Over the last several weeks I’ve located three separate areas with beaver
construction going on.
_ First is a beaver (pic above-video grab) re-building a bank lodge.
Several weeks ago bushwhacking along a swamp that I haven’t visited in a while,
rounding a cove and there on the bank, fresh beaver cuts laying on top of the
old lodge. I just happen to have a trail
camera in my pack!
_ Second opportunity was located while bushwhacking a new area and came
open several freshly dropped hemlock trees (3”to4”diameter). I put a camera
spying the fresh cuts and a check a week later had some decent beaver video
footage. Unfortunately it’s all at night...
_ Third opportunity is a remote beaver pond with two beavers re-establishing
the pond. They have built up the beaver dam, which has raised the water level,
they are now constructing a new lodge. I made a tripod out of pine branches and
set a trail camera up pointing at it from the shore. The lodge is about twenty
yards from the camera. A check this morning showed additional branches and
vegetation on top of the lodge. I couldn’t wait to view the SD card.
Unfortunately nothing on the card. Positioning the camera was somewhat of a
guess. Well that didn’t work out to well!
Jim
