Hi Jennifer. They sure are smart. Thanks, I sleep well afterwards 💪lol.

Hi Judy, Thanks! 💪

Thank you. It did. They are all a little different. Good times. Thanks for watching.

I agree

​@@geneplumley41361:03:59 there's your name ❗😄 again, thanks

Thanks Carmen I almost did get swept away! Normally I stay longer but the water was just to much. Plus I still had to paddle my canoe out of there while the water was still high. Thanks for watching

Thanks, Christine. This was a good one. I am going back to this spot this coming week. I look forward to seeing what it's like now. Apparently, more beavers have returned. I would have gone for a ride, 🌊 🌊 🌊🏊‍♂️

You're welcome, Dolores! Thanks for watching!!

Thanks Vince, that one had quite a bit of water!

It was, I almost got swept away!!! Thanks for watching👍

Thanks, Allean. I can't wait until spring to get back at it. 🌞 🦫 🌊

Thanks, Randy! That was a good day.

They are incredibly talented creatures. Thanks for watching.

It was close, I also did lol. Thanks, same to you.

Thanks B Deal. 👍 It is pretty fun work. Same to you take care.

Yes! I almost went down stream with it a couple times. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. It is pretty nice out there with those beavers.

Thanks, John. It is pretty great here. 🇨🇦 🦫 🥶 🧊

Thanks Ruth. Have a great day, thanks for watching.

So true! 💪 Thanks, Marilyn. 👍

Thanks, Martin, 👍

Thanks, Sheila! 🦫 💪 🇨🇦

Thanks, Toni. 👍 🦫 🌊 🌊 🌊

Hi Joanne Thanks. They are hard workers. There was a pretty big collany working on it. Thanks for watching.

Hi Ken. Thanks. I almost went for a ride a couple times, 🌊 😆. It will happen eventually, hopefully on camera, 👍 Thanks for watching.

Hey Paul. You're right about that, I've gone down, lol. It's wild how heavy you become when they fill up. It will happen on camera one day, lol. 🌊 🌊 🌊 🏊‍♂️ It should make for a funny video.

Hi Emma. I will see what I can do. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Spaceace. Love my job.

Hi Avelina, 👋 Thank you for that. I try. 🙏 🦫 🌊 🌊 🌊

@@geneplumley4136 god bless you take care💕

Hi gene ,you good work ,but take care ,god bless❤❤

Thank you, 🙏

It sure did. The current was pretty powerful! 🌊🌊🌊

Thanks, Julia! I remember how strong that current was. I went back there this spring. It was built up even bigger!

Thanks, Ernie! I like taking 📸 's or critters. I got some good ones this week. I'll put out some videos soon. 🦫 🌊

@@geneplumley4136 cool you have so many choices👍👍👍

You have no idea lol. I find tools, chairs, rocks, turtles, old pipes, old traps, dead beavers, garbage, bottles and all sorts of stuff. They use anything they can pick up lol. Thanks for watching.

yes, the most important river filters for removing sediment and pollution are full of junk--that's a major reason why beavers are so important and why removing their dams is insanity pushed by ignorance. There are few good reasons to remove beaver dams and lots of bad ones.

Yes, it was a pretty big one. Almost washed me away a couple times lol. Thanks for commenting.

Hey B Deal, 👋 It was a really strong current! I almost got washed away. It flows down to a lake eventually. Thanks for watching, 👍

Thank you I try, lol 💪 This dam almost won a couple times.

I am not sure. I only stayed around for about 1/2 hour after I stopped recording. If I wait to long, I can't paddle out, lol. The landowner gave me a bit of drone footage from when he found the problem area. It was holding back quite a bit. I should learn to surf, lol Thanks for watching and thanks for the compliments.

@@geneplumley4136 lol @ surfing

Thank you, Emanuele 👍

Thank you, Julieta! 🦫 🇨🇦

Hi Ron 👋 Thanks, I will. . Sometimes, that clay is really thick and feels that way. 💪 🦫

Hello Tamara, 👋 Thank you, I appreciate that. This is a job for me. I am very lucky that I get to do this. 🇨🇦 🦫 🇨🇦

Thank you, I love my job. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Ronan. And thanks for watching

Thank you!

Thanks! It is a lot of fun. Love my job

Thank you, Robert. I don't believe so. That is an incredible story. I did a bit of reading on it and look forward to looking into it further. Thank you for your service, and thanks for watching.

Thank you. And Thanks for watching.

Great question, L. Faraday. I believe you are the first to ask that. The township usually will let men know if I should drain it slow. I can flood roads, homes & highways if I am not careful. I always check on Google Earth before heading out as well. I get a pretty good idea from that. Also, I always start at the furthest blockage downstream. I hope to get a drone soon. This will help with that as well. Thanks for watching.

Hi. I am in the province of Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada. I was a city person as well. I grew up in Toronto and Ottawa but moved north as an adult. I am never going back lol. Small town guy for sure, 👍. Tell me about the hard work you do.

Great question. I don't actually install those. I frequent many private properties where the goal is to keep the water but stop the beavers from getting out of control and flooding trails. For that I use selective trapping. I usually take one or two per house depending on how heavy of beaver activity I see. It maintains the wet lands and keeps the water levels consistent. All of the dams you see me pulling are in municipal drains alongside roads and farm fields. Thanks for the tip. I have to open the dam wide for the town. I find it easier to do with the help of the running water. I am competing with escavators for the job so I have to produce similar results. I start wide so all that material does not wide up blocked further down stream. I send lots as it is. Thanks for watching.

@@geneplumley4136 The first step in success is removing the sticks from the front of the dam, you do an excellent job with that. I have used limb loppers, branch pruners, to cut sticks that I could not pull out of a dam, while it weakens the dam, it increases the risk of a sudden dam collapse. Depending on conditions I have cleared the stream and stream banks of shrubs and debris a long way downstream of the dam before working on the dam itself. Starting close to the middle of the dam and working towards the banks made it easier for me to pull material from the dam and throw it onto the bank in one motion. Keeping the cut deeper in the centre than at the edges helps. It is fortunate that not every dam can be reached by heavy equipment and there are alot of people who are afraid of a bit dirt and getting sweaty.

@@rustyiron Thanks, it is a pretty fun job. I will give it a try. Pruners are a great idea.

@@geneplumley4136 Thanks for answering this question in such detail. I was curious about the decision-making process involved in removing a dam, and with your reply you answered everything that I was wondering about. Great video 👍

@@CryogenicFire Of course ,no problem. I appreciate the comments and am happy to answer questions. Thanks for watching.

Hey NewAge 👋 I have had to walk a couple of times before, lol Thanks for watching 👍

Yep, 💪 lol Thanks for watching.

Not yet. But if it happens, I hope it happens on 📷! 😆🏄‍♂️

Hey Deva 👋 You're not wrong, lol. 🪓 🪚 💪

Hi calmeblondy, 👋 They pay, lol. I am very fortunate to be able to do this and get paid. It's my true dream job. 👍If it didn't freeze here during winter, I would likely do this year round. Thanks for watching.

@@geneplumley4136 WHERE DOESN'T IT FREEZE THAT YOU COULD DO THIS YR ROUND? TIME FOR A RAISE, EVERY THNNG HAS GONE WAY UP, HOPE THEY COVER YOUR EXPENSES AT LEAST, ALONG WITH GOOD PAY, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DEAD BEAVERS? FOX'S , BEARS, AND OTHER ANIMALS WOULD ENJOY THEM FOR DINNER, SAVING OTHER ANIMALS

@calmeblondy Great question. I am a licensed trapper, so I sell the pelts & castor glands at auction. All the meat gets sold to people with dogs. They love it. I eat some of it too, it's quite good. The only part that goes back out to the bush is the guts, really. The minnows and turtles make quick work of those. There are places in the south, but honestly, I love it here.

This job is the reason I go to the gym lol. I agree everything would be built better and last longer. Have a good 😴 💤

Lol, 😆. Maybe next summer......😉 Thanks for watching IslandGal. 💪

Yes, I have seen a few now. He has a lot of energy! Thanks for watching.

Pretty good, I understand.😀 The pike will get a workout from this.😆 Thanks for watching and all the comments.

I might do that one day. Thanks for watching.

Not yet, 😆. I usually enter by canoe so by that time they take off. Sometimes they are pretty aggressive when you approach from shore but once I get in the water they take off. Thanks for watching.

No....no they don't. 😓. They are truly my favorite animal by far. Thanks for watching.

Where is the fun in that?!? Honestly, I have never had a dam wash away on its own. I think it is because we have so much clay here. It's like concrete and just stops the water. There is still quite a bit of winter to go yet. Hopefully, by mid April. I can't wait to get back out there.

Hey Louis. There are quite a few people that do this. Sometimes, I hire people to help me with bigger jobs.