Beaver Dam Removal Musky Bay 2023 #3

Day 3!
This was just a small one but held quite a bit of water up stream.
Check out the time laps version at 51:43
You can really see the muddy bank slide down as the water recedes.
I also caught an eastern newt, 🦎
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Thanks for watching

[@martinmarsola6477]

A great dismantling today, Gene! You make it a pleasure to watch. See you on the next! 🙂👍🇺🇸

[@geneplumley4136]

Hey Martin 👋 Thanks, you bet! 🦫 🇨🇦 🦫

[@user-zv1re7ne1l]

Great job gene take care ,god bless .

[@geneplumley4136]

Thank you, Avelina. 🙏 🦫 🦫 🦫 🛶 🌞

[@JudyMenzel7]

Well, that was a miserable mess! Great job, Gene👍🤗

[@geneplumley4136]

Thanks, Judy. 👋 They don't have access to many large trees here. So mud it is! 💩

[@CryogenicFire]

Those beavers sure are keeping you busy Gene. Great job as ever

[@geneplumley4136]

They sure are. 🦫 🌳 🪵 💥 🌊 🌊 🌊. Thanks, Cryogenic Fire 🔥

[@deeanderson4440]

I must say, I have seen lots of dam removals but this is thee muddiest beaver dam I have ever seen. You really worked your tail off to remove it. You do great work. I am now subscribed 😊

[@geneplumley4136]

Hi Dee, 👋 Thank you. And thanks for subscribing. I am getting rained on for the next one. Get rid of some of that mud, 👍

[@user-bq3gs6ke6u]

That’s a muddy mess. Great job. See you in the next one.👍👍👍👍🦫🦫🦫🦫

[@geneplumley4136]

Thanks! You bet! 🦫 💥 🌊 🌊 🌊

[@ruthwright5395]

I bet they hired a dump truck to haul all that mud 😂😂😂😂stay safe, blessings from Tennessee ❤

[@geneplumley4136]

Thanks, Ruth! Sure, it seems like it! 🚛 💩 💩 💩

[@sophiagavra2872]

Very good job 👏

[@geneplumley4136]

Thank you, Sophia, 👍 🦫 🪵 💥 🌊 🌊 🌊

[@excession3076]

Hi Gene, That was a frustrating dam, too much mud, not enough water, and a tree stump thrown into just to make your life difficult. No wonder you didn't fancy tackling the next one. Loved the newt, you know sometimes they squeak when you pick them up? Years ago I caught one to show my children when we were out messing around in a pond. It was so unexpected I promptly dropped it so it does kind of work as a protection.

[@geneplumley4136]

Hey, Excession. Yes, it was a difficult one. I did not know they made noise. I bet it was unexpected. I used to catch them all the time as a kid. I had about 20 of them at one point. 🦎

[@marilynhemingway5219]

The one truth about beavers and nature is that they are both plentiful. Good clean out again.

[@geneplumley4136]

Hi Marilyn 👋 They sure are. 🦫 🦫 🦫. Around here anyway. We have so many.

[@MarkHarding-sd1wg]

Gene how do you go home with your conue when the water as gone well done lad great to see ye 😮

[@geneplumley4136]

Hi Mark, 👋 Thanks! Sometimes, I just have to drag it 🛶 💪. This one wasn't far from the truck, but sometimes it's no fun.

[@StevenCarinci]

The next day the beavers will have built it back . Beavers are good for the environment as they create marsh land and underground wells.

[@dzzope]

Absolutely.. Natural habitat generators / flood prevention / ground water replenishing / drought fighting "pests" I find it insane that there are places here that used to have beavers in them and now people have built houses.. Same people were surprised that they got properly flooded with the first 100 year storm since they were built. (They occour much more than once in a 100 yrs for any that don't know) Le sigh.

[@geneplumley4136]

Trust me, the beavers that built this dam will not be rebuilding it. I agree with everything else, though. 👍 This waterway is deemed a municipal drain and has to be kept open to prevent flooding. They are welcome to take residence anywhere else alongside it, just not in it. Or I get commissioned by the town to come do what I do. Let me know if you have any questions?

[@geneplumley4136]

True. But now that there are houses, roads and farms here. There are also engineered drain systems to go with them. When they get clogged, bad things happen. Then I get commissioned to go do what I do. Do you have any questions?

[@MADM0NK]

You wouldn't kill the beaver right. That would put you out of a job.

[@StevenCarinci]

@@geneplumley4136 They would rebuild it if they weren't prevented is what I meant. I mean they're beavers, what else can they do?

[@nettestewart8769]

This was a hard dam to take down 😮.How long does it take by road and canoe to get to these dams ?you did a great job in a difficult dam thank you 😊

[@geneplumley4136]

Hi Nette, 👋 It was! I didn't get as far as I would have liked, but the water is able to drain anyway. This job has 6 beaver dams spread over 1.5 km's of river. It's about a 35-minute drive here as well. Sometimes, I have to canoe 10-15 km's depending on the locations. They are quite often 4 wheeler access only as well. It's the best job ever, 😁 Thanks for watching. 🦫

[@user-vy8lp1zv8z]

Hey Gene, have you ever read any of your favorite responses on the chanel?

[@geneplumley4136]

I should try. That's a good idea. 👍

[@marieclaudeetcheverry3067]

😉 les castors canadiens seraient-ils les descendants directs des romains, ces grands bâtisseurs de voies ? Ces ingénieurs qui pour soigner leurs douleurs prenaient des bains de boue ? Encore une fois, merci de nous faire partager votre amour de votre terroir

[@geneplumley4136]

Bonjour Marie. Castors Romains, lol. Je trouve que la natation m’aide à soulager mes douleurs. Je deviens assez boueux! lol. Vous êtes les bienvenus. Merci d’avoir regardé.

[@lightwavz]

I am watching these all out of order lately! This wasn't just a dam, it was a Fortress of Mud! Loved the creatures round up at the end, particularly the newt. They were always my favorite. How much longer do you have in your season?

[@geneplumley4136]

Hi Terri, 👋. It was a lot, lol. 💩 💩 💩 Thanks, I was surprised to see him, 🦎. He almost got away with no pictures. I used to catch them all the time when I was younger. I can usually go until mid November. That's usually when things really freeze up. 🥶

[@lightwavz]

​@@geneplumley4136Stay warm up there! Hope you got all your tomatoes in. We're still dodging first frost down here in Michigan. I've been procrastinating this year too. 😊

[@geneplumley4136]

​@lightwavz will do.😎 We had our first frost weeks ago. Even the leafs are mostly gone. 😢. But that's OK. This is when the 🦫 's really get to work getting ready for winter. Which is great news for me, not so much the landowners, 😆.

[@christianclavel7231]

Very warm day ?😊

[@geneplumley4136]

It was that day. 🌞 🦫 🌊 🌊 🌊

[@user-vy8lp1zv8z]

How bad is the smell of most of the dams,kick it the,A, again.😮

[@geneplumley4136]

Hey Claude. 👋 Some of them are pretty stinky, but honestly, I kind of like it, lol. Once the water gets moving, it smells pretty good. At least to me, 😆. 🦵 🫏 💥 🌊 🌊

[@JudyMenzel7]

Instead of Musky Bay, call it Mucky Bay😂

[@geneplumley4136]

😆, good idea. 👍

[@kevincinnamontoast3669]

Why? Dams are wildlife magnets. Think.

[@geneplumley4136]

Hi Kevin. This is actually my job. These may not look like it, but they are drains that need to be kept open. When the water levels rise in these particular areas, bad things happen. Farms, roads, bridges, peoples homes, etc. I get commissioned by the town to do this.

[@vorta5194]

Boooooooooo you fish killer

[@geneplumley4136]

Hi Vorta. I see your point, but these drains have to be kept open. There is always running water there. This way, the fish can actually get back to the main body of water they are from. Technically, the dam was trapping them there.