of trail using a retaining wall. If you have some good rock supplies a gabion wall to hold the trail back as you fill in that area would work and you would be able to see how much the beavers are working as they build the dam along the wall. If you don't have a good supply of rocks simply look around for a farm nearby as they always end up with rock piles as they pull the rocks from the fields and dump in locations around the farm.
I cant but love Russel and this Video. Feel better soon city girl I also am recovering from dental work yesterday sending good vibes pea soup
The beavers will rebuild this over night. They will use the older branches if there are no rocks or fresh limbs available. However your area is rich in growth. They are essentially building a lake to live in as their permanent residence, they could care less if it floods your land. Every tree in the blocked area will die and they will use them to make further strength to the dams.
"The beavers will rebuild this over night." Thanks, I never would have known.
Looks like they were busy beavers, pretty amazing.
WOW! What a great video. I did not know beavers had an emergency construction crew. That is so impressive how nature takes care of itself even though the little furry task force is a pain in the butt when you are trying to get rid of the water flooding the property. I to was shocked to see how quickly they re-built their dam. Thanks for the video Russell ... very interesting. I guess beaver pie or stew may be on the menu one day :) Fascinating Video!
You know that beavers work at night Russel, the dock plants look great, feel better Alicia, much love to the babies. Oh, the Willow cam looked fantastic. Fight the good fight my brother.
Now that was fun, watching your expression when you went back to that spot after you demolished it….lol. The Wizard!
Just love the Willow Cam!! I'm a Willow Fan!! Lol!!
One of your best videos. Good going! :)
What fascinating animals - WOW the work they do is incredible!! Good luck with keeping up with them! LOL
Thanks for the theraputic experience. I needed it.❤
I love the woofasauruses . They were enjoying themselves.
i was thinking you could do that all over because there are many more ,you're lake would be flown moving water again instead if still rotting muddy water. look at the first videos that you made ..you're lake is a dream ! i bet it will smell better too.
You need a good rake and a pitchfork to loosen the dirt, then the current will wash the mud downstream
That is amazing how the beavers fix up what you tore down
Maybe take a rake to use for support and pulling apart the limbs ... Rake the much away after removing some limbs or maybe the flowing water takes care of it... typing this as the water began flowing. Russell is "busy as a mixed up beaver".... run the video backwards and Russell can build the dam!
Awesome drone footage, of the beaver pond, that's nasty,, they sure are master builder's. and worked fast to rebuild the whole gang came i suppose . Can you blow the dams up then trap the beavers so they don't rebuild? Pretty cool seeing what willow sees carrying the camera. feel well City girl .
I bet you will have to do that every day. They will work on it tonight. A rake is a good tool for cleaning out a dam.
Unless you trap or shoot those beavers you will never stop them from this dam.
Hang around in the evening and you will be able to shoot a couple forsure, people don’t like this but who cares lol.
I traps many many beavers each year on my trap line, you can use a 330 conibear or snares, but i would just hang around and shoot them if it were me, you have to bust the dam a little first and they will come 100%.
They are also very good to eat
Cheers from Labrador
If the beavers hear running water, they go right to it and repair it. You will never keep a breach in a dam unless you trap them out
I loved 🖤🐾🐾 Willow with the camera 🎥 she is your saviour for filmmaking 👍
Love that Dog Cam!
They built that damn back 10x stronger than the first one!
Nice video Russell,the time lapse of the clouds was lovely. I recommend waders,a shovel,rake and pick axe on your next damn demo adventure. I agree with the idea of others that you should set up a trail cam there.
Oh,just a thought,maybe you can ask those beavers if they would finish the cabin.
JK ……😉
Hi Raspberry Rock. Nice video and music.
Those Canadian beavers are hard worker's I think they pulled one over on ya Russell 😆 loved the drone shots and the dog cam was pretty cool too.👌✌
I think that they must have been watching you 🤣🤣🏴
Looks like you have a really big colony going on, probably a couple or 3 pairs not to mention their kits from this year and last year and maybe even their 2 yr old. Hope you have a better day with them.
Great video Russ.
Just follow Willow. She knew where the spots were. Loved the use of camera on her. Did you see her ears and head moving? Shes a wild one for sure. Damn those beavers. I wish there was a way to hire them to build you a huge wide dam in all the places you need them to trail out to road and back. With the drones help maybe you should explore more and take advantage of those dams and build them for a new trail out.
OMG they came back.LMAO Sorry Russell
I have the answer to why they use only fresh branches! They need them fresh because that is their food! The live off what they drag underground and only use some none-eatables to keep the dam together. Their young can be seen on underground cameras start gnawing from early on the tender branches. I never wondered what beaver ate....they eat wood! The dams they use have an above-ground dome that can be entered only from beneath. They swim under water to their tunnel and reach their above water cave/nest. It is massively fortified . Quite amazing! So, Russel is right. They have no interest in old sticks and branches. It is stale food to them and not nourishing. ------- I bet you get tired of me, but I forgot: they need to gnaw....their teeth are constantly growing! So they head for a live tree for dental care. :)
🤔👍 Gotcha
Holy cow!.. those beavers just said.. F#*k you Russell… lol.. I enjoyed the video.. and where were your gloves? Lol.. sooo thanks for taking us along.. Mayb instead of a helicopter.. one of those swamp boats they use off the Florida keys.. is in your future .. have a good weekend..☮️❤️
Russell hard work but beavers to smart, try again , good job.
Russel, Get you some beaver traps and trap the little devils. Their pelts are worth some money. Traplines and Inlines UA-cam Channel (Canadian young man) had this problem, so he trapped a bunch this last winter. His road remained open this summer. He is fun to watch and no telling what he is going to say lol. Missed you yesterday. I will watch again later for sure. Have a great week. After reading through all the comments, I liked the give Dan a call best. Dynamite hell yes lol. They are very destructive to the natural environment.
Actually, beavers are fantastic for the natural environment. Though, yes, often destructive for human structures and plans.
The drone shots are great 👍.
good job russell you got a new title Russell from beaver patrol take care brother Bill
Thought about a trailcam to see what sort of a beaver army is there?
There are thousands of beavers. They spend their life annoying Russell and his neighbours.
Damn those damn beaver creating dam!! You should put a trail camera there to see what they are up to. I bet they even wear yellow helmets and vests! You cant beat nature, but you can annoy it! ;)
All the best , great music , great shooting, stay safe
you are gonna have to trap some beavers this winter, and also when you go back to that spot tomorrow the beavers will already have the dam rebuilt
You could try the pipe through the dam trick but they will eventually plug the pipe. You can fence off the pipe ends to hold them off but my experience was
that beavers always find a way. I eventually lost interest in playing their game and trapped them out . I have a lot of respect for the work they do but I had a better use for the
almost 5 acres that they flooded.
I'm sure those little guys were watching you and laughing like crazy😂🤣
Dynamite works good!
That was cool putting the GoPro on the dog!