Monday, December 3, 2012

beaver damn



The first dam I dismantled (first 2 pics) was about 4 feet high. That was just the teaser. The main dam is raising the water level 5 feet in the alreadywet wetlands, and portions of the agricultural land were beginning to flood. They rebuild overnight so the plan is to drain enough to get a tractor back there to rip it down before a hard freeze. The hope is that they will get frustrated enough and migrate down river. The main dam is about 40 feet across. There may be more, I'll explore once it's drained.