Update: The beavers had this thing rebuilt within 3 days and within 3 weeks it was thicker and about a foot taller. This dam is new this year and the beavers just experienced their first big rain. The dam was completely washed away and the creek is now flowing like it was before them. This creek turns into a river every year.
@pamela11ooo163015 жыл бұрын
creek bottom looked shallow when you walked up where the beavers had dammed it up and removed their pile of sticks breaking their dam, if you dig it out deeper where you walked up to in the shallow creek and put a overflow pipe into it hiding it from beavers would that help from turning into a river? and put a trapper cage out to catch bobcats size then take them beavers to a habitat rescue for animals maybe they can get them to new housing water way that they cant block up .
@silentepsilon8885 жыл бұрын
it was nice of you to leave a lot of their building material on the banks beside the old dam. It might have taken them beavers 4 days if they had to cut all new material during the rebuild ;)
@cassiusdante22164 жыл бұрын
That's how a real Man gets it done . 2 hands and a stick. Outstanding
@freddedominicis82364 жыл бұрын
If this is your property then the beavers did you a favor. A pond of this size isn't cheap to install and if it wasn't creating a problem ,it would make a nice place to stock fish and attract ducks to hunt.
@frigglebiscuit74844 жыл бұрын
@@freddedominicis8236 and cause mosquitoes from hell.
@stick_it_out2 жыл бұрын
Best beaver dam opening I've ever seen. Very good hard working job!
@tacocin4 жыл бұрын
Hell Yeah brother! Enjoyed every minute of this! Damn fine job you did! I'm a bit older now but that took me back to my teen aged years. I'd bust a small hole in the dam and set a trap. Next day was easy pickings and the pelts sold qiuckly! The local farmers picked up on it and paid me to come trap foxes and bobcats. Sold those pelts as well. Getting paid doing what I thought was just plain fun! Life was good!
@Jo-vf7qi4 жыл бұрын
No gloves, no tools. He was determined and actually did an impressive job.
@noemihigareda24343 жыл бұрын
Sure did😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👋🏼
@gregg198094 жыл бұрын
This guy definitely understands Beaver dam engineering . He had it breached quicker than some videos I have watched with excavators or backhoes being used. Awesome
@Nash1a4 жыл бұрын
I've done this by hand too. Its much harder that it looks. The sticks are laid in such a way that they act like they are woven together. Its far more than just a pile of sticks. I too was impressed by how fast he had it flowing again.
@1chish4 жыл бұрын
Mrs Beaver: "Honey do you hear running water?" Mr Beaver: "Hold my beer ..."
@adamelliott36943 жыл бұрын
But shouldn't he be helping the Pevensie children escape?
@petermckinnon71023 жыл бұрын
Ha ha ha ha. Love it. I imagine they are in their den and the water is going down and they think am I imagining this.
@lbl90662 жыл бұрын
@@adamelliott3694 who?
@brianjure26834 жыл бұрын
Unless you've physically removed the BEAVER, don't worry, they'll have it all put back together by tomorrow morning!
@JulioMo3 жыл бұрын
Looks like they did not rebuild, they were afraid of his overwhelming manliness.
@janicegilman76723 жыл бұрын
@@JulioMo 😂😂😂
@jordansdad86123 жыл бұрын
Dude when I realized you going at it with your hands, I gave you no chance. You proved me wrong well done that was great.
@mariagomezsalgado82532 жыл бұрын
Excelente trabajo..!! Bien hecho..desde Chile lo veo.
@vapidfire683 жыл бұрын
It was exciting when you pulled that big log and whoooosh!
@markpearson82105 жыл бұрын
and a week later the beaver has repared it. hes on patrol now has purposely built guard towers with mini guns to catch him out doing it again. lol
@bd80265 жыл бұрын
Mark Pearson They use flood lights too I take it!!! 😁
@Nash1a4 жыл бұрын
Somewhere there's a video posted on Beav-Tube with the title "See Goliath think he's so tough!" Can't you just see it?
@donperry35084 жыл бұрын
Beaver be like... Hold my tree and watch this shizzle lol
@Jennifer623894 жыл бұрын
When you toss the stuff a couple feet away, it's right there for the beaver to use again, hopeless.
@ariffmohamadnoor24254 жыл бұрын
bever sade damed human damage my dam
@Jennifer623894 жыл бұрын
Dedicated guy, A+ for all his hard work.
@markchester75843 жыл бұрын
That’s a real man pitting himself against the beaver. He doesn’t even cheat with a pick-axe!
@michaelmccrindle10334 жыл бұрын
Man tears apart damn. Beaver put on hard hat and challenge accepted.
@HarrisonPeloso4 жыл бұрын
whos here thanks to post 10
@kimasp74824 жыл бұрын
he's just missing the rake..lol
@beekind4663 жыл бұрын
I thought it was post 10...lol They could be brothers...lol
@NYDRAINS3 жыл бұрын
@@beekind466 lmao 🤣 😂 😆 my thoughts exactly!!
@Accolaidia7773 жыл бұрын
Me!!
@hollyprescott38873 жыл бұрын
Me.
@Милаекатеринбург3 жыл бұрын
Зачёт тебе,один в ручную разобрал платину,молодец👍👍👍🧡
@ewa28453 жыл бұрын
Wow, du hast den Damm eigenhändig befreit. 👍RESPEKT! Sehr gut gemacht. Es macht Spaß dir zuzuschauen. Das Video gefällt mir. 🌼🌼🌼🌼
@SideshowTim15 жыл бұрын
That was a great breach in such a short time. I don't think I've seen anybody tackle a dam that size without tools before, most people would have hired a backhoe to remove a dam of that size. Well done!
@zacharywahlman31045 жыл бұрын
Thanks. It was fun. I did bring a 4 prong rake but after I decided to video it I used it and my wrist watch to hold my camera phone.
@FlyTyer19484 жыл бұрын
I removed a beaver dam with my grandad. He wanted it gone because it blocked the water from what he regarded as his swimming hole. The beavers rebuilt it overnight. Day 2 repeat, etc. After a number of increasingly dramatic tear downs, including explosives, he called state game wardens. They trapped & moved the beavers when the water started to wash out a road upstream. The critters are really good engineers & their dams are really strong.
@TrapperJOutdoors5 жыл бұрын
Pretty awesome video those dams are though to tear apart I enjoyed this
@JulioMo3 жыл бұрын
I've seen videos where they use expensive backhoes, and all sorts of tools. This one dude wearing sneakers, socks, shorts and a tee shirt did it barehanded! So determined!
@mnomadvfx2 жыл бұрын
Helps that there were larger bits of wood in there. The larger they are the more you can disrupt the construction by taking them out. The smaller they are and the more mud, sticks and stones the beavers use to put it together, the longer it will take to pull it apart. If somehow the beavers managed to let the mud bake before a heavy rainfall it might become rock solid and far harder to break.
@mnomadvfx2 жыл бұрын
Also he's being pretty foolish considering the height and width of the dam. If enough of it failed at once at best he'd just be swept down stream - at worst he'd be impaled quickly on one of the branches he dislodged.
@lbl90662 жыл бұрын
He’ll get better, hopefully…
@rosieone65192 жыл бұрын
Wow Dude, you are amazing. Doing this with nothing but you bare hands and a stick. unbelievable.
@KUD61744 жыл бұрын
Lot of wood collection for camp🔥. Thanks beaver, do it again and again.
@cnmkidd13 жыл бұрын
That looks like the most fun anyone could have. I would have loved to do that.
@rongregg72845 жыл бұрын
Beaver watching you thinking, dam you.
@Lidiya21883 жыл бұрын
huge Spirited Away vibes, when Chihiro tried to pull garbrage out of river spirit. keep up the good work, man ♥
@amylouky3 жыл бұрын
This is like a messed up game of Jenga, where you're trying to get the tower to collapse.
@one5674 жыл бұрын
My friend did the same thing, stood down stream while pulling twigs and mud from the damn, then it let go, the whole side came down at once, if it wasnt for a shallow bank and his moving off to the side it would have buried him. Dangerous to stand on that side my friend.
@bearshs5 жыл бұрын
Beavers create meadows. Silt settles in still water. The dams also retain water in the high lands allowing more moisture later in the dry season. Dams that plug culverts are damaging to roads.
@KayZee19574 жыл бұрын
Oh shush you! Man knows better than nature.
@wb56483 жыл бұрын
theres always pros, but flooding areas of people property that people want dry? not a pro. creating a massive stagnant mosquito breeding ground? not a pro.
@lytham19633 жыл бұрын
Zach' s baver dam lad you did one hell of a job to do that on your own well done from Australia
@kevinguitar12243 жыл бұрын
The beaver put it all back together with Wally and Lumpys help!
@lavrentichudakoff25194 жыл бұрын
No tools. Just brute strength and patience. Good job.
@kevinballuff11643 жыл бұрын
I think he's just getting started in the business here. Id bet he has improved his technique and is doing much better now
@MikeGetsItDone5 жыл бұрын
The sad reality is that they'll have that rebuilt by morning.
@MrThenry19885 жыл бұрын
Unless you trap the first.
@sallywaites85173 жыл бұрын
I am sure he is well aware of that.
@feafel2 жыл бұрын
whoa...huge difference in water levels @7:50 and @23:30 ... good job!
@jas_critic93614 жыл бұрын
Anybody ever wonder about the downstream effects? Nice, tranquil creek turns into raging torrent.
@petermckinnon71023 жыл бұрын
Ha ha ha. Yes but necessary
@georgepretnick44605 жыл бұрын
Them's gonna be some maaaaaaad beavers!
@robynbryant29744 жыл бұрын
They are Weirdos too lol
@Boss-gk8kc4 жыл бұрын
If I had a civil engineering business, I’d call it Beaver Civil Engineers.
@moarlullz14 жыл бұрын
That's some good work in under 10 minutes.
@Roman-wm4ji4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! So glad this was in my recommended :)
@TheBrushcutter5 жыл бұрын
Manually removing one that big takes a lot of work. Good job!
@donna-marieosullivan6590 Жыл бұрын
This was impressive, I've never seen someone remove a dam with just their hands. Really good.
@wbasmith36274 жыл бұрын
way to go good hard work. I like the sound of water flowing
@petermckinnon71023 жыл бұрын
Yeah me too
@xLeo-ee4gc2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how beavers can move around those big trees, industrial Lil critters aren't they.
@bernardcarr98965 жыл бұрын
What an effort, Well done. The best dam removable I have ever seen.
@triciap18744 жыл бұрын
Man: disassembles beaver dam. Beaver: returns to find all necessary supplies conveniently located. 😁
@ericpegram97373 жыл бұрын
am i the only one that wants to take all those sticks and build a massive burn pile?
@joshuaguenin95073 жыл бұрын
beavers do not reuse the wood
@robgandy45504 жыл бұрын
I would have used explosives, but for hand jobbing a beaver damn, nicely done. You do have to make it as wide as possible, to delay said beavers from building it again. They will.
@andrewandjoanhart78823 жыл бұрын
Awesome job for a hand clearing.
@tishfourseam28905 жыл бұрын
Mesmerizing! Thanks for sharing.
@billiebleach78894 жыл бұрын
He was supposed to get married the next day but he didn’t. He got cold feet.
@zacharywahlman31044 жыл бұрын
Probably the worst joke I've read... Love it!
@МаринаМилославская-я6ы4 жыл бұрын
And even more
@judgetk83274 жыл бұрын
Real good job buddy. Not very many people know how to tare apart a dam the right way.
@zacharywahlman31044 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@dewaynemiguel33495 жыл бұрын
This is not zack's Beaver damn ,its the BEAVERS!!!
@eddykirksey86982 жыл бұрын
Hey Zach. Good job! Lots of water!
@ruthstory22775 жыл бұрын
You certainly aren't afraid of hard work! Great job!
@hoataugitahoataugita82353 жыл бұрын
I from VIETNAM ,I LIVE YOU GOOD JOB THANKS
@lisanovak9134 жыл бұрын
Did zach ever update this particular video with a follow up
@phillipdavis52414 жыл бұрын
I dont think Mr Beaver is going to appreciate this
@markroberts52034 жыл бұрын
The perfect beaver dam, breached. It must have been built by an Oregon State Beaver?
@mervjb8095 жыл бұрын
Great work! No garden rake, or shovel?!! That's hard work by hand, either way!
@zacharywahlman31045 жыл бұрын
My 4 prong rake was repurposed to be used as a camera stand. Didn't plan on recording this when I went out.
@lbl90662 жыл бұрын
Ooohh. Ok now maybe get a new rake, please and shovel
@magalyserrano577 Жыл бұрын
Buen trabajo bendiciones para ti
@petermckinnon71023 жыл бұрын
I’m amazed they get new timber and build it again. You would think they would bring the old timber back and build it.
@wcresponder4 жыл бұрын
Watch at 2x speed.
@thsch47554 жыл бұрын
I hope he also counts every stick he pulls out.
@MrAudienceMember26620154 жыл бұрын
That’s some hard work, to be sure.
@JosephLennonova4 жыл бұрын
Beavers - “watch out fellas, here’s trouble!” ...... “yep!”......
@Rooster26284 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you getting in there with your hands.
@janisozols63424 жыл бұрын
Молодец парень!!! Вот только не зря-ли всё это? И интересно было бы узнать, за сколько дней бобры восстановили эту плотину.
@kadavallorekannan74984 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful man. I live in California and I have not seen any beaver dams. Keep up the good work
@donperry35084 жыл бұрын
100 lbs of tnt aaaannnd... BOOM!!! No more damn beaver dam
@richardsimpson31364 жыл бұрын
Great Job Zach!!!
@zacharywahlman31044 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Mercmad5 жыл бұрын
A beaver dam plow is what is needed there. Just hook it into the branches and use a tractor,quad bike, horse or what ever to pull it and it will loosen up the branches and make it easier to clean out . They have used them in Europe for centuries.
@johnnytoobad42874 жыл бұрын
I've worked beaver dams. There is tons of mud of remove behind the dam if you want to do any real damage to it. Best to use explosives of you can.
@muddymike2 жыл бұрын
Holding back all that sediment is one reason beaver dams improve a watershed. The ponds also retain water, which helps charge the groundwater tables.
@petermckinnon71023 жыл бұрын
Love these videos
@garystanley60974 жыл бұрын
Don’t know why but this is damm good.
@linato18553 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed watching your hard work and also wondering why you didn’t start at one end instead of the middle. That was a massive structure you damaged, I’m checking for a follow up. Thanks…
@zacharywahlman31043 жыл бұрын
Guess I assumed the weakest point was in the middle. There is a follow up video link in the first comment.
@donmorgan29494 жыл бұрын
One stick at time boy you got a full time job
@75125354 жыл бұрын
Кто от Академика привет!!! Бобры нынче популярны стали :)))
@auroramartinez25894 жыл бұрын
Saved a lot of money hiring an excavator. A lot of manual labor but a lot of fun too.
@theodeslewis52615 жыл бұрын
Dam that is a big ass Dam...
@poppopscarvinshop4 жыл бұрын
Awesome Job! I take it you don't live near poisonous water snakes. Like, not here in the South. That was hard work, but several boys and Pizza & Ice Cream would be Very Easy Next Time!!! Very Enjoyable!
@Madman51502 жыл бұрын
Nice socks. The dam never stood a chance.
@gibsondrummer4 жыл бұрын
Flooded out his neighbors downstream sued for 1,000,000 dollars The beavers rebuilt the dam He’s homeless now
@ChristopherCubbage4 жыл бұрын
Is this sarcastic, or real?
@svenjahnich70104 жыл бұрын
sorry mate, in my country you get fined for destroying a beaver dam
@Brett334 жыл бұрын
Sorry you are a subject instead of a free citizen, able to decide how best to manage your property .
@PatrolOfficer1614 жыл бұрын
@Dylan Ganz What is the penalty for dam busting where you come from? The needle or do they just string you up right on the spot? It must break your heart that we in America can HAVE an attitude without at all! Best of luck, pal.
@auroramartinez25894 жыл бұрын
Does your country reimburse you for damage to your property caused by the beaver dam?
@sharonolsen65794 жыл бұрын
Wish it was that way here... but as you can see by the comments it's an uphill battle getting those kinds of laws passed ... * sigh *
@randyphelps42844 жыл бұрын
Even on your own property?? Wow it must suck to not be in control of your own land..
@EnglishViking4204 жыл бұрын
Some kid running for his life downstream lol
@steveadams997083 жыл бұрын
Zach needs a long-handled potato rake!
@zacharywahlman31043 жыл бұрын
I didn't plan on recording it and repurposed my 4 prong rake into a camera phone stand. So I was left with just my hands.
@mattcook78815 жыл бұрын
I'd be a little skittish about my leg on the upstream side. That's got submarine defensive retaliation written all over it.
@zacharywahlman31044 жыл бұрын
That was the scariest part. If you watch me when I step in the deep I'm pretty quick to get out lol.
@vectorm44 жыл бұрын
Post 10 would be happy ….
@markschofield5765 жыл бұрын
For some unknown reason I couldn't stop watching! Just one question, do you have a mirror in your home?
@zacharywahlman31045 жыл бұрын
Ha. I thought I looked pretty good... So good you couldn't stop watching me. Lol.
@urbanveteran16204 жыл бұрын
Excellent job! My back hurts just from watching. I'm about to blow a dam with tanerite. I'll post it on my channel.
@jamesboberg4 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh. I wonder if beaver come back to fill it up again before you take it out of the river?
@markroberts52034 жыл бұрын
You need some help from the pesky Geico woodchucks. They love to throw wood.
@patbarlen27643 жыл бұрын
Sure enjoyed your videos.
@toddlooper11145 жыл бұрын
Srraayyy Sonny keep your paws off my damn dam
@that_one_guy_Dave4 жыл бұрын
Need a big grappling hook! That's how we used to tear down the dams.
@buzzsaw644 жыл бұрын
Or a few pounds of some tannerite
@that_one_guy_Dave4 жыл бұрын
That'd definitely get their attention!
@billkenworthey52584 жыл бұрын
Kind of like disarming you advisary letting him survive unloading his firearm and leaving the ammo next to it... It will catch up to you... A lot of hard work for so little reward. Eh? Bill
@toddlooper11145 жыл бұрын
What do beavers say when they bump their head? Dam🤕😁😀😂
@georgeb96335 жыл бұрын
What does the fish say when it hits a wall??, Dam
@ursa19904 жыл бұрын
Todd Looper damit?
@Mr7yhnmki83 жыл бұрын
He was a busy little beaver !
@tonineman65444 жыл бұрын
Good job man 👍
@Skank_Hunt423 жыл бұрын
Nice job. Now the salmon can run up stream to spawn again.
@trafficjon4004 жыл бұрын
The beaver Damn is Mad and, bevears are Damn dam mad at you dam it. lol