Early Fall Beaver Dam Removal 4 of 4 Musky Bay
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2022
- Well, here it is. The big one. This is the last dam I have to remove on this stream. I probably should have brought some help lol. It was definitely a nice day for it. I can't believe how much mud was on my face. Glad I wore sunglasses.
Enjoy! 
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What a monumental job you’ve taken on. Can’t believe your perseverance and strength. Great job young man. 👍👍😊❤😎
Thanks bronco. That was a big beaver dam. I had my doupts when I started but one stick at a time lol.
Thanks for watching.
This was an incredible job. You worked so hard. I watched the whole thing, very relaxing.
Thanks, Donna.
I am just about to head out now for the 1'st day of the season. Hopefully I find some more like this one soon.
Thanks for watching.
Major job. Wow I am exhausted watching you. Great videos.
That was a good one, 💪lol.
Thanks for watching, Glen.
I've a pain n my upper arms watching u not to mind every time u threw the stick towards the camera I thought it was gone everytime along with my eye a couple of times I'll have to go for a lie down after all that hard work 😂 what a great job 👍
Thanks Evelyn. I have to work on either my stick throwing, or camera placement 🤣. There is going to be a funny video eventually, lol.
Thanks for watching.
Who needs a gym when you've got beaver dams and a potato rake? Amazing job, thanks for the post
Hey Carolynrj1. You are correct! I believe the trick is, to go to the gym so that I CAN do this, 💪👍
Your welcome, thanks for watching.
You had me ducking bro!! Lol
That's an epic beaver dam!! Great job man, Great job!👍👍
😆 I thought I took out the camera a couple times, haha.
Thanks!
Wow! That was one beast of a beaver dam! Good work!👍🏼😊
Thank you Katherine.
It was!
Great job! Great fun watching you deconstruct this massive dam!!
Thanks, I remember when I started this one. I wasn't sure I would finish it in one day.
Your endurance is truly commendable
Thanks Judy. I have had some practice 😉
I watched this in bits and pieces today in between things I had to accomplish today. This was a monumental job which you did amazingly well !
Thanks Lisa.
I slept well that night. 💪
@@geneplumley4136 I am sure you did probably for a few days after that LOL
If you watch msTECH86 he shows exactly how to tar a beaver dam down
@@jamessublett665 he sure does.
Great job! Enjoy watching your hard work pay off. Hopefully the beaver won't build back too soon.
Thanks Connie. It should be a few years before I have to go back. but you know.....
Thanks for watching.
You are not joking with me when you said the next one was massive. Look at the debris that they have got lined up and ready to go in case this one starts to breach. Speechless
It was a monster, lol. The canoe trip back was pretty quick.
@@geneplumley4136 I bet it was now that you can get through
Thats a lot of sticks to throw, your last vid I was laughing every time you threw a branch with leaves it would make that whoosh sound. Definitely keeps you fit. Hope you have a great day.
Thanks Evie. I am glad you are enjoying them. This definitely keeps me skinny lol. I like the whooshing sounds 😆.
Same to you.
I love to see the different techniques used by the different beaver dam removal RUclipsrs. But the Potato Rake seems o be the ultimate weapon. Very relaxing and wonderful to watch. One minor gripe.. the camera was set a little to high so that it shone into the lens which made comparing before and after a little difficult.
Thanks Ekkehard. Yes, the potato rake is my weapon of choice. I know what you mean about the camera angle. I had a hard time finding a spot for the camera on this one. I would have liked it a bit closer as well but I was afraid the current would wash my camera away. I also had to start pretty late in the day, which caught the sun setting. I prefer the early morning.
Thanks for watching.
Holy crap!
Great job!
Hey Puc Mahone. 👋
Thanks, it was a big one!
You just ticked off a lot of beavers!
LOL
Yes, that moved quite a bit of water. I am sure I washed some down from upstream lol.
Thanks for watching Puc Mahone
Bravo sir! That was a beast of a dam to remove!
Thanks. It was......lol
Like painting a house. You can look behind and see what you have done. Fred in texas
I know what you mean. Thanks for watching Fred.
Huge dam and a brilliant job.Beautiful scenery too
Hey Suzanne, 👋
Thanks! This was a big one, but what a great day for it. I can't wait until spring to get back out there. There are a few feet of snow there now. 🥶 🦫 🧊
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video really enjoyed it.Canni wait for the next one
@Suzanne Holdsworth Your welcome! Neither can I.
One word ..... dynamite🧨🧨🧨
Haha 🔥 🔥
Maybe one day. It is pretty hard to get it around here.
Thanks for watching
wow, that's a lot of flooded land , good work
Thanks Bob. It took a few days to lower. It was affecting a lot of fields and roads.
amazing job!
Thanks, Kathleen, 👍
Wow 😮that's a big drop at the end there. 😳
Thanks, Sheff!
That was a big one. I remember looking at it before I started thinking I really should have brought help, lol.
Sceglie sempre le dighe più grandi. Molto lavoro, molto impegno.
Thanks, Emanuele.
The bigger the better! 💪🦫 🇨🇦 🌊
Excellent
Thanks
what a feat of endurance... I need a cup of tea after that
Hi Gary. I had tea in the canoe!
Thanks for watching.
As the sun sets⛅, the beavers 🦫🦫🦫🦫are all meeting at the lodge to draw up reconstruction plans, as they hear your boat leaving🛶🛶
Lol, I hope so.
Then I get to go back soon haha.
On a scale of 1-10 how much do you like doing this? Also is this on your land or do you get paid to do this? I’m an old disabled woman and I have put beaver dam removal on my bucket list lol. Good job, thoroughly enjoyable.
Hi. I would have to say 10, 😁.
I get paid to do this. Our township gets me to remove these from their drainage systems. This creek has to drain for farm fields and roads. When the water gets raised bad stuff happens. If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend it.
Thanks for watching.
I love stick throwing.
Same here, lol Although, sometimes there are just too many sticks....
I HAVE ALLREADY WATCHED THIS UNDAMING BUT I WILL WATCH UNTIL TIME FOR BEDLOUIS
Thanks, B Deal. This was a big dam.
So on the last dam I watched ya'll tear out I kept thinking the guy who owns the green canoe will come and confront you before you can get out of there. But here I see the canoe and realize you travel to the dam down the slew. This dam was very difficult and having the sun shining into the camera was not good. On your last dam the light was perfect, on this one not so much.
Hey Paul.
That's funny, 🛶. I get a lot of work because I use the canoe to access the dams. The alternative is to make trails through the bush with excavators. It's pretty easy to offer my services for much cheaper. Sometimes, I travel 10 km's or over 6 miles to get there. $0 fuel costs, 💪. Lol.
I was pretty disappointed with the light as well. I wish the camera was closer to. Then I threw the stick and blocked the view, 🤦.
GENE IAM SORRY I MISSED THIS DAM IT WAS A BIG ONE, I WAS WITH DAVID HE HAD A REAL COLVERT TO DO IT WAS QUITE A JOB.YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THIS ONE , AND I KNOW BEEN HARD, YOU COULD HAVE USED SOME HELP BUT I GUESS ITS HARD TO ASK SOME ONE TO HELP., GOD WILL BE WITH YOU TONIGHTAND YOU WILL FEEL LIKE A NEW MAN,
Hey B Deal, 👋
Yes, this beaver dam was huge. One of the biggest ones I have removed for sure. Help would have been nice, bit I got it done. 👍
Thanks for watching.
Good job. Excellent. Keep on working
Thanks Zulu.
I will, thanks for watching.
Hi man this is so good work thanks!!
Thanks for all the compliments.
That was a massive beaver dam. Looked like it just kept getting bigger. Great job first time I have seen any take one down.
@@lindahardesty4764 HI Linda. It was huge! It actually felt never ending 😆. Thanks and thank you for watching. 👍
Perfect !
Thank you!
Great video. I dont know much about beaver dam removals,only what I watch on yt. Do you throw all the branches and twigs away at the beginning of the removal to stop another dam building up down stream?
Hi Mac 👋
Yes, correct. It also allows me to remove more of the dam on day 1. Once the water starts flowing, it is hard to reach through the running water and pull sticks. I try to get everything out of the way first.
A+++!!!
Thanks, Marilyn.
🙏
🦫 🌊 🌊 🌊
Awesome
Thank you, Kayanne. 👍
Fantastic job, well done.
Are there any more dams upstream or is the last of them?
Where do the beavers come from, are there lodges around this area?
Hey, Thanks.
There was one more really small one. There were several lodges along this stream. They also live in bank dens. Which is just a tunnel dug into the side of the stream. This can be a challenge to find them because they make them everywhere. The beavers come from the surrounding lakes. At age 2 they are forced to leave home and find their own place to live.
@@geneplumley4136 Thanks for all the information!
@@judytrahan6121 No problem, thanks for watching.
need a backhoe noone s back should have to do that but nice work
Maybe one day lol. For now, this is how I like to do it.💪
Thanks for watching.
👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching MG1
WOW!
🦫 💪 🇨🇦
Do you live in Canada, like me ???
@@christianclavel7231 Yes, northern Ontario.
Me: Trois-Rivières, Québec.
hi gene......do you wear a belt to support your lower back........another great video boy thanks ken
Hey Ken.
No, I don't. That's not a bad idea, but my back is holding up pretty well. I just get lots of knots in my upper back, but that's pretty minor. Now my left knee, on the other hand, is a mess. In the spring, I did a number on it.
Fractured my tibial
Grade 2 sprain on my ACL
small tear in the meniscus tendon, 🙄
You'll never guess how I did it.....
I fell on a 🦫 dam, 🙄😆. They won that day..
You who are not consistent with your stick throwing should check the camera more often. Right after you checked the camera you flung a stick right at it again!
Hahaha, I am terrible 🤣. You should hear me curse at myself when I do it lol. Good thing the running water is so loud....
@@geneplumley4136 😂😂😂😂😂
I did enjoy this,but the camera was too far away.
Thanks, Patricia.
I know, 🤦. And the stick I threw in front of the camera as well.....
Honestly, I still do this sometimes. I am getting better, though. Haha. I will remember this next time I am looking for a camera spot, 😉.
Thanks for watching.
You scared the shit out of me did you hit me😢OMG lol
😆😆😆.
It's only a matter of time until I take out the camera, lol. 📷 💥
I hope your reflexes didn't let you down, haha.
In pa because of the water is coming from it the dot say that is fine the water 💧 is moving they do nothing to the streets are flooding then do something about it
Hi Sue. Working with the government can be a challenge. Everything is really slow moving.
I am very lucky to be able to go out and do this.
THIS IS THE FITFH TIME I HAVE STARTED YOUR EMAIL. SO HELLO FAMILY AND FRIENDS THIS FINDS GEORGE LOUIE IN GOOD EALTH AND HOPE YOU ARE THE SAME. THIS ONE IS THE ONE, WHEN THE BRUSH WENT IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA . O YES THIS A BIG ONE , I WOULD HAVE TO PASS IT BY. I WATCH SOME OTHER SHOWS AND THER WORK I NOT AS GOOD AS YOURS . IN FACT ALL THE DO IS GET THE WATER STARTED AT THE WEAKEST POINT.
Hey, Louis. 👋
I remember this one. It was huge!
Thanks, much appreciated. I try to remove the whole beaver dam. It's doesn't always work out that way. Sometimes, there is not enough water.
Would have been nice if the camera was closer to you. Especially since you don’t appear to be taking down the whole dam.
Finding a camera location was difficult on this one. With the large amount of water, I was worried about it taking out my camera stick. I have had a couple close call with that lol.
Just a waste of precious time.
I enjoyed my time and completed a job for my community.
How old you figure that Beaver damn was
I am guessing around 2 or so years but I am not certain. If it were older there would be more decomposed sticks at the lower end of the dam. The older ones have a thicker/wider foundations as well. I am pretty sure they were in there with equient not to long ago and they would have removed it then. I will post some videos of really old dams later this month. I can't remove those ones though.
How long do you think it took the beavers 🦫( I'm assuming more than 1 built that huge dam) to build that dam? You took it down in a couple of hours, do you ever have to revisit the same locations over and over, or do the beavers pick a new location. If they do rebuild, do they use new material or just gather back up the stuff you threw on the side of the river?
Hi John
This dam was a few years old, at least. I do revisit the same places sometimes. It usually starts off like this one. Then, a few will come back and rebuild it smaller. It also depends on the people affected by it, complaining. This system, I am pretty sure, had 20 or so beavers in it. It really depends on the surrounding area. If there are lakes alongside these drains, then new beavers work their way in almost yearly. Other places I never have to go back to....
I find more often they will use new material. They definitely reuse the sticks I throw as well, though. I am getting more trail cam footage this year. Hopefully, we can see them in action.
@@geneplumley4136 thanks for the reply Gene. I've been watching quite a few videos of beaverdam takedowns and nobody has asked these questions and I was curious cause I know these creatures are relentless in their efforts to remake their home accessible once the water level drops below the beaver hut access. And obviously the only way to do that is to rebuild the dam. It sure seemed that dam you took down was one of the wider ones that I've seen but it was hard to tell just how wide, did you get a measurement before you took it down?
GENE YOU GOT THE BIG ONE THIS TIME, YOU STILL HAVE A FULL HOUR WHEN YOU STARTED PULLING STICKS AGAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE.
THATS NOT THE BOAT I KNOW IS THAT YOUR PULL ALONG? YOU GOT THE WORST DAMS TO BREAK I THINK.🦫🚙🛶
Hi Louis
Yes, this was a big one, for sure. I wouldn't describe them as the worst dams to pull. I would say they are the best dams to pull, lol. 💪 🦫 🌊
HI GENE TODAY IS A GOOD DAY FOR BAVER DAM WORK, IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF WORK TO CLOSE THIS ONE OUT, HAY GENE B DEAL IS MY DAUGHTER, AND I AM USING HER ACCOUNT TO WATCH YOU EACH DAY, SOME TIMES ALL DAY LONG AND WHEN I CAMT SLEEP AT NIGHT, I WATCH ALL NIGHT I WATCH YOU BECOUSE I LIKE YOU STILE AND YOUR DRIVE TO GET THE DONE YOU ARE JUST LIKE ME ,GET THE JOB DONE AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. HAY WITH 2 TYNONALAND 1 HYDROCODONE PILL I AM STILL HURTING . MY BACK IS GONE.WORN OUT TO MUCH HARD WORK.AND I STARTED AT THE AGE OF 12 YEARS BUT NOT ANY MORE.I AM 80 YEARS OLD AND ITS TIME TO STOP. LOUIS
Hi B Deal.
It was a good day for beaver dam work, 👍.
Thanks for watching my videos! I am sorry to hear that you are in pain. I am sure I will pay for this work as I get older as well. I have a few leg injuries that I am sure will slow me down over the next few years. Take care of yourself and get some rest.
What if people who pay themselves sick to go to the gym would do something useful like this instead?
It would provide much more extensive training plus a great deal of satisfaction in seeing something done!
I myself built rapids as a youngster, which was needed for both fish and crayfish! And it was certainly satisfying to succeed in getting several hundred Kg heavy stones back in place and what a life-threatening current there was in the openings! But every year the ice break destroyed everything and it was precisely the digging of the rocks upstream that was the hard part. Then both forests and marshlands were dug out, which made the water too cold, because the water level rose on the same day it rained, which used to take at least a week if it rose at all! In addition, the water was transformed from crystal clear spring water to opaque brownish by all the soil that was both acidic and filled with heavy metals, which today helped to make all fish from the Baltic Sea inedible in large quantities...
Then it was a protected watercourse, but money always takes precedence over nature, which the whole of humanity will probably learn is fatal in the long run...
Hi Tommy. I kind of look at it this way..... I go to the gym, so that I can do this. Believe me though, I skip gym day on these days, lol.
It is hard to beat playing in running water.
Thanks for watching
@@geneplumley4136 Thanks for your kindly message! We are all different from eight other and I have never needed any gym but stretching is another thing because if you work hard, your flexibility becomes worse, which must be followed! Since I have been given the most impossible tasks, I have needed both! But after crushing the left heel, I had to stop running the short way between the walls 20 meters up in the air via an admittedly really rough I-beam, but you have to be able to trust your balance because you only fall once against a concrete floor from that height…
I've always wanted to carry as much as possible at a time, so instead of taking just one 40 kg bag of cement, I usually carried three or four at a time.
When I was young, I took risks and jumped between slippery rocks and I'm alive, so it turns out that I judged correctly, but don't get any refractive error in your eyes, because then it's over with a lot of that, as well as ball sports and other things, could learn the misdirection but it is different in different angles and varies according to how tired I am...
Take care of yourself as you feel is the best and we do our best to respect the choices of others as long as they do something at all and actually even those who are thought to be lazy because there are diseases that cannot be seen that can force one to do least possible...
What a monumental job you’ve taken on. Can’t believe your perseverance and strength. Great job young man. 👍👍😊❤️😎
Thanks John.
I did have a moment before I started, lol. Standing there looking at the dam thinking to myself, "is this to much?"
I didn't know if I was going to get through it haha. Usually I bring help on the bigger ones.
Thanks for watching.
Kosong