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Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection #4690144 10/15/14 01:38 PM 10/15/14 01:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine huntinjunkie OP trapper
huntinjunkie OP trapper Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine	Any experiences to share? Client wants me to wrap the trees around their pond to prevent losing anymore (when) the next beaver comes along and before I can get there to trap em out again. Any experiences with 36" galvanized cage wire with 1x2" opening? That's what I'm leaning toward but wondering If others have had just as good a luck with 2x4" opening in a 48" height. Preferred support stakes? Thanks!

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690160 10/15/14 01:58 PM 10/15/14 01:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 111 NM H HD_Wildlife trapper
HD_Wildlife trapper H Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 111 NM	PM Don Lafountain his handle is trapper don. Or give him a holler. http://www.beaversolutions.com

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: HD_Wildlife] #4690316 10/15/14 03:57 PM 10/15/14 03:57 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine huntinjunkie OP trapper
huntinjunkie OP trapper Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine	Thanks.

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690323 10/15/14 04:00 PM 10/15/14 04:00 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine huntinjunkie OP trapper
huntinjunkie OP trapper Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine	tried to send a message thru the website. didnt' look like it would go thru

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690350 10/15/14 04:21 PM 10/15/14 04:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,031 St. Louis Co, Mo B BigBob trapper
BigBob trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,031 St. Louis Co, Mo	2x4 openings will allow a small amount of chewing, so wrap it loose so they can't reach the bark. Tight wrapping of any size will cause the tree to swallow the wire. Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon. Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor. Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690438 10/15/14 05:10 PM 10/15/14 05:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,593 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,593 Georgia	Many of my clients have had success with chain link fencing yards and other areas to exclude beaver. Any decorative style fence should work as long as it's tight to the ground and doesn't have large openings.

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690455 10/15/14 05:19 PM 10/15/14 05:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,344 NWWA/AZ Vinke trapper
Vinke trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,344 NWWA/AZ	I have seen beaver climb the fence and cut the tree down above it,,,,....... Slightly used Shoes 4 sale……………

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690503 10/15/14 05:45 PM 10/15/14 05:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 32 OH Eric Arnold trapper
Eric Arnold trapper Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 32 OH	I'm guessing that you plan to trap them during fur season, otherwise I don't understand your opening comment about waiting as you'd have to be onsite to install the fencing so why not trap the beaver at that time? As for the fencing, how much longer is it before you can trap beaver, how many trees need it, what is the average tree girth you're protecting, is there a lot of encumbrances that will interfere with installation time, and will the fencing stay in place when you're done, or is this an install, trap, then remove project? Eric Arnold Publishing Editor W.C.T. Magazine Editor The Fur Taker Magazine

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690534 10/15/14 06:07 PM 10/15/14 06:07 PM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 193 Tipton, IN T Travis Wolford trapper
Travis Wolford trapper T Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 193 Tipton, IN	It looks like they want this as a preventative measure in anticipation of the next round of beavers Eric. The way it looks in the original post. They want wire on the trees so the next time they notice a beaver swimming instead of chewed trees. it is not a stupid question if you do not know the answer

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690551 10/15/14 06:18 PM 10/15/14 06:18 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 749 Schenectady, NY E EatenByLimestone trapper
EatenByLimestone trapper E Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 749 Schenectady, NY	Make it high enough that a beaver can't get above it when there is some snow on the ground. www.upstatepestandwildlife.com

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690607 10/15/14 06:46 PM 10/15/14 06:46 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin P Paul Winkelmann trapper
Paul Winkelmann trapper P Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin	I would love to tell the world what we charge for beaver jobs, but this IS Wisconsin and if my competitors charged 50 cents less, we would lose all our jobs. What I can tell you is that no matter where you are, if you are comparing the price of another fallen tree to the price of an extra-prime, extra-large, beaver pelt, you are not an ADC guy or even a fur trapper; you are a moron!

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690678 10/15/14 07:33 PM 10/15/14 07:33 PM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 24 New Hampshire Coondog6 trapper
Coondog6 trapper Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 24 New Hampshire	You can go to http://www.beaversolutions.com/tree_protection.asp and learn about wrapping trees The measure of a man is what he will do when he knows he won't get caught. Coondog6 www.BestWayWildlife.com

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: Eric Arnold] #4690985 10/15/14 09:48 PM 10/15/14 09:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine huntinjunkie OP trapper
huntinjunkie OP trapper Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine	Originally Posted By: WCT I'm guessing that you plan to trap them during fur season, otherwise I don't understand your opening comment about waiting as you'd have to be onsite to install the fencing so why not trap the beaver at that time? As for the fencing, how much longer is it before you can trap beaver, how many trees need it, what is the average tree girth you're protecting, is there a lot of encumbrances that will interfere with installation time, and will the fencing stay in place when you're done, or is this an install, trap, then remove project? I've already removed the beaver that was doing the damage but his pond is visited each year by dispersing beaver and they always take a few trees before he see's they're back and has em trapped. He's putting a house right next to the pond so wants to preserve the remaning trees. There are 58 I would say are "at risk". He's scheduled me to inspect the property 4X a year goign forward for rats and beaver. This is an add on.

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: EatenByLimestone] #4690986 10/15/14 09:49 PM 10/15/14 09:49 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine huntinjunkie OP trapper
huntinjunkie OP trapper Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine	Originally Posted By: EatenByLimestone Make it high enough that a beaver can't get above it when there is some snow on the ground. Good tip!

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4690990 10/15/14 09:50 PM 10/15/14 09:50 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine huntinjunkie OP trapper
huntinjunkie OP trapper Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 76 Maine	Thanks gang!

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4691097 10/15/14 10:30 PM 10/15/14 10:30 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2 Oxford, Michigan A Aaron Curtis trapper
Aaron Curtis trapper A Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2 Oxford, Michigan	Reminds me of a lady who screamed at me daily for a week for trapping muskrats and beavers by her house. Day 8 she awoke to a brand new cherry tree she planted being slid across her front lawn by the beaver. She was waiting at my truck to show me where she wanted the traps.

Re: Fence wrapping trees for beaver protection [Re: huntinjunkie] #4691328 10/16/14 12:48 AM 10/16/14 12:48 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,593 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,593 Georgia	What I find funny is many HOAs I've had the pleasure of working around. First the lakeside homeowners have the problems but not the HOA board members up the hill so I get hired by a lakeside owner. I suggest fencing but the HOA won't allow fencing but ugly tree wrapping is perfectly acceptable.

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