Author Topic: O.K. its aspen but what's the deal here? (Read 2404 times)

Jeff · « **on:** November 23, 2002, 10:42:24 am »

Yes Its Aspen but what is it that is distinctive about this photo?

Tom · « **Reply #1 on:** November 23, 2002, 11:11:06 am »

Not enough area to make a good guess but I suppose that is the challenge. I'll guess:

The butt of a log showing the hinge area where perhaps fiber was pulled from the tree when it was felled. :-/

Bro. Noble · « **Reply #2 on:** November 23, 2002, 11:30:58 am »

Looks to me like it was cut down by a big rodent.

Noble

Texas Ranger · « **Reply #3 on:** November 23, 2002, 12:01:14 pm »

What Noble said. Their tail makes good eating. sort of like a meat flapjack.

Tom · « **Reply #4 on:** November 23, 2002, 12:14:55 pm »

Yeah, I can see that ! Hadn't thought about some other kind of lumberjack.

Jeff · « **Reply #5 on:** November 23, 2002, 02:15:46 pm »

Righto

I am going to make a lamp or sumthin out of this. The beavers did most of the work on getting this tree down. Its over 12 inches.

Tom · « **Reply #6 on:** November 23, 2002, 02:36:33 pm »

Things must be tough up there, Jeff. Maybe the DNR should consider putting out feeders for the beavers. Give'em something decent to eat so they don't have to gnaw trees. Sheesh! What will they do when they run out of trees? Oh yeah, I think we covered that already. :-/

woodmills1 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 24, 2002, 05:12:48 pm »

do you have to put the beavers on workmans comp??

Jeff · « **Reply #8 on:** November 24, 2002, 06:50:12 pm »

No, if at all possible we put them in a jar, and then later over noodles.

DanG · « **Reply #9 on:** November 24, 2002, 07:34:58 pm »

I thought, fer a minit, it was a aerial shot of Aspen, Colorado.

Jeff · « **Reply #10 on:** November 25, 2002, 02:22:43 am »

Are thre Beavers in the southern states?

Tom · « **Reply #11 on:** November 25, 2002, 05:21:11 am »

I hear of a few in N. Fla and S. Ga but not many of them. It doesn't take too many.

Noble_Ma · « **Reply #12 on:** November 25, 2002, 06:01:10 am »

In my state you can't do anything about them if they flood your property. You just about have to get an act of Congress to get them moved. I have a friend that has been fighting with the local officials and audubon society in the area for years. He's starting to lose trees from the flooding not to mention their appetite.

Bro. Noble · « **Reply #13 on:** November 25, 2002, 06:57:59 am »

They are a nuisance here along the creeks. Dad traps them because they cut trees that stabalize the creek banks. The hides aren't worth much.

We have a little hayfield across a creek from my parents house. I was going there to check to see if the hay was ready to cut onetime. Was zipping right along on my dirt bike, went around a bend, through the brush, and down the bank to the crossing. Before I knew what happened, I was chest deep in water----the bike was completely under. Mr. Beaver only thought he had a new home. It took a lot of work to tear the Dang dam out. I didn't ask anyone if they had any objections.

Noble

Ron Scott · « **Reply #14 on:** November 25, 2002, 11:24:29 am »

Aspen Gets Even With Beaver. This photo was taken on Beaver Island out in Lake Michigan. If this keeps up, they will have to change the isle's name.

Also a good message here for safety in tree falling.

SteveS · « **Reply #15 on:** November 26, 2002, 03:59:08 am »

Beavers are considered a nuisance around here to. You can’t hardly sell the hides, but the local county conservation office usually has a bounty out on them. They pay $10 to $15 for each tail that you bring in. Most of the time the animal is wasted. They were never a problem when the fur prices were decent. Now with all the anti-fur campaigns, it takes up some of our tax money to keep the population under control. Makes a lot of sence huh.

Corley5 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 27, 2002, 01:03:19 pm »

They can be a real nuisance around here too. Road Comm. here pay trappers a bounty to remove problem animals that are plugging up culverts etc. There didn't used to be that many around then the fur market went to h*#!, thanks animal rights people, now they're everywhere.

ADfields · « **Reply #17 on:** December 04, 2002, 04:08:04 am »

Thay are in Arizona and Alaska both! Bill Williams was the traper/gide the quit the Doner wagon train in Colorado becous it was to late in the year to make it over the Sierra Navadas befor the snow. Well he went from ther south into Arizona and traped beaver on what is now Bill Williams mountian and founded the town of Williams Arizona, on I-40 west of Flagstaff. Ther are beaver in Arizona every place you find year round water, ther just all over Alaska where ever thay can be away from the otters.
Andy

ADfields · « **Reply #18 on:** December 04, 2002, 04:17:06 am »

I was told once by an old cowboy from John Day Oregon that if you kill a baever in your ditch for fluding your hay field ther will be a new one ther in the morning. But (he sead) if you beet the cr** out of it and just neer kill it it will go away and none will erplace it that summer. I always wondered if that was true or if he was pulling my leg, he was not the leg pulling kind of guy.

:-/
Andy

DextorDee · « **Reply #19 on:** December 05, 2002, 08:28:59 am »

I had a real long post about how much I like @#$ beavers and the damage they do , but I got to emotional and changed it to this one. Jeff B, I can't speak for all of Ga but here in N.E. Ga we have plenty.. I won't go into any details ,but a 22mag and the conibear trap work real good. I wonder whose bright idea it was to release beaver in a populated area? (re release)is that a word?
Guess most of yall have seen this one .
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/beaverdam.htm
may have to copy and paste the link
I got plenty of them stumps if ya want to go into the lamp business

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Author Topic: O.K. its aspen but what's the deal here? (Read 2404 times)