Redneck at the vets office

[low plains drifter 11,491]

2 hours ago, Rickshaw swami said:

Yea 40 pound rat.Beaver always try to bolt when in the ground.A smart terrier will catch the back leg and stalemate them.A terrier can't stop a beaver by working the head.When they stalemate them the beaver will bite.Usually shoulders armpits but sometimes head.

 

Small beavers teeth few weeks ago.

I recall a Colgate dodger who had teeth like that

[mitre 493]

I would not like to that on any dog nasty bites like that looks like a large rat in my eyes hope you're dog is ok you can not always tell with viruses from any vermin like that 

[mackem 30,991]

19 hours ago, WataWalloper said:

 it’s teeth where a fraction of that beaver, they literally like chisels 

They are everywhere locally,even a couple of streets away they dammed a stream,doesn't take them long to chew through a tree.I can't remember how much the city spends on trapping them but its a fair old wedge.

 

[mackem 30,991]

19 hours ago, Rickshaw swami said:

Yea 40 pound rat.Beaver always try to bolt when in the ground.A smart terrier will catch the back leg and stalemate them.A terrier can't stop a beaver by working the head.When they stalemate them the beaver will bite.Usually shoulders armpits but sometimes head.

 

Small beavers teeth few weeks ago.

How many do you get in a season mate?Are they plentiful in your area?

[Rickshaw swami 4,586]

On 09/12/2025 at 06:48, mackem said:

How many do you get in a season mate?Are they plentiful in your area?

Yes they are plentiful.They are considered pests and most landowners are happy to let you hunt them.I bolt over 100 a year at least.Educated beaver will bolt as soon as the terrier enters.I rarely shoot bolted quarry .I still check these particular sets because after the beaver bolt the terrier will go find a coon or otter who are living in the beaver set for warmth.Otters and coons can't dig their own set so its smart to keep a few beaver to maintain the tubes.Of the 100 plus beaver bolted per year I catch about 10 adults with terriers per year.The goal isnt necessarily beaver it's the critters who live with them that test your terrier but if you dont keep beaver numbers in check they will dam the creeks and raise the water too high for terrierwork.Its going to be -11celsius when I wade the creek in the morning.Im going to check a beaver set.Im guessing 2 forty pound beaver will bolt immediately then hopefully the terrier can find a coon.I will take a few pics tomorrow and see if I'm right.

[Qbgrey 4,409]

Giardia is bad for the dogs , my dog got it retrieving a duck from a stagnant ditch. b*****d to get rid of. 

[leegreen 2,323]

On 09/12/2025 at 12:46, mackem said:

They are everywhere locally,even a couple of streets away they dammed a stream,doesn't take them long to chew through a tree.I can't remember how much the city spends on trapping them but its a fair old wedge.

 

 

Look at the size of those chips!

 

New boots?

[mackem 30,991]

2 minutes ago, leegreen said:

Look at the size of those chips!

 

New boots?

Crispi,the boots not the beaver rasped wood chips.

[Rickshaw swami 4,586]

Monday morning I went hunting as planned.bitch entered.

Out shot a beaver before I could raise my phone.It made some racket busting ice.I walked to the other end of the set and 2 more shot out.I managed a picture of their wave.

The bitch came out letting me know that no coon was home.I decided to walk a mile or so upstream to another set.I had a pup with me for his first adventure.He is the pup that I asked for help naming a year ago on this forum.Lugar.As we made our way upstream we encountered a beaver dam which raised the water level a few feet.I knew the chances of catching anything now were slim.

 

As we approached the next set I realized beavers had covered the entrances with mud and sticks so I turned the lugar pup loose to have a look around with the bitch above ground.They were chewing sticks wanting to enter when out shot a beaver.

 

My little bitch couldn't find anywhere to enter but the lugar pup began chewing and digging through the bank.

Didn't take long and old lugar had excavated to a beaver tube and 3 beaver bolted.

These 4 beaver hid under a certain tree and not much can be done.

 

We began the walk back to the truck. I was happy with lugar's first day.Took some pictures of beaver damage on the walk back.

 

So 7 bolted beaver and no terrier made contact.Tuesdays hunt went the polar opposite.To be continued...

[Rickshaw swami 4,586]

Tuesday morning I got up early to drive a few counties over to a beaver swamp with the tri color terrier.He was feeling good walking across the frost covered field on the way to swamp.

I free casted the terrier once in the swamp.The main ditch I went to check was frozen.

One tube entrance was unfrozen which told me a beaver was at home.The terrier disappeared and I realized water was being pulled into the entrance which means a beaver is retreating further into the set.

30 minutes later I dug a limp terrier who was hypothermic and beaver cut laying in water.He was covered in clay.No time for pictures.I wrapped the terrier in my vest and put him in my rucksack and began walking back as fast as possible.I did snap a pic while running back across that field.

I cranked the truck up and blasted the heat.I wrapped the terrier in some blankets.I stripped to my underwear so I could run the trucks heat full blast.While driving out I decided after my recent vet trip I didn't want to have to teach the vet about hypothermia induced coalagapathy so I brought the terrier home.Gave him some medicine to reverse shock.Wrapped him in more blankets and raised the house thermostat 5 degrees farenheit.Spent a few days with him.Hes much better now but won't be able to hunt for a few more weeks.If you dont know how to save a terrier you shouldn't put them to ground in my opinion.

 

 

.I hope this shows yall a little about beaver hunting good and bad.