550' Long Beaver Dam!!
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- This was one long beaver dam! Great weather if you're lying on the beach, not so much if you're wearing waders busting a beaver dam. 🥵 Check out the time laps at the end as well as walking the length of the dam.
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Welcome back, always look forward to your videos. Love and Blessings from Tennessee…stay safe
@@ruthwright5395 Thanks Ruth. Much appreciated 🙏
Welcome back!!! I was beginning to think some beavers caught you red handed tearing down their dam and chewed up your canoe leaving you stranded in the wilderness and being hunted by all the wild critters.
@allanpeters4403 That's so dark! Haha. Hi Allan.
It would be a rough day for the critters, 💪 lol. But seriously, it would suck to lose my boat or something out there. Most of the time, I am pretty close to roads. But the odd time I can be pretty far out there.
Great to see you back in action. You picked a great dam to start your day 😂😂 550 feet. Industrious little son's a batches. 😂😂 keepem coming Gene. Jeff from Lebanon PA.
@@jeffreylowry7984 Thanks Jeffery, 👋
Yes it was huge. There was quite a big population there.
You bet, will do.
Well…fancy seeing you post again! 😂 Gene, I can’t believe you didn’t remove that big stick on the top right …. It actually gave me a pain…. seeing it still there when you were done. 🤣 That was/is still a huge dam. Nice to see you back! Hope you had a nice summer of what there was….nights at 11 to 13 degrees in August really suck… Take care….👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
Hey there Lina, 👋
Haha, there is always one more stick 😆.
Much appreciated, thank you. It was a busy summer, that's for sure. We might get a bit more warm weather yet.
Same to you, 👋.
WOW ! That dam is/was holding back tons of water . 550' good lawd !
@markleonard-pe3os
Hey Mark, 👋.
I had actually just finished with that.
I believe I caught 8 there. Apparently, someone else trapped a bunch out of there last year as well. Once they get to a population of 15 or more, the damage can be unreal.
@@geneplumley4136 I knew there had to be a large # with a 550' dam. I going to try and trap some of mine so can try them.
@markleonard-pe3os Good luck. It's pretty good. 🦫 🍖
I eat a lot throughout the year.
Actually the lo gest beaver dam was 850 meters in 2022
@garyallport18 Hi Gary. Do you know where I can check that out?
In the video, I meant the biggest one I have ever been to. There is one here locally I know of that might be bigger.
This is one awesome beaver dam removal, great to see you again young man, Mahalo 🌺🍍🌴🇺🇸✝️🤙🏽
Thanks, Margaretckamaka, 🙏
Much appreciated. Mahalo, 🤙
Hi Gene, it's good to see you again! Been long while since last time I saw you on video. How's life in Canada and hope you had great summer season and it's almost time for fall season. I am not ready for winter season since I hate winter season in cold freezing weather. I have been in hospital for a week last 4 months ago due to I had a bad fall accident that I had left fractured femur in my hip/leg and had surgery to repair my fractured femur with 2 long nails (rods) and a screw. 😕😖And then I went to Rusk Rehab for another one week. So I have been in hospital from 4/14/24 (that night of my fall accident), had surgery on 4/16/24 and then transfer to Rusk Rehab on 4/24/24 until finally went home on 5/8/24. Again it's so good to see you again and hope to see you again on video soon and you take real care of yourself and be safe out there trapping beavers 🦫🦫 and removing beaver dams. Stay hydrated!
Hi Christine, 👋
Wow, that sounds terrible. Hopefully, your bad luck is over for a while. It must be quite painful.
Thanks for watching and all the great comments. I will stay safe and pack lots of water. Getting caught out there without water is no fun.
Imagine my surprise when I saw your notification come up. I went to it asap. Welcome back to early summer and bug city. And now were coming in to later August.
Hi Marilyn, 👋
Much appreciated. 🙏
The bugs were fierce! 🪰 🦟 🪰 🦟
Holy moly! That was one hell of a dam there. Great to see you back in action 🤘
Hey, Cryogenic Fire. 👋
It was much longer than I thought it was.
🦫 💥 🌊 🌊 🌊
Great to see another video from you! Been missing them!
Hi Southern Biscuits, 👋.
Thanks, it's been a while.
Another one done. Were the beavers caught before you started? Glad to see you back!!!
Hi Connie, 👋.
Thanks!
Yes, they were. 🦫 If I remember right, there were 8. And someone caught a bunch the year before as well.
I was just looking for a your new video right yesterday or the day before!
@@RickyCervo Hey Ricky, 👋
I was a day late! It's been a busy summer
@@geneplumley4136 don't worry, it's been a pleasure see your videos
@@RickyCervo Thanks, Ricky. 🙏
Great to see you at it again! Awesome job! Stay safe & hydrated!
Thanks, Natalie, 🙏
Will do, 🥛
I saw you had your gear are you going to trap them?
@@markleonard-pe3os I did! 🦫
日本は四季と水の国ですがオンタリオも似ているような気がします
Hello, kokudou, 👋.
Yes, we get all 4 seasons here.
🌞 🌧 ❄️ 🥶
I enjoy them all.
Seen a few videos now is there a reason some remove dams from top down, and some cut from bottom up .Or do you approach each one differently .
Hi Peter, 👋. Great question.
I like to start from the bottom most of the time. It gets the debris out of the way before the water is running over it. But like you said, they are all a bit different. Some have more mud, and some have more sticks. Once it becomes difficult/less worth my effort to remove sticks, I let the water help.
@@geneplumley4136 ive been watching a guy in Europe do dams and he always works from bottom so dam rolls over ,its more dangerous i know but effect looks better when the water is released.
@peterspuddleskoiandgoldfish I know who you're watching. Kenislovas, right? He does well. He puts a lot of time into making that happen. I have to be aware of what's downstream. That can damage bridges and culverts. Plus I get commissioned to do this and there is an expectation for me to do it in a timely manner.
It is fun to collapse them though. I will find some suitable for that and give it a go.
Thanks for watching.
@@geneplumley4136 yeah thats who i watch ,and know he does drone fly overs but hes got the benefit of open flood plains
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The beavers will fix it in no time
I guarantee the beavers who built this dam will not be rebuilding it.... 👍
Dpnt think a rake is the right tool...pickaxe or mattock would serve you better
Hi Gary.
I pretty much just use a potato rake. A shovel would be nice from time to time. I am usually pretty loaded up and try not to bring more gear than I have to.
Thanks for watching.
@@geneplumley4136 I suspected as much
You people have had a lot of experience destroying beaver dams but haven't learnt much.Nearly all you blokes start at the top instead of working from the bottom up.Having removed the loose material from the downstream side of the wall try digging a face as low as possible across the channel then work back into the beaver wall.Cracking timber or water coming through the wall should let you know of the imminent fail.John the Aussie bloke
Hey John.
Not too many beavers in Australia, right? If you are ever traveling abroad, you should give it a try. There is quite a difference between beaver dams. Depending on what they have to build with and how old it is. If you look at most of my other videos, I always start at the bottom and remove as much debris as possible before letting the water go. There comes a point, though. When you are just working harder, then you have to. Then I let the water go.
Thanks for watching.
It’s too much work to start ripping thru the foundation, easier to rip up the top and let the water pressure help you tear it down … ripping up the bottom makes a dramatic turn down, but that’s back breaking work. Work smarter, not harder.