Topic: Capilano River, June 9th 2011 (Read 4969 times)

cutthroat22 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 13, 2011, 06:20:43 PM »

Quote from: nickredway on June 13, 2011, 05:07:23 PM

Agree must have been that Otter, the same one followed me in March(or was just also searching for the elusive steel), it popped up in front of me in three different pools in short period, not saying it's impossible but have never seen a beaver or any beaver sign in the Cap. BTW there is also a fat grey mottled rubberneck in the canyon scarfing down the hoes which might have something to do with slow fishing reports.

Have had the same experiences with them popping up and hanging around.

One morning I hiked into the canyon a little bit before sunrise. As I was setting up my gear A large shape was approaching me in the water but I couldn't make it out. As it approached me it started making growling/snoring noises and I was freaked. I yelled and threw rocks but it kept coming. Finally it got to the shore and I was ready to defend myself with boulders. "It" was 2 otters.

Sandman · « **Reply #16 on:** June 13, 2011, 10:59:47 PM »

Quote from: Floater on June 13, 2011, 05:55:04 PM

Dont we all just need to get out and catch some fish. I didnt realize this was gona turn into a beaver trolling thing. As for the people that dont believe it was a beaver next time i shall take a picture.

I am not denying it was a beaver. I had a beaver take up lodging in the creek next to my house last year. I am denying that beaver eat fish. As I said, they are herbivores and eat primarily bark and the soft tissue under the bark as well as other twigs and leaves and roots and such. As to why beavers smell like fish, I cannot say as I have never gotten close enough to one to smell it, but I suspect it would be pretty musky given it is a giant rodent. Perhaps the "smell" you smell is the environment (they live in fishy water so perhaps that is what you smell, not the beaver itself which rarely lets you get close enough). Otters on the other hand are quite willing to swim in close and check you out...not that the animal you saw was an otter...

~IvAn~ · « **Reply #17 on:** June 14, 2011, 12:18:02 AM »

maybe he was talking about a different kind of beaver lol

younggun · « **Reply #18 on:** June 14, 2011, 07:09:42 PM »

sandman covered all angles there, don't there is much to point a finger at now.

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