As you can plainly see, we did not get the beaver last night. You can also plainly see that we do have a beaver problem! This sweet little opossum had a wonderful, skinless, boneless chicken breast for dinner last night. Then he proceeded to try to eat his way out of the trap. In doing so, he got his skinny little nose jammed in the wire. After being stuck, no doubt, for hours, his little skinny nose was a bulbous mess - a big fat pudgy nose after having swollen up from being stuck. Consequently, he couldn't pull it back through. See picture below. David bravely stood guard as I headed back to the shed to get some wire cutters, gloves and another serving of chicken. I absolutely loved the thought of cutting into that brand new trap!!! We actually did minimal damage to the cage and the poor little critter was a little stunned by its freedom. We opened the door and it very slowly wondered back into the woods, to know doubt get made fun of by the other wild critters!
We have discovered, again and again, that what might seem like a simple task before you, is never simple (or cheap!). Our motto is always, "The job is never done, unless you have to do it at least twice!" I guess I should probably check somewhere official, to see if beavers even like chicken! Opossums do.
Stay tuned...the trap is reset!
We have discovered, again and again, that what might seem like a simple task before you, is never simple (or cheap!). Our motto is always, "The job is never done, unless you have to do it at least twice!" I guess I should probably check somewhere official, to see if beavers even like chicken! Opossums do.
Stay tuned...the trap is reset!
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