Busting a Beaver Dam and Draining the Pond

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We have many beaver ponds on our property but this recently built one is threatening our septic system and this particular pond needs to go or at least be reduced. I break the dam and reduce the water level then install three pipes to keep the water level down. The pipes are 4" diameter PVC 20' long. I hammered metal posts into the bottom of the pond and wired the pipes to the posts so they stay in place.
Over the winter we had a couple of beavers removed but there is at least one left (probably more - it is a big lodge). The beavers will continue to repair the dam after it is broken but the pipes seem to trick them. They try and clog the pipes but they are off the bottom of the pond and staggered and their attempts aren’t effective. The pipes are also perforated which is an added puzzle for the beavers.
We are happy with this reduced water level. The remaining beavers are welcome to stay or go.
Be careful when breaking a beaver dam. Depending on your jurisdiction you are likely liable for any flood damage you cause. In our case the water just dumps into the forest and there are numerous beaver ponds to absorb the flow of water before anything important (like the highway).
This isn't my usual theme of video but perhaps this will help someone else in this situation.
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@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Wow this video has taken off since about October 14 2017. My little channel that normally gets ~1000 views per day is suddenly getting +4000 mostly due to this video. Just wondering where people are watching this - has it been shared on a particularly popular discussion forum or Facebook page? Please let me know. Thanks!

@MjrTeez2 6 жыл бұрын

Tannerite. Mix up a 5 gallon bucket worth, bury it in the edge of the dam, get to a safe distance and shoot it with a rifle and BOOM! big hole in the dam. Mix a smaller charge for the beaver lodge..

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kent - That is a new one for me.

@MjrTeez2 6 жыл бұрын

No problem. That stuff is legal in all 50 states. Tins if videos on KZfaq of people doing just that with it. Heck of alot easier than a rake... Lol. Have a good one and be safe.

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

I've checked out a few videos... It also appears to be available on Cabellas.ca (Canada). I don't know if I have the distance for a shot at my dam but it is an interesting option that I didn't know of before.

@MjrTeez2 6 жыл бұрын

I shot it from 70 yards before. Could always do 10 - 11 lbs multiple shots

@mauriciosrv 4 жыл бұрын

Kevin every morning: I'm so impressed by how much re-building these beavers do every night. Beavers every evening:. We're so impressed by how much destruction this guy does every day.

@paulinadeluca9117 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha so funny

@PatrickWagz 4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

@binarystein8077 4 жыл бұрын

Beaver: human is the most awful pest you can have for your dam

@pixelsnek4819 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@shinjurikigaming7703 3 жыл бұрын

hhahahahahahhaha

@Nate.Fitness 4 жыл бұрын

Them beavers came back off vacation like “yo wtf”

@nikkinicole5435 4 жыл бұрын

😄😄

@genepull5009 4 жыл бұрын

😆 😆

@alan30189 4 жыл бұрын

They were probably still in hibernation, and all that rushing water probably woke them up. Poor bastards!

@jasontsimnujyang5186 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@johnnycycle 4 жыл бұрын

this is great material for a cartoon movie from the beaver's perspective.

@SamiLo2 3 жыл бұрын

Right? This would’ve been an excellent looney tunes cartoon. Lol

@guytremblay1647 4 жыл бұрын

a little trick from someone who learned . Beaver do dam the ends of the pipes and they are getting better at it with time . I solved the problems by drilling some 1 inch holes along each side of the pipes at every 6 inches for about 12 feet and trust me the beavers havent figured out why the water continues to flow even if they dam the ends of the pipes

@TheGrog368 4 жыл бұрын

I thought he did that already when he 1st showed the pipes by the middle pipe looks like it has holes drilled into it.

@jonhohensee3258 4 жыл бұрын

Ummm... he DID have holes along the pipe. Time for new glasses.

@guytremblay1647 4 жыл бұрын

ho yeah sorry the definition of the video is very poor

@thomasproctor3047 4 жыл бұрын

Putting a 90 degree elbow with a short piece of pipe and tur the elbows down towards the bottom of the pond works also. This prevents the beaver from detecting the running water.

@JulioMo 3 жыл бұрын

This is a good idea.

@comicbookguy5116 4 жыл бұрын

They rebuilt ? Almost like they don’t give a dam ;D

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

With 3 million views I have heard a lot of beaver jokes and puns. With that one you are in the lead!

@ricter29 4 жыл бұрын

Ha! I see what you did there

@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495 4 жыл бұрын

@@KevinOutdoors collaboration with Post 10 when?

@jumpingsloth3963 3 жыл бұрын

Haha. But technically, they give too many dams...

@LighthawkTenchi 2 жыл бұрын

Wakka wakka

@mdlanor5414 6 жыл бұрын

You are a Good Man. It is really nice that you are working with the Beavers natural instinct and allowing them to occupy your property. A lot of people would get rid of these Beavers by Trapping or some other way of exterminating them. A Beaver pond creates an ecosystem that benefits a lot of other Wildlife and something that you and your family can enjoy.

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Thanks for the comment!

@rustinstardust2094 3 ай бұрын

Of course, draining the beaver pond and allowing that area to regrow its native trees and shrubs will allow the animals that originally occupied it to come back and rebuild the native ecosystem that nature intended for that area.

@mdlanor5414 3 ай бұрын

@@rustinstardust2094 The beavers will move to another location once they run out of food that is close. Then the dam will eventually erode and new trees,bushes,grasses and other fauna will come back. Followed by animals. It is a cycle that keeps repeating itself. Not all beavers make dams. Some dig into the banks of rivers and make their homes there.

@mdlanor5414 3 ай бұрын

@@rustinstardust2094 I must add, beavers are part of nature. They play a role in the environment. Once the Beavers abandon their dam. When the water is drained. All the silt collected by the pond the beavers created is very fertile. When they make a dam. It doesn’t affect wildlife that much. All the water grasses are eaten by hoofed animals. Woodpeckers will choose a dead tree to peck out a nest over a live tree. I’m not saying beavers should never be trapped. When they become a nuisance,they need to be culled. Either by Wild Cats,Coyotes,Bears or Wolves if they exist there. As soon as humans get involved. We disrupt the ecosystem causing it to become out of balance or completely collapse. Every living thing has the same right to live as humans. We must provide large areas for animal to exist without being disturbed by human activity. Humanity as a whole acts like we own the Earth.

@rustinstardust2094 3 ай бұрын

@@mdlanor5414 Well, we are just animals in the ecosystem, too.

@Hojiii 4 жыл бұрын

Beavers are amazing engineers. Glad you have other ponds for them.

@sheraklassen4163 4 жыл бұрын

I used to do this for a living. So satisfying when it finally breaks through. At the same time I have enormous respect for these animals that are such amazing engineers!

@Zomerlad 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know anything about beavers, but they seem smart. They knew to block the pipes which is amazing

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know how smart they are as they are really just rodents but they certainly have instincts that appear really clever to us. I once saw a documentary where a researcher put out a radio that played the sound of running water. Overnight the beavers covered it with mud and sticks to stop the "flowing water".

@mastersage5470 6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Outdoors 😂😂😂

@jonhohensee3258 4 жыл бұрын

@@KevinOutdoors - cleaver?

@rykehuss3435 4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Outdoors thats pretty fucking funny

@christianphillipampoloquio6484 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrJx4000 it was Nat Geo's Leave it to the Beavers episode

@kirklandwhatley 4 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: the Beaver’s is just the last name of his neighbors who mess with him at night

@saradomin89898 4 жыл бұрын

funniest thing i've read all day LOOOOOOOOOOL

@isaakneff9453 4 жыл бұрын

"i brought my rifle"

@mr.beaver1232 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@xenopath8069 2 жыл бұрын

I think the Beavers actually enjoy repairing their dams. They just love building.

@Crashoverride1234 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! I never knew beavers were so clever. Can’t believe they figured out how to clog the pipes up.

@SilverforceX 6 жыл бұрын

Its amazing to think such a small creature can TERRAFORM so effectively!

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

It really is. They just go on instinct and can't stand the sound of running water and need to dam it up.

@marcusgrimes726 6 жыл бұрын

Yak that’s just what I was sitting here thinking. It’s incredible, never really bought about it before. I mean, this goes quite a bit further than just building a nest or digging a burrow

@francisdrake6622 4 жыл бұрын

@@marcusgrimes726 You're just as much an accident of evolution as they are. Think about that while you're at it.

@paxhumana2015 4 жыл бұрын

@@francisdrake6622 , evolution is a scam and YAHWEH EL ELOHIM does not create "accidents". He builds things with a purpose.

@francisdrake6622 4 жыл бұрын

@@paxhumana2015 Not impossible, but unlikely. If Yahweh exists, he gave us the capacity for rational thought. He also gave us the capacity for faith. The choice is the devotion to Yahweh.

@horror7927 4 жыл бұрын

It would of been epic to set up a camera so we could see the beavers at work

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

I now have some trail cameras and will be doing that soon.

@12mak 4 жыл бұрын

@@KevinOutdoors Please!

@jonhohensee3258 4 жыл бұрын

White Rose - would HAVE been

@swill1020 4 жыл бұрын

White Rose.... go to youporn. They have beavers working hard in all shapes sizes and colors

@danielweldon4569 4 жыл бұрын

@James D Who elected you the grammar police? I understood him. How he writes and/or types is his business .

@warrenbennett1863 4 жыл бұрын

All this talk of beavers is just making me snicker uncontrollably and remember Leslie Neilsen.

@danseichter4481 4 жыл бұрын

"I just had it stuffed..." :)

@scottparis539 4 жыл бұрын

The size of some of those pieces of wood is amazing; those are some muscular beavers. Also amazing is the fact that they are smart enough to try to plug the ends of the pipes. Strong and smart......

@Azivegu 6 жыл бұрын

Got to give it to those beavers, they sure do know how to make a dam and fix it as well. Seeing them even trying to plug the pipes is mighty impressive xD

@Straight0uttaCrofton 4 жыл бұрын

Ward, I think you were a little hard on the beaver

@bambambooyaaj6239 4 жыл бұрын

Classic Joke. Only certain people will know.

@PapawsDadillacOEMplus 4 жыл бұрын

So was eddie haskell, wally and ms cleaver

@timaha83 4 жыл бұрын

Best comment.

@ytprincevegeta7873 4 жыл бұрын

Cmon Rabbit! Get Him! 👀

@stevepettersen3283 4 жыл бұрын

June, I thought you liked it that way!

@tracymurphy5748 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your reluctance to do it, and your acceptance of the other beaver ponds on your property.

@KevinOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, we like having beavers but this pond was just too close to the house and the septic system. It had to be done.

@m2mgify 3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who expected him to drive a digger in after the intro? Instead, guy cracks on with a rake... legend.

@kurisu7885 4 жыл бұрын

Glad that you tried to find a solution to let them keep living there as well as protect your own home.

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Iskelderon 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome compromise! This way they still get their pond, but there's a safety valve in place to protect the part of the area you use.

@danbates6285 3 жыл бұрын

Damn those beaver's work harder than some people I know !

@michaelcameron8904 2 жыл бұрын

Kevin i must admit i admire your persistence and their persistence. You need to use an excavator. Make it easy on yourself. Bravo from Victoria Australia

@KevinOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

An excavator would be great but would be very difficult to get into this area. All the access is on the side of the pond opposite the dam.

@OMGaNEWBIE 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for not including music. Out of curiosity, if you just cleaned up the area of fallen branches and bush, would this minimize the problem with beaver damns? Those pipes are an Excellent idea and far less labour intensive of trying to open up the entire damn when the water is high. Excellent Thinking!

@Bill1764 4 жыл бұрын

The best way to control beavers is to dig a channel through the dam. Then place a perforated metal culvert in the channel extending maybe 20 feet in front and behind the dam. The beavers cannot hear the running water and will not try to plug up the culvert !! Try it, it works great !!

@Odessa45 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that what this guy did? Does it matter if it's plastic or metal? Seems like plastic would last a lot longer. Metal rusts away..........

@matthew55793 2 жыл бұрын

@@Odessa45 No, the point isn't metal vs pvc, the point is that if you extend it far enough they won't hear the sound of water flowing through their dam. They'd be able to plug it up but they wouldn't bother because it's not close enough to their home.

@donaldpatterson5664 4 жыл бұрын

One word.... Tannerite!!!! Works every time..

@FlowBaka 6 жыл бұрын

All I can think of is how nice that would be for fishing. But it’s your property and you gotta do what you gotta do.

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nam, I have other ponds for that and unfortunately there are no fish in this one.

@lastdays3876 4 жыл бұрын

I'm very impressed with the beavers' work

@MrJohnm1965 4 жыл бұрын

3400 beavers disliked this video!!!

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

LOL, I think they are now stealing my wifi! 😀

@harrygatto 4 жыл бұрын

Probably because they couldn't hear half of it.

@markissboi3583 4 жыл бұрын

JUSTINE BEAVER They may have thought😳🤷‍♂️ 😆

@Three_Random_Words 4 жыл бұрын

@@KevinOutdoors I was going to say 3.9K envirowacky/PETA type communists are against a landowner managing their own property.

@kingarthur6959 4 жыл бұрын

nga nga

@azraelsgrave 4 жыл бұрын

Those are some dam good beavers.

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

They sure are good beavers!

@azraelsgrave 4 жыл бұрын

@Kevin Outdoors I just had to use dam in place of damn. I really enjoyed browsing your channel. Keep up the good work.

@SanjuSanju-me2tn 2 жыл бұрын

Nice that you are doing it in pretty good way,, and not causing direct harm to them, beaver will slowly build new home somewhere else

@KevinOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

We can only hope.

@purrrrson 4 жыл бұрын

It's just incredible how beavers can even bring water to the desert. Such amazing feats of engineering!! Thanks for working with the beavers instead of just killing them....mind you, you kill one...it will be replaced with another..... so it's futile to just kill them. Working with them is much more clever!!

@Odessa45 3 жыл бұрын

Killing them works. Beavers were protected at one time because they were hunted like crazy. They still are protected in many places across the US. Now look where that's gotten us...flooded low lands and property made useless by the out-of-control flooding the overpopulated beavers create. Sometimes, critters gotta be killed

@brettlanglois8769 4 жыл бұрын

I’m in Louisiana Kevin.... it’s pouring down rain today so I took the day off. While cruising through some videos I came across yours, and was thinking about the battle between man and nature! Ultimately man usually prevails, but those critters sure are smart, and don’t make it easy, do they?! Great video and thanks for posting...

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brett!

@mr.beaver1232 3 жыл бұрын

I cant believe youve done this! We were very carefull about youre septic System!

@KevinOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@trumpingtonfanhurst694 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen big tracked excavators used to remove dams smaller than this. Hats off to Kevin!

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, the trick is to let the water to all the work.

@PatrickWagz 4 жыл бұрын

*Damn* those beavers! They are some damn hard workers!!

@D.A.Hanks14 4 жыл бұрын

The best way to eliminate the beavers, is to do the damage you did and leave it alone until nightfall. Wait on them. After dark, they will return to fix the damage. They aren't put off by lights for some reason, so that is the time to pick them off. As for the dam itself (I have heard) that a few pounds of smokeless powder in a sealed PVC tube and shot with a tracer round will vaporize the wood, leaving the mud behind it. Breach that and let the water take it all downstream. I've not had an issue since (so I've heard).

@D.A.Hanks14 4 жыл бұрын

@Reel-Lentless When I say "I heard" I was making a definitive statement. It made match sticks out of the dam, and it was set off successfully with a tracer round from a .308. It worked VERY well.

@relentlessmadman 4 жыл бұрын

be careful to much at once and all your hopes and dream could be washed away! I love the fact that you just did enough solve the problems, rather than, evicting the the beaver entirely.

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Too much of a good thing is a bad thing!

@seanwalsh3719 4 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up from Ireland. Looks like a beautiful piece of country. Would love to live there.

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean!

@crith77 6 жыл бұрын

This was interesting. Crazy how good beavers are at making dams!

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

They are! And I don't think people get the perspective of how big this thing actually is. I have another one on my property that blew out naturally and I will have to do a video about it.

@charlescahill959 6 жыл бұрын

Watched a number of dam busting videos. All were using motorized equipment. I'm really impressed what you were able to accomplish by hand. With this improvement, the water level will be in check. Great work. Watch out for those pesky beavers!!!!!

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles. Working well so far.

@perkypokey 4 жыл бұрын

Beaver's are such incredible architects. Then can easily build a dam in the strongest of currents. And they are very resilient. My dad and I had to tear apart a Beaver dam to prevent the water from rising and destroying our road back at the cottage, and then when we woke up the very next day, the Beavers had built a brand new dam in the exact same spot.

@johnschmidt2818 2 жыл бұрын

I heard you on the top ten most wanted beaver's list. Watch your back they are after you.

@KevinOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Good thing they don't have internet.

@Golfstar17 4 жыл бұрын

Great job. But you'll need beaver boxes (screens that keep beavers from plugging the intake ends of your pipes) to make it a more permanent solution.

@panicfarm9874 6 жыл бұрын

I wish there were beavers in Australia, they could help drought effected areas

@ebabdbgbbbebbluesman6115 4 жыл бұрын

Panic Farm hey you get the platypus and u will like it

@kevpick9956 4 жыл бұрын

They could make it worse in some cases

@MickNJ1979 4 жыл бұрын

Come get some bevers

@jaysmooth4998 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your victory against the beavers!

@KevinOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@mikesheritage5 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, the shit you have to put up with! It's amazing the ingenuity of these beavers!!

@AJKPenguin 4 жыл бұрын

All beavers just said "Oh no! Dam!"

@poolguy101 4 жыл бұрын

Putting pipes in the damn is such a simple and effective idea.

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I thought so! 🙂

@jimsimmons7863 4 жыл бұрын

In the damn? Bwahaha!

@poolguy101 4 жыл бұрын

@@jimsimmons7863 damn dam

@bitbitten8726 4 жыл бұрын

Those beavers are incredible Engineers by nature. If you could only train them to build dams where you want them. Hahaha

@cleonmain1291 3 жыл бұрын

I have property in east central MN just south of Duluth. Every year I keep a eye out for Beaver's starting a new dam on my land. While I like Beaver's as a Land owner they can really cause a lot of damage on a property. I use a similar process except I wait in the evening by the breach with a Shotgun. It's effective but not something everyone would be ready to do. There are a couple of large ponds nearby that have established Lodges and every couple years the young adults go out to establish territories.

@KevinOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck Cleon Main.

@donfinch862 6 жыл бұрын

Those Beavers are industrious little bastards, and in tune with water flow. Nothing like that here in Australia. Aware of them but not, till now, the problems they can cause. Nice block yer got there. Thanks for sharing. Good luck mate!!

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Don, Nice to get a view and a comment from the other side of the world!

@spidermcgavenport8767 6 жыл бұрын

Watching this at 07:00 hour's, relaxing too see how much chaos a beaver can do too it's environment.

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

They can really change an environment. I think I need to do a video on our much larger beaver pond.

@jeffkatzer 6 жыл бұрын

Nice work. I'm faced with the same problem, although on a smaller scale. I initially took apart the small dam on our slough but they rebuilt it again. For now I'm gonna just watch and make sure that the water level doesn't get too high... If they don't go too crazy, I'll let them be. But I like you're idea of installing drain pipes. As luck would have it, I have some old ABS drain pipes ready to go. Thanks for the fun.

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff, We had a similar experience as you. The beavers moved in during our vacation when the dog was away from the property. At first it was a small pond but over time they raised the dam and expanded the pond. Originally I thought they would keep the water level relatively constant given they have a lodge with a fixed floor and ceiling height inside. But no, they raised the water substantially. They must alter the inside of the lodge?? I would do the pipes again but probably add elbows on the intake end to confuse them more. I staggered the ends which I think is critical if you don't have elbows. Good luck.

@jeffkatzer 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks friend.

@krisraps 6 жыл бұрын

Beavers are so strong and when they work, THEY WORK HARD !! AMAZING Job. You can watch how they put them sticks on, they put them in wau that everythings comming down will put on itself and damb itself out in time, thats aamazing,

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Kris, glad you picked up on that. Many comments don't seem to appreciate how much effort they go to. The dam is filled with rocks, logs and mud. A bunch of humans with hand tools couldn't work as efficiently!

@phoebejones2070 6 жыл бұрын

Beavers are so clever.

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

They sure are.

@craigsaunders5306 4 жыл бұрын

Man must live in harmony with beaver.

@capttom7772 6 жыл бұрын

Kevin; on your drain pipes drill multiple 1 inch or larger holes. They can't plug 'em all. Kinda like the opposite of your leach field. Amazing creatures, those Beavers!!!!!

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Buckley, the pipes on the pond side do have holes pre-drilled into them. One reason I think this keeps working.

@mkaz411 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea with the pipes!

@KevinOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Ntwadumela1 Жыл бұрын

It's called a "beaver deceiver" and it's definitely not his idea.

@MasterKenfucius 4 жыл бұрын

You should put a hydropower setup at the end of those pipes and get yourself some free electricity!

@Wintertrekker 6 жыл бұрын

Wow that was a big project! Nice work KO! The time lapse was well done.

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Winter! Now that we are into late fall it seems to have worked well.

@MarkH10 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in the Northern Nevada Desert. Can we release a few beavers? I'm sure they'd find water somewhere, and next thing you know we have ponds everywhere.

@ashlidiller4691 2 жыл бұрын

That was super cool, great video!

@KevinOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@beerhippie777 4 жыл бұрын

I had myself a nice piece of Korean beaver last night.

@stevedevries2891 4 жыл бұрын

"I broke the dam." - Cartman

@zamis21 4 жыл бұрын

What amazing animals!! and such soft fur!!

@martinmaloney6801 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for not evicting the Mighty Beaver Engineer 👷LOL

@cubax599 4 жыл бұрын

Kevin : `My property` , Beavers: `...`

@shawbros 4 жыл бұрын

Beaver: "DAM IT!!!!!!!!"

@rww805 6 жыл бұрын

Next time you need to do this consider this option. Buy a 6 inch flexible hose. Siphon the pond. Rent a digger for the day. Job done.

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Good options, I would have a lot of trouble getting a digger into this location.

@vukjovanovicofficial 2 жыл бұрын

Do beavers just see running water and are like '' Absolutely bloody not ! '' ?

@KevinOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Very much like that. They cue in on the sound. Researchers have used recordings of running water and the beavers attempt to dam up the speaker.

@vukjovanovicofficial 2 жыл бұрын

@@KevinOutdoors Okay that was a cool fact. Thanks a lot Kevin!

@davidrees5030 4 жыл бұрын

That was very interesting to watch buddy. They're reintroducing them where I live at the moment.

@Odessa45 3 жыл бұрын

LMAO ... reintroducing beavers? How's that working out?

@toppolthecat 3 жыл бұрын

I wished you luck, but unfortunately I was three years late!

@jhonbrainardkim8205 3 жыл бұрын

The 4k dislikes came from the beaver family.

@KevinOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Probably, they are a tight group! :)

@rodjones101 2 жыл бұрын

Beavers are the engineers of the animal kingdom huh lol

@KevinOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

I guess they are.

@saucywench9122 4 жыл бұрын

Don't shoot it. Find someone who needs a beaver on their land and give it to them. Lots of ranchers are looking to rehabilitate their grazing lands.

@brandonharris9237 4 жыл бұрын

Where on earth did you come up with that garbage? Why kindof farmer would want his land underwater ? None

@marcaber6367 4 жыл бұрын

Rice Farmers

@brandonharris9237 4 жыл бұрын

@@marcaber6367 doubtful

@theringer2283 4 жыл бұрын

@@brandonharris9237 lol...it does sound silly. In the area of this video...no one wants them. Take them out West, and you'll find some eager ranchers. The change in climate has led to some areas having lack of water, and in others, floods wreak havoc. Ranchers bring in Beavers to build dams, which reduces bank erosion and also helps with flooding by creating natural watersheds. Many ranchers were losing cattle to the erosion of banks, and the flooding. It also helps with native fish populations by helping creeks and rivers maintain cooler water temps. BUT...not in the area of this video.

@queenslayerr777 4 жыл бұрын

pa heavyhauler so kill it ? Lmao real nice

@gemcutter187 4 жыл бұрын

They're probably watching him, going "DAFUQ DUDE! This guy is crazy!"

@danmo43 3 жыл бұрын

Good for you! That is the best tool in the world for a beaver dam. I think they were originally made for beaver dams. heheheh

@KevinOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

I think so too!

@Neceros 6 жыл бұрын

Hard to put into words how interesting it is to battle the wits of animals. They can easily surprise us.

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

They just keep working on the issue untill they solve their problem. Thanks for watching and commenting Bill!

@ericb7131 4 жыл бұрын

Kevin:. Ok let's get started Me:. Is he using a bobcat or excavator or dynamite? Oh. He's doing this by hand, bold move cotton, nice

@CyrylB 4 жыл бұрын

yo for real. I was flabbergasted

@donkeyslayer4661 4 жыл бұрын

It would go away a lot faster with a box of dynamite.

@dollahgembalalembu1305 3 жыл бұрын

good job beaver , build more plz ,

@EdwardsR0se 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao.. When I saw the part where the beavers tried to plug up the pipes... Too funny

@Wanderlust073 7 жыл бұрын

Cool time lapse of it draining. Would you shoot them to eradicate them, or will they attack if they see you tearing up their handiwork?

@KevinOutdoors 7 жыл бұрын

If the dam stays low I see no issue with the beavers. If the water doesn't stay low I'll have to shoot them or have them trapped. Both shooting and trapping consume a lot of time. I have heard of agressive beavers but, generally speaking, if you start messing with their dam or lodge they become very scarce and only come out at night.

@mikeries8549 6 жыл бұрын

Getting attacked by hungry beavers is every teenage boys dream.

@benhawke7231 6 жыл бұрын

Zombie beavers!!!

@Grando7260 6 жыл бұрын

No one likes a zombie beaver!

@johnm.evangelis693 6 жыл бұрын

Good job Kevin!!!

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. That was a month or more ago and the beavers have been busy trying to fix the hole in the dam. But the pipes are still working!!! I may have to revisit the beaver dam with another video - lots of intersting stuff going on back there as the vegatation is comming back.

@fourfeetup6149 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Not a problem we have here in California! You sure have a beautiful piece of land.

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks 4 feet, much appreciated!

@christopherwaldrop8115 4 жыл бұрын

Way to go Kevin! Great job!

@richardhyser666 4 жыл бұрын

You can find amazing walking sticks near beaver dams

@WaifuSlayer 4 жыл бұрын

How many beavers does it take to do this, and how many are in a “colony”

@stefanr.3495 3 жыл бұрын

I really hope those beavers would relocate. It's not an endangered species, but you have to admire them for all that hard work! You did the right thing, just make sure you do all this during spring or late winter to give them time to rebuild elsewhere!

@paulcondie2520 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing the work of those busy beavers! Crazy

@KevinOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

I am always impressed by what they can do.

@auntiesaynotosquareheadz7091 4 жыл бұрын

The Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba Canada, to this day still has a bounty on beavers, a whole $5.00! lol

@danholden954 4 жыл бұрын

Is that beavers or nutria

@greener6139 4 жыл бұрын

Beavers have OCD it’s driving them crazy lol

@cxrcraig3 4 жыл бұрын

Completely manic🤣

@cxrcraig3 4 жыл бұрын

Completely manic

@faustinofabro3408 4 ай бұрын

I’m a new subscriber watching from Honolulu Hawaii

@KevinOutdoors 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@robertnordin713 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know if you will see this but we have had success by putting 90 deg elbows on each pipe pointing down. Beavers haven't learned how to plug a hole above them.

@KevinOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I might give that a try in the future.

@mikeb5748 4 жыл бұрын

The only improvement to your video would be you wearing a beaver fur hat for the updates

@JohnnyP_outdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@adriandecu6846 4 жыл бұрын

Hello , Mr Kevin! A suggestion, a sneaky way to drain the pond , in such way, beavers wouldn't know, is alike a dam spillway within the lake, which can be adjusted on height... A pipe, with large nozzle, draining downstream, the water.. the nozzle , covered with a plate with many little holes, so that, the water is draining, but slowly... reaching the nozzle, water will keep that level, the excess, in the pipeline... And you keep the pond and the beavers... And the fishes...🙂🙂🙂

@Astraeus.. 4 жыл бұрын

People unfamiliar with beavers (or animals at all really) never truly understand or even begin to grasp just what these things can do with some sticks and some mud and some dedication. Fun fact; the worlds largest beaver dam is right around 2800 feet wide (822 meters) which is more than twice the width of the Hoover Dam.