Posted by ScottyHOMEy on March 13, 2009 at 14:15:08 from (71.241.195.234):
In Reply to: Beaver? posted by j.ray on March 13, 2009 at 13:06:49:
You say you don't have any running water. Is your pond fed or does it drain into running water? If there's no running water, a beaver doesn't have much to live for. Not only do they hate the sound of running water, they live to build dams, to raise the water level so they can raise the dams to raise the water level to float more wood to raise the dams to raise the water level to float more wood . . .
No, they do not burrow, they build lodges in the water, with underwater entrances, so they shouldn't hurt your banks any. When they are actively cutting wood, about the only damage you'll see to the ground is the runs that they'll wear where they drag the wood down. Certainly no holes like a muskrat makes.
If your pond is just groundwater/spring fed with no inlet/outlet, I shouldn't expect any woodcutting, as the beaver would see no need for it -- no flowing water to stop up. Sounds more like a bachelor that got moved out of the lodge, just camping out until he finds a home of his own. I'd be surprised if he did any more than build a small lodge out of twigs before moving on.
If that marsh is really nearby, the larger group would likely have been at your trees already.
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