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Red Bank ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() Joined: 18 Apr 2018 Location: Germanton NC Points: 1049 |
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Having a pond means every year usually around this time of year I get the pleasure of a beaver or two finding their way upstream to my pond. Considering the spillway runs under the only road into the farm I take pond maintenance seriously which includes making sure the beavers don’t dam the spillway up. Over the years I would go down to the pond late in the day and wait for the beaver to come out for a swim. We have tried every firearm we have and what usually works is a .30-.30
Or a .270. Couple of years ago I shot 38 times at one over the course of two months and finally got some snare traps and strung them up across the entrance to the spillway. I have had success with the snares but I shot one tonight in the snare with a .357 and it amazed me that two body shots did nothing and then it took two head shots to kill it. I usually use a .45 to kill in the snare but I decided to take the 6” .357 to do the deed. What do any of y’all that have shot beavers use? |
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shameless dude ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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I have the game commission transplant beavers to my place. they keep my pastures clean of brush and trees, and the work they do educates area children and some adults.
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DiyDave ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Gambrills, MD Points: 50793 |
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No, absolutely NO comment!
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jaybmiller ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Greensville,Ont Points: 21703 |
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Some crazy Canuck (no, not me) figured out hw to get Beavers to build dams where HE wanted them,even a TV program about it. He saw tht beaver's buid dams to stop the running NOISEY water,so he took a walkman,taped to a post,plyed rushing waters and yup they built the dam THERE. Last time I help get rid of beaver dams I used 3 bundles of 5 yellow sticks and cord....they've never been back.
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Clay ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Udall, Kansas Points: 8964 |
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I have a friend of mine who traps. He traps mostly bob cats on our place.
He has trapped beavers here and other places too. The beavers we have are not a problem in our creek. Some years back, he was shipping the beaver pelts to somewhere near the Canadian border where they were shaved and plucked. He than took the beaver and had them made into teddy bears. I gave on to my girlfriend and she was thrilled. There is nothing as sinfully soft as as shaved beaver teddy bear.
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LouSWPA ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Clinton, Pa Points: 24081 |
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No way, no how am I touching that one!!!!!! |
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I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
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LouSWPA ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Clinton, Pa Points: 24081 |
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nope....nope….wouldn't be prudent!
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I am still confident of this;
I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
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marion ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 19 May 2010 Points: 586 |
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Beavers in this neck of the woods are protected,
If you have one move in on you they are very hard to get rid of, especially if they nest and birth offspring. They are cute and cuddly when young, but soon grow in to viscous territorial eating machines. They can be very destructive and costly to have removed. There have been a lot of documented cases of people abandoning all worldly possessions and leaving after fruitless efforts to get one to leave. I can vouch for the cost of damages left in the wake of one leaving one den and setting up residence elsewhere. Since they are protected here, it seems to be common practice that they remove everything from past den and take it to new den, and sometimes the state lets previous owners of dens pay for both dens. it seems the best repellant to keep them off property is the leftover scent of an old one that has been nesting, or perhaps the visual signs of an empty den with all former furnishings removed |
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john(MI) ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: SE MI Points: 9263 |
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I think beaver is very tasty! |
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Hubert (Ga)engine7 ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Jackson Cnty,GA Points: 6156 |
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No, absolutely NO comment!
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Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God.
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ac fleet ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 12 Jan 2014 Location: Arrowsmith, ILL Points: 2233 |
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Depending on how far away they are!--ole 12ga long barrel, with 3"magnum bb loads will reach out a long ways! --- If way across the pond, I always used the 30-30, never had one get away! ----sure do miss that pond! I used to trap them in a creek we had at one time with conibear #330's, ends things real quick with them!
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cabinhollow ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 24 Mar 2018 Location: SEKY Points: 327 |
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"What do any of y’all that have shot beavers use?"
if you are not shooting blanks , you may want to put a cover on the barrel. Otherwise it can get very costly. |
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TimCNY ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 15 Apr 2014 Location: Upstate NY Points: 1551 |
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Snaring and trapping really are the preferred way to go. Best is to use foot hold traps and a drowning wire out into deep water, secure both ends (on land and in water) well; other best is to use 330 body grips. Very humane and no need to shoot them with either method.
I trap, have been since 1968. Fur prices are lower than whale poop these days. The value in beaver pelts - tanked. Guys sell by the pound now, the fur is the only part used and is for making felt hats. The leather - I don't know what they do with it but it's considered a by-product. Maybe rawhide chew toys for dogs. The real value of the animal today is the castoreum and oil sacs, by the pound they bring a LOT when prepared properly. Hopefully your using the pelts and the castoreum/oil sacs, and - all adolescent kidding aside - beaver, THE RODENT, meat IS excellent table fare. |
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I need more than 200 characters for my "signature." I'd love to see that changed to 250!
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chaskaduo ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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OK I have to since nobody else will.
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JW in MO ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 16 Feb 2010 Location: South KC Area Points: 2598 |
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Not a fan of the .357, friend of mine called them, eargasplitting loud boomers. They have a very irritating sound and I would much prefer a 45 Long Colt or a 44mag. Now, if you don't have either, it is Christmas time.
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Maximum use of available resources!
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chaskaduo ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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Edited by chaskaduo - 09 Dec 2019 at 5:19am |
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1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp
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DiyDave ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Gambrills, MD Points: 50793 |
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[TUBE]fRfs8LD-GS8[/TUBE] Edited by DiyDave - 08 Dec 2019 at 6:19pm |
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Red Bank ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() Joined: 18 Apr 2018 Location: Germanton NC Points: 1049 |
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Thanks for all the replies and tips. I have enjoyed reading them today and still tore up over the sinfully smooth shaved beaver. Tim I am sorry being in NC I have no resources on preparing the beaver. I did get a friend who was in taxidermy school to try to fix me a pelt. I still have it but it’s hard as a rock and he swore never to do one again. What I am using is some snare traps suspended by a dog chain stretched across the spillway. The beaver last night ruined three traps and if I remember correctly they were around $15 a piece. The ones last year I killed I shot with 1911 .45acp and mostly one head shot would do the trick. Considering my shots are about six feet away I am surprised at the .357 but I am more surprised the body shots didn’t phase it. Which I realize he was pumped up on adrenaline from being trapped and then me shining a light on him. I like the .44 idea and yes it would make a good Christmas present.
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john(MI) ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: SE MI Points: 9263 |
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If you are only six feet away, use a 12 ga. with a slug to the head. It won't survive that! BTW, they call that shaved beaver a Brazilian now adays!!
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DaveKamp ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Apr 2010 Location: LeClaire, Ia Points: 5651 |
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.264 Winchester Magnum
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Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest.
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desertjoe ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13374 |
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7 MM Remington Magnamous for sure,,,from at least 300 yards away!!
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200 10and20 ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2019 Location: Tim Buk Tu Points: 217 |
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EAT A BEAVER SAVE A TREE IT'S ECOLOGICAL!!!!
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chaskaduo ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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Joanne Crawford, a wildlife ecologist at Southern Illinois University told National Geographic. "I’m like, 'Get down there, and stick your nose near its bum.'"
"People think I'm nuts," she added. "I tell them, 'Oh, but it's beavers; it smells really good.'" And
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1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp
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klinemar ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Points: 7937 |
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My 9mm. loaded with Speer Gold Dot 124 grain bullets dropped a cow with one head shot from 15 feet. I question what bullet you are shooting out of your .357? As for Beavers,they have been a problem in our county flooding roads, raising water levels at Lakeshore homes. County Road Commission had to clean a road culvert 4 times because a Beaver kept damning it up. Unfortunately for the Beaver a car hit him while he was crossing the road! Damn Beavers!
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chaskaduo ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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That car wouldn't of been a County Road Commission car by chance would it.
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1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp
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Red Bank ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() Joined: 18 Apr 2018 Location: Germanton NC Points: 1049 |
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I have PMC Starfire .357 magnum 150 gr SFHP loaded in it.
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chaskaduo ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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Tom you should have used a .357 kryptonite semi jacketed hollow point on that beaver for a one shot kill. That was Superman's gal, and he's pissed. You better load up on Kryptonite.
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klinemar ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Points: 7937 |
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https://youtu.be/vcLVt7p9m4M Red Bank your bullets don't expand,you shot straight through your Beaver! Need some expanding bullets. I recommend Hornady FTX.https://youtu.be/k57xyqXxQfA
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DiyDave ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Gambrills, MD Points: 50793 |
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Thursday, 12 July 2012Regarding your dam complaint![]() In December of 1997, as a result of an official complaint from a neighbour, a Michigan resident named Stephen Tvedten received, indirectly, a stern warning from the region's Department of Environmental Quality in the form of a letter—a letter in which he was given six weeks to remove two "unauthorized" and "hazardous" dams from the stream on his property, or else face prosecution. Tvedten’s amusing response, in which he makes a mockery of the complaint and refuses to comply on behalf of the beavers who built those dams, soon made the local news. The case was quickly dropped. This letter, along with 124 other fascinating pieces of correspondence, can be found in the bestselling book, Letters of Note. For more info, visit Books of Note. STATE OF MICHIGAN |
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LouSWPA ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Clinton, Pa Points: 24081 |
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Hubert, I just saw handwriting on the wall! |
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I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
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