I’m at our cottage, opening up for the season and every year there’s a new problem. Our cottage is right on a lake and our shoreline is lined with many “mature” cedar trees. Not overly large, maybe up to 6” diameter. Our place is a couple of hundred yards from a channel that drains the lake and is the location of a beaver lodge.
When I was looking around the property I noticed the lower branches of the trees were missing. I thought maybe I trimmed last fall and forgot about them. Closer inspection revealed the beavers decided to chew the branches off. No real worry because it cleaned the property up a bit. Lol. Further inspection showed they actually took down a 5” diameter tree. Ba$tards!
I researched the internet and found that on the beavers list of favourite trees to chew, cedar was at the bottom of the list - lucky me
. Now I’m concerned they will take down all the trees on my shoreline.
Up here it’s legal to “remove” these critters if they’re causing damage to your property. I’ll have to research this further. I’d prefer to leave them alone, if they left me alone. Was wondering if anyone here has any experience with successfully discouraging beaver activity on their property.
When I was looking around the property I noticed the lower branches of the trees were missing. I thought maybe I trimmed last fall and forgot about them. Closer inspection revealed the beavers decided to chew the branches off. No real worry because it cleaned the property up a bit. Lol. Further inspection showed they actually took down a 5” diameter tree. Ba$tards!
I researched the internet and found that on the beavers list of favourite trees to chew, cedar was at the bottom of the list - lucky me
. Now I’m concerned they will take down all the trees on my shoreline. Up here it’s legal to “remove” these critters if they’re causing damage to your property. I’ll have to research this further. I’d prefer to leave them alone, if they left me alone. Was wondering if anyone here has any experience with successfully discouraging beaver activity on their property.
I wrapped several trees with wire mesh but ran out of material. I’m concerned they will take down more trees over the winter. May have to go back and wrap more trees but it’s a 450 mile round trip. I heard, but can’t confirm, there are sprays you can apply to the tree bark that might keep the rodents away.
. Does anyone here have experience with electric fences? Perhaps another option to keep the rodents away. Liability concerns?
