Eric G. Wiley

The tree at the site of the felling.

Some time in the early morning of Thursday, Sept. 6, a large beaver successfully felled the auxilliary trunk of a maple tree measuring 9" in diameter. The large trunk narrowly missed a large, highly populated ant hill.

It was obvious to this reporter that the beaver knew exactly what it was doing. The tree fell parallel to the beaver's path and downhill toward the pond, thus reducing the number of paces required to excavate the fallen lumber and move it to the water.

It is believed that the beaver will use the limb for construction material to augment its hut.