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darz5150
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2026 01:30pm - Edited by: darz5150
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Recently noticed that the water level got higher than normal.
Usually its only a few inches to maybe a foot deep.
I have 4 pipelines behind the cabin where we hunt. And the oil company recently cleared the overgrowth with a whopper chopper on a bobcat. I couldn't figure out how everything got down in the creek. We haven't had major rain in a while.
Anyhoos, found the blockage and kind of cleared out one edge with whatever we could reach out with. The water level dropped, but not all the way.
Well since then it seemed the blockage kept coming back.
Turns out the beaver(s) keep rebuilding it. 
I've never seen a beaver around here. The closest I know of is Beaver creek about 13 miles away.
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travellerw
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2026 04:46pm
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Beavers are the sworn enemy of my father. On his property he kills 3-4 a year. Blows up the dams at least 10 times a year, and they just keep coming back. (Tannerite and a 22-250 for ignition)
Good luck on clearing it out.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2026 05:39pm
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Quoting: travellerw Tannerite and a 22-250 for ignition) Good luck on clearing it out.
Thats what everyone around here says to do......
The bad news is that there are 3 of the pipelines, almost directly under it, and within 100 feet. The pipes are not very deep below the normal static water level under the creek.
We can't have bonfires or burn brush in the area. So they probably won't want an explosion on top of them . Lol
I put in a call to the land management guy I deal with for Marathon. I will see what they have to say. Especially since they have an open exposure pipeline 100 yards down stream.
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Desim
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2026 07:02pm
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I have beaver on my property which is only a couple hundred yards from Kentucky Lake. Very luckily there is a guy who will trap them for the pelts ($60.00/$100.00). He does a great job but still have to notify him when some sneak upstream.
They are not hard to catch but the traps have to be checked daily.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2026 09:27pm
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I am going to get ahold of animal control Monday and see if I need a nuisance permit since I don't have a current trapping permit. Last time I had racoon problems, they told me no permit needed when I told
them where I live. Simply, do what you gotta do. They said they were too busy with city people freaking out over chipmunks and squirrels. Lol
I have connibears, leg hold, live traps and snares. The beavers won't remove themselves. It would be nice to get the money for the fur. If nothing else I know an old guy that runs traps. I'm sure he would help out.
I'll probably do a dam break connibear set.
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travellerw
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2026 01:02pm
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If there are pipelines near, then I agree %100 you don't want explosives going off. Sounds like you are about to become very intimate with some rubber boots and an axe! 
As to trapping.. Around here the pelts are only worth money at a certain time of year (which happens to be now). At other times of the year, we have to pay the trappers and they just leave the beavers for the bears (In case you didn't know, rotted beaver corpse is a bear's favourite food, seriously.)
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darz5150
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# Posted: 18 Feb 2026 05:49pm
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The creek finally thawed out.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 18 Feb 2026 07:44pm
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There was about a 6ft tall dam a few properties up from me. A few years ago the people who owned it removed the beaver and there dam. Now instead of looking at a pond there looking at a grass filled swamp and a mud puddle. Unless there flooding your road or really destroying your land i would let them be.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 18 Feb 2026 08:49pm - Edited by: darz5150
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They dammed the creek right behind my cabin, that would cause flooding. The creek is clear spring fed water usually only a foot deep. My kids and grandkids play in it. And we quite often find arrowheads etc.
So it's gotta go.
Here's pics of what happens if it gets blocked. If that happens the water backs up and floods out a main road for the village upstream.
When I had the bridge put in the Dept. of waterways and the Corps of Engineers said the creek will move 13,000 cubic feet of water per second. And that shall not be impeded.
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paulz
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# Posted: 19 Feb 2026 04:32am
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 How you going to cook it?
Usual stuff coming through here this week.
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FishHog
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# Posted: 19 Feb 2026 06:59am
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Quoting: paulz How you going to cook it?
It’s actually very good. Like more flavourful roast beef
I’ve slow cooked it in a Dutch oven on the wood stove. One of the best things I’ve made
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Aklogcabin
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# Posted: 19 Feb 2026 07:52am
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Yeppers I've opened up the beaver dam at the end of the lake we use to get out to our cabin. Really didn't matter to them I don't think. Crossed over a bunch with a canoe out hunting or fishing. As a general rule beavers cause damage. In our area of the state. The beavers damming water ways has made great habitat for Northern pike. Invasive species here that has decimated salmon streams.
I worked at a subdivision. Had a creek that beaver dammed up. Raising the water level probably 15 feet. Finally washed out the road on morning. I had a crew member checking the culverts daily. He reported that water was coming out around the lower culverts. By the time the road crew got there the road bed was gone. Could have drove a dump truck threw it. To repair the road we hauled gravel to fill the ends and had core drilling trucks drill 2" holes threw the 4' of still frozen from winter road bed holding the utilities feeding the subdivision. And filled the void with spray urethane. That was 40 years ago and the road is still there. And just a creek again. It was a salmon spawing creek also.
Hey good luck with getting some beaver man, yeah haahh
After cleaning out the dam
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Fanman
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# Posted: 19 Feb 2026 08:30am - Edited by: Fanman
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Around here people lay PVC drain pipe across spots the beavers want to dam. If the pipes extend far enough up and downstream (I forget how far but it's not that much) the beavers won't find and block the pipe.
Beaver dams are great places to find nice walking sticks.
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paulz
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# Posted: 19 Feb 2026 11:52am - Edited by: paulz
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Aklogcabin
Hey Ak, thinking of a trip up there, need some info. Paul
https://www.small-cabin.com/forum/8_9704_0.html
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