Snow day at the bogs

Jon Holcombe

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Dec 1, 2015
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Standing at the edge of the frozen reservoir, in the cold water on a beaver dam, hearing nothing but the wind for half an hour enjoying the solitude. Suddenly something crashed through the ice 10 feet behind me. Feeling like a seal on an ice flow, I whirled around, almost pulling my set-up into the pond below. 15 seconds later, Mr. Beaver tried to scare me again, 20 feet away. A big brute later watched me from a distance below the dam. I wonder what it's like in Alaska with 1000 lb bears running around?
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Toothy Critter

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first time a beaver tried to scare me off I was night fishing in my boat. Heard his tail slap the water and took about 5 frantic casts before I saw him and realized it wasn't a huge bass I thought I was hunting :)
 
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Toothy Critter

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If you put a wad of birch bark on a hook could you possibly reel in a beaver?:)



I would not want to tangle with it:( But it is interesting how they just circle around the boat like a shark, slapping the tail as if to say "get lost".. I think the tail slapping is supposed to be a warning sign to other beavers, but I'm not so sure....more like " **** off pal"
 
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