Being a beaver trapper from Alabama, the only way to get rid of them is to manage the population. A pair has 2-4 kits each year and they stay with the parents for two years before moving out and building their own home pond. A dead river I used to trap had 13 come out of it with two breeding females in a single season. As for the pipe, they will bury that pipe every night. You'll need something around the opening to keep it from getting blocked. A grate will not work because you'll give them something to build on and will really help their cause. Up north, they will build a fence around a pipe and it will keep the cleanings down to once a month or so but the best way to get rid of your beaver problem is to take the beavers out. Just my professional opinion.

NYA Millinial is full of it. Them Beavers will block the pipe in a heartbeat. Sorry Matt.

Next we will see three beavers wearing hardhats, one with a white shirt, tie and a cigar, looking over a set of plans... "OK, Frank, here's what we need to do...".

Check out post10 videos. He is constantly unclogging what the beavers keep clogging. I love watching him destroy their dams in culverts.

check out post 10 videos. He cleans out a lot of pipes that beavers plug up. You will also get ideas on how to make that pipe work. They will even plug the pipe inside. Good luck. It was a good video but I knew they would plug the pipe.

One way that works for me is to "hunt the beavers". All you need to do is get their dam, to leak, or tear it out completely. They can't stand to hear running water. Come back to your spot right before dark with a rifle. If you have a moon lit night, you will be able to shoot them. This has worked for me on numerous occasions.

If you thought that little culvert pipe was going to work you haven't seen enough Post 10 videos! 😆

If you need to know about beavers you need to watch, post 10. That guy is like the beaver dam clearing expert. He has tons of videos and has either tried or been involved with about every trick of the trade to outsmart the beavers. What works is either trapping or relocation, which somebody else does. He seems like a very nice guy, so I'm sure if you would contact him for his suggestions, he would be a good resource.

So for the last few videos, I have been noticing that Matt has what appears to be a nice tar stain on his right arm. Did he manage to tar himself when fixing Farmer Chris's house? Also to go along with that he should have put some feathers on it if that is the case.

Whoever is down stream of them is probably just hoping for the best watching a random tidal wave come thru a small creek

Perforated pipe is the key. Put a couple lengths together with most of it upstream of the dam. As you saw, the beavers can figure out real quick to plug up the end of a non-perforated pipe but if you use perforated, they won't know where to begin. Not sure if large culvert can be bought perforated, but a spade bit and a little time will do the trick. We used 4" black perforated like you find in the big box stores, 'cause ours was a smaller creek we were trying to deal with. We put 3 lenghts together; again, with most of it upstream of the dam. This was over 30 years ago and it was months and months before the beavers could create another effective dam there.

Tannerite! Best Beaver dam buster!👍

Love the aerial view aspect. Didn't realize how big the farm really is.

This brings back memories. I helped my uncle use a backhoe to remove a huge beaver dam with the same results you got basically. They rebuilt most of what we tore out every night. My uncle finally got the bright idea to tear the dam out again and park the backhoe in the opening to spook them off. We showed up the next morning to find a dam built around the backhoe. It was hilarious! Talk about being stuck! I thought we'd never get that thing out! We finally pulled it out with a D6. I laughed so hard I thought I might die! Great video! 🤣😂

Hello from down under no beavers here, I like the way you explained why the critters build their dams and to what purpose.

I have seen some pipe installations work by having the intake end of the pipe suspended in the water, and on the underside of the pipe drill multiple holes. This way, the beavers may dam the end of the pipe but water can still flow through the holes on the underside of the pipe. That might be worth a try.

It’s great to see the outcomes of this project. Trapping is your best option to rid the beavers.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Always nice to see your plans come together. Wishing you and your family the best.

It is staggering how much damage Beavers cause, watching the distance views of the difference you make with your machines is fascinating. That last one I was amazed at how much damage from the backed up water, so many dead trees. Good job

Your skill with that excavator is a joy to behold! I have years of experience battling beavers in the Adirondacks of NY. As others have said, much longer pipe, cap the upstream end, and drill 1-2” holes along the upstream run.