Alaska Logging

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by blueflames50

we have an ongoing battle with these damn four legged buck toothed log engineers where we live right now....wish I had a photo of one trapped just down the road...the sucker was 68 lbs and had teeth longer than my index finger!...will ask the trapper for a photo...it hung from his cellar ceiling to almost the floor....impressive creature.

Wow! I had nice size specimen (not even half the size you describe) wander into my camp one day just to check things out. Before I knew it, my dog was sprinting after the curious critter. The beaver just casually turned and slipped back into the Talkeetna River from whence it came. Meanwhile, my dog goes flying off the bank and into the river. She paddled about 100 yards down stream before she could find a place to climb out.

[blueflames50]

Originally Posted by Glitch

Wow! I had nice size specimen (not even half the size you describe) wander into my camp one day just to check things out. Before I knew it, my dog was sprinting after the curious critter. The beaver just casually turned and slipped back into the Talkeetna River from whence it came. Meanwhile, my dog goes flying off the bank and into the river. She paddled about 100 yards down stream before she could find a place to climb out.

I have a photo "artist" render of another on that they figure is about 50+ lbs that is slated to be trapped this spring....I took the photo last fall, keep checking daily on the ice thaw to see if I can get another photo of him before his demise this spring...he is massive. you say you dog went after it...will these creatures turn and go after your dog??? or just head off to safety of their lodge?? will ask our local trapper....we also DH and I just discovered we have a fishercat living up back in the woods...impressive killing machine and beautiful to see....have two not so great photos of him so far.

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by blueflames50

I have a photo "artist" render of another on that they figure is about 50+ lbs that is slated to be trapped this spring....I took the photo last fall, keep checking daily on the ice thaw to see if I can get another photo of him before his demise this spring...he is massive. you say you dog went after it...will these creatures turn and go after your dog??? or just head off to safety of their lodge?? will ask our local trapper....we also DH and I just discovered we have a fishercat living up back in the woods...impressive killing machine and beautiful to see....have two not so great photos of him so far.

Yes, she was protecting my camp from intruders. She had never seen a beaver before, so she could not have any idea what it was. All she knew is that a strange critter suddenly appeared in her territory. I was less concerned about the beaver than I was about my dog. The beaver could have done her serious damage, where I doubt the reverse would have been true (she was not an aggressive dog, just the opposite). The beaver saw her coming even before I did, but he did not hurry or seem the least bit frightened. He just did not want to have to deal with a pesky dog, so he left the same way he came.

I would like to see a photo, if you can arrange it. I think beavers are cool critters.

[blueflames50]

Here's the 50lb or so beaver slated next for trapping...told ya it was sort of "artistic" rendering as he spotted me, big ol slap of his huge tail and headed for the lodge... later if you want I can download a larger version....

[blueflames50]

here ya go.....I had to put it in my smugmug account to get a large image.

[NomadicBear]

Beavers can hurt dogs, especially if the confrontation happens in the water. If it's a large dog, however, and on land, the beaver stands little chance in an altercation. Much to my chagrin, my dog is a killing machine when it comes to wild animals. He went after a beaver once, which quickly slipped away into the river. He had quite a confrontation with a raccoon one dark night, and dispatched of the poor thing in short order, suffering only a very small cut on his head.