Beaver House Tour

[RSL]

We have been working pretty stupid around here of late, so tonight when the oldest got home from school I took the kids on a home grown field trip.
Inspecting the damages

Picking up the chips (which fell where they may)

Look at that

Following the Slide

Chomper marks

Through the bush

The end of the slide

Beaver house in the distance

Looking back on where lunch came from

Checking out an older dam

Old Workings

The round rocks from whence we named our ranch (Round Rock Ranching)

My boot

Checking out a fossil in a round rock (Billy's boot)

A fossilized snail shell we brought home

Wallowing in an old buffalo wallow

 

[Soapweed]

Looks like a fun late-in-the-day outing. I'll bet the kids really enjoyed the experience, learned a lot, and will remember it for the rest of their lives. Good for you.

 

[Faster horses]

:agree:

I know beavers cause problems, but they are neat
creatures, IMO. We have watched them, and they are amazing.
Their paws are like hands. They sure have my respect.
I guess reading "Three Against the Wilderness" might
have something to do with my fascination of them.

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed it.

 

[gcreekrch]

This country is wet enough on it's own. The best way for me to view a beaver is whem I'm removing it from a 330 Conibear.

Our boys used to enjoy sitting on a dam with their .22s in hand.

Your two had a good outing with Dad.

 

[George]

I have to go tear out a Beaver Dam tomorrow - - - If past excperience is any good I will need to tear it out about 4 weeks in a row before they move on.

I will try to take pictures.

 

[RSL]

This country is wet enough on it's own. The best way for me to view a beaver is whem I'm removing it from a 330 Conibear.

Our boys used to enjoy sitting on a dam with their .22s in hand.

Your two had a good outing with Dad.

The third one was in my arms a lot off the time. The trip up the coulee is a long way with 40 pounds of deadweight.

Beavers are a mixed blessing, but for us they are a pretty important part of our ranching operation. They create a lot of pasture for us by backing up water in what would otherwise be dry creeks a lot of years.

 

[ranch77rocket]

I guess reading "Three Against the Wilderness" might have something to do with my fascination of them.

That is a pretty good book. It's been nearly 20 years since I read it. Maybe I'll have to find a copy and read it again.

 

[LazyWP]

I like beaver, as long as they stay out of the yard, and leave the ornamental trees alone. We killed 2 monsters last year. The one only had 3 feet, so he had been trapped before.

 

[Nicky]

Cool! we don't have anything like that here. So the picture of the slide...do they actually slide down it, or is it just a trail?

 

[Faster horses]

I guess reading "Three Against the Wilderness" might have something to do with my fascination of them.

That is a pretty good book. It's been nearly 20 years since I read it. Maybe I'll have to find a copy and read it again.

It has probably been that long since I read it, but like you, I
thought it was a good read. Probably a bit 'green' but I still
enjoyed the story, and it's non-fiction. I like those books the best.