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Wild Beaver Jun 8, 2008 21:49:03 GMT -5

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While at work tonight, I noticed a beaver in the creek next door. I watched it for a while and then got the camera. It sat there and looked at us for a few minutes and then swam over to our side of the creek. I kept getting closer and closer until I could reach out and touch it. It didn't seem to mind. It flinched a little when I touched it's ear. If I didn't have pictures to prove it nobody would believe me.

I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left

gillgrabber Major Contributor Posts: 692	Wild Beaver Jun 9, 2008 6:38:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gillgrabber on Jun 9, 2008 6:38:13 GMT -5 Great photos. Stupid question: do beavers bite? I'd hate to have THOSE teeth sunk into my hand.
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huxbux Guest	Wild Beaver Jun 9, 2008 6:42:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by huxbux on Jun 9, 2008 6:42:48 GMT -5 Great pics!

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Wild Beaver Jun 9, 2008 6:48:45 GMT -5

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Jun 9, 2008 6:38:13 GMT -5 gillgrabber said:

Great photos.
Stupid question: do beavers bite? I'd hate to have THOSE teeth sunk into my hand.

Yes, they do when alarmed.
I was crossing the bridge into town one day back when I lived in Milltown, and I saw what I first thought was an otter climbing the bank of the river on the opposite side. When the tail cleared the surface I was forced to reconsider my identification of the beastie. It was the first beaver I had ever seen in the wild.

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bsutravis Major Contributor Posts: 5,830	Wild Beaver Jun 9, 2008 8:23:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bsutravis on Jun 9, 2008 8:23:57 GMT -5 WOW! Cool photos! I'd be cautious that the beaver might be diseased for it to have lost it's fear of people. Otherwise: Nice Beaver!

76chevy Major Contributor Posts: 1,604	Wild Beaver Jun 9, 2008 13:38:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 76chevy on Jun 9, 2008 13:38:29 GMT -5 he looks poised and ready to take your fingers off!

76chevy Major Contributor Posts: 1,604	Wild Beaver Jun 9, 2008 13:39:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 76chevy on Jun 9, 2008 13:39:23 GMT -5 I used to trap them and they are not typically friendly like that.

Decatur Major Contributor High Fence is NOT "Hunting", it's killing. There's a difference! Posts: 17,346	Wild Beaver Jun 9, 2008 17:15:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Decatur on Jun 9, 2008 17:15:49 GMT -5 You are braver than I!
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Decatur Major Contributor High Fence is NOT "Hunting", it's killing. There's a difference! Posts: 17,346	Wild Beaver Jun 10, 2008 0:28:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Decatur on Jun 10, 2008 0:28:38 GMT -5 Jun 9, 2008 17:57:46 GMT -5 pigeonflier said: Never thought we could say NICE BEAVER in a good way!!!! ;D ;D ;D Isn't that a good way? ;D ;D ;D
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Wild Beaver Jun 10, 2008 3:13:15 GMT -5

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I knew I would never get that close to a live beaver again, so I thought I would get as close as I could. I don't know why he wasn't afraid, he checked us out for a long time before coming over. It looked like he was blind in one eye. It was white and the other eye was black. Other than that, it looked and acted fine. It was cutting down small saplings and eating the leaves when we first saw it.

I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left

whitetaildave24 Major Contributor Posts: 8,955	Wild Beaver Jun 10, 2008 10:12:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by whitetaildave24 on Jun 10, 2008 10:12:37 GMT -5 You guys crack me up.

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Post by huxbux on Jun 9, 2008 6:42:48 GMT -5

Post by kevin1 on Jun 9, 2008 6:48:45 GMT -5

Post by bsutravis on Jun 9, 2008 8:23:57 GMT -5

Post by 76chevy on Jun 9, 2008 13:38:29 GMT -5

Post by 76chevy on Jun 9, 2008 13:39:23 GMT -5

Post by Decatur on Jun 9, 2008 17:15:49 GMT -5

Post by pigeonflier on Jun 9, 2008 17:57:46 GMT -5

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Post by whitetaildave24 on Jun 10, 2008 10:12:37 GMT -5