We have dams! These things are impressive. There is a network of what we thought to be only four well constructed dams that have effectively blocked the flow of the natural spring, which feeds our ponds, and merrily runs its course across our land and out into the river that borders our property. These beavers have used many sticks, trees (they "cut" them down themselves, by meticulously gnawing a tree until it falls, leaving a sharpened stump---like a sharpened pencil--in their aftermath), and natural silt and mud to build up these dams and stop the flow of water. This frustrates land owners, but the beavers enjoy their hard earned pool.
Well, when I said "what we thought" to be only four dams.....we "thought" that because only four were initially visible. When we dug through the largest (and deepest) dam, with the falling water level, we discovered a fifth....once hidden....dam, now exposed.
If you like duck hunting, and would like to only use your low lying land for that specific sport, then beavers might be for you. Not me! I would like to use my land for crops, thank you very much beavers. Something must be done!
I used to think they were cute.......
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