Beaver Wood
#6 Guest_scottefontay_*
Posted 03 October 2007 - 05:43 AM
If the bark is all gone, they are done with it, right?
Yup, if there is no bark left, its not in a dam and fall is this close it is of no use to the beaver. In fact, the only reason they make dams at all is to get food. They raise the water level to get easy access to trees and then they build the dam and then pack the interior with live (green) sticks under the water (ice) line. Then they eat their dam all winter long. Pretty ingenious if you think about it.
#7 Guest_RIVERRUNNER_*
Posted 03 October 2007 - 08:33 AM
I already have one as a handrail on the steps to my back porch, & another 2ft long x 10"dia. I plan to carve a beaver in!
I'm hoping to find more large enough to make a single pole fence around 2 sides of my pond.
I'm very happy to hear this has no conflict with ethics/conservation.
#8 Guest_sandtiger_*
Posted 03 October 2007 - 09:39 AM
Yup, if there is no bark left, its not in a dam and fall is this close it is of no use to the beaver. In fact, the only reason they make dams at all is to get food. They raise the water level to get easy access to trees and then they build the dam and then pack the interior with live (green) sticks under the water (ice) line. Then they eat their dam all winter long. Pretty ingenious if you think about it.
Eat the dam? To the best of my knowledge they also build a lodge in one of the deeper parts of the pond (another reason to build the dam) and store food near the lodge, under water. So should the pond freeze at the surface they can still get food under the ice.
#9 Guest_scottefontay_*
Posted 03 October 2007 - 04:22 PM
Eat the dam? To the best of my knowledge they also build a lodge in one of the deeper parts of the pond (another reason to build the dam) and store food near the lodge, under water. So should the pond freeze at the surface they can still get food under the ice.
yeah, its all about getting and storing food
#11 Guest_scottefontay_*
Posted 04 October 2007 - 06:39 AM
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