K-man
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A busy morning on my pond. Had to wait until ice was gone and wind wasn't blowing 40mph. These buggers have already taken out over a hundred trees so it was time to get rid of them.
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Saving the trees at K-man's
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PHOENIX PHIL
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Fill in the story K-man, how'd you manage to get them?
With three of them going at it you are lucky not to be living on open prairie by now.
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Well i guess you would call it spot and stalk. The first one was by the opposite bank at 225 yds and the closest gun was my .300 win mag. It is a very small moving target the top of their heads while swimming. The other two were at sunrise on the closest bank at about 20 -25 yards with my .223. I don't normally get them out for pictures but since i had time and they were close to the bank it was simple. Needed to pose them so you didn't see what was left of the top of the head
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PHOENIX PHIL
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I was fishing for bass once when I hooked one with a topwater lure..........it was pretty exciting there for a few moments till I cut the line.
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You are correct. Trees are a precious commodity here in the open prairie, plus this is a flood control pond so no clogging the drain.
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Glad you got them. They can make a big mess.
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NICE BEAVER!
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Hornady DGX?
Actually my .223 ammo is hornady 50 grn. I don't have to worry about a charge from a beaver or coyote...
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And just so people don't think I hate everything Hornady.... I did order a couple of bullet heads myself just last night.
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Many many years ago I had a ranch in East Texas with Honey Grove Creek down the middle. The beavers would just show up overnight, dam it up and flood my hay field. I’d have to higher a guy to come in and dynamite it because I couldn’t get the tractor through the muddy field to clear it. Never got to shoot one. They hide really well.
Good job getting 3!
Good job getting 3!
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In excess of 50 yrs ago my dad and his buddy raised beaver. At the high point we had around 365. I spent several years feeding and cleaning their pens. Some got pretty friendly. Others not so much. Can still see a scar from one of my bites from a beaver. Moderately intelligent and somewhat vocal animals. We had them for perhaps 3-5 years. Been a long time ago.......
In the wrong place they can do a bit of damage.
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In the wrong place they can do a bit of damage.
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Good job! They are terrible especially in West Texas where there are few trees.
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