Old Beaver Activity

Here is an old cut that has been here for awhile.


The beaver cut this tree down and did not use it.



Notice that the beavers will cut the stem evenly untill the stem is weakened enough to fall.

This is the same tree shooting from the top down.

During my recent hike I did not see any fresh wood chips or fresh cut trees. Have they moved? Only further observations will tell the tale.

Beaver will hybernate durning the winter. But what they do is hole up in their den and eat the branches they have stored nearby. In Missouri they do not have the freeze that stays all winter, so I don't know if they are inactive. I do not see signs of their activity though.