Strange Beaver Dam Moves Before Collapse!

[@Kenislovas]

Merchandise - www.kenislovas.com. Thank You!

[@rhennaostrander5910]

The cows were wondering "we have never seen a Beaver that big" 😂

[@jgeorge-g7k]

quality control, bank edge supervisors 😄

[@surfinoperator]

I'm loving it!!! What an AMAZING & FANTASTIC comment 🤣🤣🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@paulhare662]

Likely wondering what College Degreed Beaver engineer/planner came up with the plan.

[@martinschwaikert5433]

I neither know, why I'm watching it nor do I know, why it's so satisfying.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

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[@KingKatRider]

Ya, its like 4am here that explains it for me lol.

[@Rave-agent]

Because it's a video that is true to the KZbin (original) vision.

[@mattmarzula]

​@@Rave-agentI could see that. People sharing life experiences. Makes sense.

[@mattmarzula]

Might I suggest Post 10's channel? You'll potentially discover why you're watching these videos.

[@Verklunkenzwiebel]

your camera placement was outstanding. The downstream camera captured the oncoming water, while the upstream camera gave a good picture on the collapse. Well done

[@criticalevent]

I've never seen anyone tackle a beaver dam by hand before. Really makes you appreciate how much energy those little creatures put into them.

[@zyxw2000]

There are many videos on that, also by Post 10 and Fox River Bushcraft. It's done only when the water floods farmland and roads. Then the beavers move their dam elsewhere.

[@CuriousMess61]

@@zyxw2000 msTECH86 is another good one too.

[@dennistennyson4540]

It was nice that you had an audience admiring your efforts.

[@akirk1573]

that was wonderfully put.

[@Joe-eb9yo]

I enjoyed the downstream view on this one! The dam also appeared to be very thick! Great job! 🇺🇸

[@randymason62]

True, so do I. I like watching the tractors brake dams but he makes it more exiting.

[@wealthychef]

Great job scraping out the corners, I think this was key to the collapse that you dug deeply in at the edges, even more than you usually do. And as usual, the camera work is second to none

[@markreetz1001]

Really enjoyed that collapse! I really liked how the water pushed the bottom out as soon as the dam moved and it went down about a half meter in a heart-beat! Great video!

[@lonewolf49707]

You had a live audience for a second. When you turned the camera up to show the cows I laughed out loud. Great Video.

[@marilynhemingway5219]

I am surprised at how much mud and grass those creatures use for one dam. And to think Mantas has to clean it all out. Mantas does this without complaining. He's a good man. Good work.

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

Now THAT was a great one. For the first ten seconds, I was rooting for the dam to wash away while it stubbornly refused to go until WHOOSH!! So very satisfying. 😊👍

[@jenniferjohnson7955]

Beautiful collapse. Love all the different camera views. Stay safe. ❤

[@chuckarkens9459]

The cows are curious! They just want to see what you’re doing and if you may be bringing food.

[@clairebordeleau6970]

Merci!

[@Kenislovas]

Thank you very much ❤️

[@BeFaithful00]

You content providers who drive in these niche lanes have struck gold. This will always be satisfying to watch.

[@eduardomontes1276]

The Beaver -dam collapsator on the move !!!!!👍👏👏💪💪

[@kathygoskey6701]

lol…. The cows are wondering what you’re doing.

[@benniehazelwood9276]

Lol no there wandering if we can eat it lol 😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@artmosley3337]

The cows were planning on going swimming all summer!!!

[@tomswindler64]

Seriously that was a lot of mud and debris,that you had to collapse,impressive dam collapse,good thing you didn’t get caught off guard by the water and debris.great video as always,photography is always right on.just keep on doing what you do best.be safe.😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@ammelovmokum7346]

(young)cows are so curious and they are kindharted, no worries mate

[@mp-db5nq]

Cows kill more people each year in the uk than dogs

[@zyxw2000]

Yes, cows are gentle creatures.

[@secotioid]

Beaver dams are a natural flood defence, and an asset.

[@williamheber2118]

Pfft!

[@brian7android985]

On a natural landscape, yes. On a managed landscape, no.

[@hwhunter3589]

I'm pretty sure in these canals beaver dams can cause floods!!! That's this mans entire job is to keep the beavers from flooding the farmers land!!! Hav u been watching this channel long??😂😂😂 but u r correct also beavers are great for certain landscapes and creating aquatic ecosystems for other animals that live in or around water!!! Just not for this type of maintained farmland for these runoff ditches need to run freely to keep from backing up and flooding their fields and killing their crops!!! So for this type of landscape beavers are actually a nuisance and a liability to the farmers who need every single piece of their harvest in most cases jus to keep going!!!

[@lylehart3744]

No they are NOT. That's man made dams. Beaver dams actually make floods much worse because they store excess water with zero reserve capacity which means that WHEN a flood happens the beavers just added a lot of extra water to the flood that would have harmlessly flowed downstream before the flood if the beavers hadn't built a dam

[@donovanattano3898]

Not allways that land dont look like flood plains water im assuming is used for irrigation the beavers become pests under those conditions

[@ElwoodBlinken]

That’s definitely in competition for #1 collapse! ❤

[@GigiCathyto6]

Love all the camera angles! Lots of mud and sticks to move. And then all of a sudden it collapsed! Awesome job. Stay safe.

[@RonLauzon]

Thanks!

[@Kenislovas]

Thank you Ron!🙈

[@ViKee010]

Did anyone else notice how cute and funny those “old girls”, the cows looked when he put them on camera. It was like they were just lined up, watching and nosing in on what was going on! So cute. That was a great collapse Mantis. It always amazes me how the water drops 8-12 inches immediately after the dam breaks. I really enjoyed this one. Thanks for your hard work. ✌🏻🤍🤞🏽

[@Knappa22]

Seeing the water level drop from 15:11 to 15 :50 is so satisfying

[@skoolzone]

There’s something wrong with us

[@andreafennell7570]

The cows heard that you are the best so came to witness your great work. Great collapse x

[@natalieb.8548]

Nice roll-over! Awesome work!

[@sj-qn4uy]

Great work as usuall, i love watching your videos. Here in the UK.

[@benjocalrision]

The hydrodynamics of the silt in the upstream shot was a particular highlight 🤙

[@antitheist9976]

I saw that too, was going to mention fluid dynamics but you got there first. I don't know why but rivers, lakes, currents and water movement fascinates me. The depth is also a factor in that. Maybe I am just weird haha

[@ker4all]

The Beavers are communicating that they can help humans maintain ecology which supports humanity... Start looking at their marvels, and you'll be amazed. Much is to be gained from what is being learned from the beaver.

[@Salutimondo]

These are not natural waterways. They are man-made channels made decades ago to channel away excess water from productive cropping fields and to protect adjacent roads from subsidence. The country he lives in is very low lying and the water table rises to the surface preventing crops being grown to feed the population, provide employment and to be exported for income. That is why there are many hundreds of kilometres of drainage channels which empty into the natural waterways eventually. The beavers come up these man-made channels and block them. They are able to freely return to their natural habitat. You’re welcome……

[@chrissygw4971]

That was the funniest thing ever seeing all the cows watching you work, they are wonderful animals.

[@jacksonmichaelor]

Fascinating. I appreciate your effort doing these by hand. Thay is a lot of work!

[@JamesAllmond]

Love the live audience! Moo. Excellent full collapse!

[@JuanitaHundley]

That was a back breaking dam but you took it down! Great job, as always. 😊👍

[@thomascagle8904]

Great video Mantas thank you for your efforts. Can't wait for the channel to hit 100k subscribers for you.

[@davidn8759]

It’s 9am here in Texas good morning all

[@stevewhite-ko4zj]

10:00 - 10:00 here in rainy south fla. Waiting on land fall of Milton.. Wish us luck. 😮

[@rufusmedrano2962]

7:17 in California good morning

[@45beetle]

@@stevewhite-ko4zj please stay safe I’m here in NC I was lucky and just got rain from Helene

[@snickle1980]

All these camera angles made this an amazing damned show!

[@christophermiller867]

That was massive! Loved the downstream shot of the initial deluge. Great drone shots also!

[@dontkilImejay]

Love the downstream camera shots, great every time.

[@BobbySuel-s9u]

That’s one of the best clear and clean

[@sheilakay8062]

Missed all your hard work but caught the reward of your efforts! EPIC!

[@anniedoughty3308]

I keep watching I roll it back and forth to see the big wall fall love it keep up the good work

[@peterkohl1863]

you have an audience. and they are cheering you as you work

[@normanjohnson2548]

Why do you need to tear down the dams? Seems like there is a benefit to retaining water on the land, and allowing the water tables and aquifers to recharge.

[@JVHorvath1]

these are generally storm ponds. they are made ponds that are points on property to collect the extra field water so the fields dont drown. when fields drown the produce, grain, and in this case grass that the cows munch on die off fast. they then dig trenches to bigger rivers for the water to flow into naturally. the ponds and channels are higher than those rivers so no chance of the rivers to push back onto the farmland during the storm. when beavers block these ponds with damns it doesnt really show for the first few storms but after like 4 to 5 storms worth of rain the pond edges start to erode away, the water takes the nutrients from the soil which should be going to whats growing there, and the fields start to flood. if you have cattle then the weight of the cattle can clomp around on the wet grass creating a mud pasture where if they spook they can slip and fall and break something, also still kills vegetation, and can create bad hoof conditions for your cattle stomping around in those conditions all day. also, beavers do migrate they wont stay in one location if their food source has depleted. so the damn probably was empty (why keep an empty damn); and there are agencies out there (for anyone who was going to ask this question later) that will relocate beavers to safer (non-farm) habitats with trackers so that they are further away from civilization in general. hope this answers your question.

[@masahuku5673]

You had free pond.

[@alexvinson7373]

Was that the thickest dam you've ever removed? Looks like a full meter thick on camera.

[@Kenislovas]

Nope. I had another one, which was much more bigger :)

[@Margieferret-10]

Wow that Dam is solid. Just poetry in motion watching that water move. ….. 👍another awesome job. 💕🇨🇦

[@Bf26fge]

That is a very well built dam. Quite impressive

[@charleseddy9903]

Wow , huge amount of water. Well done! God bless.

[@judithfairchild8620]

Very great camera placements. It was interesting to watch the moving of the water.😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@damocsell]

Here in the high desert of Nevada beavers are being encouraged to return because of water retention erosion control and wildlife habitat.

[@DavidGlaum]

Love the downstream shots please keep doing more of them even far away if you can thank you for the great video video

[@mlj9931]

That one looked like quite hard work with the spade. Congratulations for another fine collapse.

[@gaelsolos1910]

Wow. That was great. We actually get to see the beavers going down stream fast Very very great. Thank you

[@anniedoughty3308]

Very good work I sat and watch every day loving it

[@PaulaV-ms3tl]

The Power of that water is No joke!!

[@jamescouch3607]

Great video and very good job disconnecting the dam from the banks, once that was weakened the dam moved then collapsed, it was beautiful.

[@eaglefree160]

Shout out to whoever done the graphics on the countdown to premiere, they were really wonderful and creative. Such a joy to watch.

[@catrinenataliesmith6835]

The undercurrent shot was epic, people don’t realise what that is but all the mud movements show it brilliantly

[@MarkH10]

I love videos about hard work. I can sit and watch them all night.

[@BryonRogers-jf5tt]

Love the different camera angles especially the flash flood downstream

[@enid0mom]

At 16:20 on the bottom left corner a large black or dark brown thing seems to caught in the current. It gets almost to the edge where the water is strongest and goes against the current near the middle of the screen to get to the edge. It then seems to get caught in the whirlpool then goes clockwise around back to the strongest current. It must be something alive. I am guessing it is a turtle.

[@johnkolstad3424]

Showing the real time footage shows how hard you really work!👍

[@dennissastini3312]

Much better watching your videos than the ones here in the states thanks for your content

[@HylanderSB]

You're getting very consistent with your collapses....all that practice is definitely paying off.

[@peterlamboy5940]

You should bring a kayak and ride the wave,

[@AwesomeKeris_Mom]

Outstanding! That was a lot of mud. You overcame it. Love watching your videos. You do such good work.

[@LarryMarks-f7o]

Where do the beavers go?

[@Kenislovas]

Downstream

[@mattt8889]

I'm rooting for the beavers.

[@raybame5816]

Woww, that was a big one. Well dug out and nice rollover. Lot of water in that pond. Thanks.

[@eagerhands1]

So much hard labor! Great job and very interesting and enjoyable!

[@allenpeck8239]

I just love all the different camera angles you get you always know the best places and angles

[@森健二-l1m]

貴方は本当に真面目な仕事をするから！😊 凄く好感が在ります🎉 これからも!仕事を頑張って下さい😊

[@pethoviejo]

Very good. One of the top 10!

[@blakdeniz]

Again perfect work and positioning of the cameras! 🍀 🍀 🍀 Thanks a lot and greetings from TÜRKİYE 🌸

[@jenniferjohnson7955]

That dam is so thick. The beavers created a new land mass

[@blakecorkill2137]

That one tried to walk down the culvert by itself! Good job!

[@bobseldestagain]

I really like how the upstream camera gives us a really great view of the surrounding landscape. Lithuania is definitely a beautiful land. Thank you as always for all your hard work. From northeast of Charlotte, North Carolina

[@dawilliamstn]

Yeah!!! You finally placed a camera down stream at water level. Thanks for doing that.

[@haraldljusarbetaren8649]

You are ONE AMAZING GUY!!! Love you and your work!

[@stephendix8877]

That was strange roll over, it looked it second thoughts about collapsing, but when it did it went with quite a force,well done😊

[@Ionee-q4f]

why are you collapsing this one? i used to have to break down beaver dams cause there was a drainage ditch that kept my driveway at the time from flooding

[@challanger275]

Australia 🇦🇺 here

[@petereckerwall9423]

Woow, thats a hard work doing that by hand!! ❤🇸🇪

[@rockerforlife194]

Wow great collapse! And down a narrow ditch as well. But, it did spread out wide as so much water came down at first it didn't have a choice! Great job, Mantis! I keep watching and I wish the best for you and your Family my Brother from another Country. Keep it up, love these videos...👌👌👍👍

[@Kenislovas]

Thanks❤️

[@allegg8804]

This dam sounded like it had indigestion. Loved the cows.

[@deanedeane4318]

Excellent job and video ! Love the drone footage and how well built the dam was !❤😉🙃😎 NZ

[@Kenislovas]

Thank you!

[@marymulrooney1334]

I like cattle. They are very curious animals. I only worry about the bulls.

[@OnlyFriendsAreAliens]

That was a beautiful thing, Mantas! I really liked the downstream camera that caught the mudpack dissolving right in front of it and hence our eyes! When that finally collapsed, it took out the whole dam and eroded the hind mudpack for good measure. 😎👽👽👽😏

[@wb8ujb]

Great video sir! Must be really rewarding to see and hear that water releasing .. Thank you for sharing.

[@geniestotz2240]

Cows are curious animals. Just wanted to watch you work.😅

[@lynnduncan6139]

Awesome collapse! And loved the cows! Always nice to have a few friends while you work.😂

[@steverobertson791]

Great footage all directions covered brilliant🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SkySoldier-y4u]

All three views were great! The behind and up view shows the currents and the bubbles. When you see the bubbles you know it's collapse time!

[@larryasa1]

Loved watching this episode. Nice work.

[@DanWillman-i9c]

Great role over . Great job!

[@kestutismartinkaitis7586]

Labas vakaras. Puikus vaizdas kaip užtvanka griūna 👍👍👍 Daug darbo reikia įdėti 😅 Linkėjimai iš Alytaus 👋👋👋😉

[@Kenislovas]

Sveiki, dėkuj ;)

[@mrfofff]

Beavers do more good than bad.

[@Salutimondo]

You might think differently if you have no crops to eat and have to eat the beavers instead. These are not natural waterways. They are man-made channels made decades ago to channel away excess water from productive cropping fields and to protect adjacent roads from subsidence. The country he lives in is very low lying and the water table rises to the surface preventing crops being grown to feed the population, provide employment and to be exported for income. That is why there are many hundreds of kilometres of drainage channels which empty into the natural waterways eventually. The beavers come up the channels and block them. They are able to freely return to their natural habitat. You’re welcome……………………………..

[@TomboySue]

Another beauty! Thanks for the ride ❤