I can not remember what one sounded like that was alive in a tangled drounder set . I suppose being in a den or house mostly we would never hear one . I wondered if they might respond to mating or challenge noise ?

I know the kits sure do.

I have watched them preen themselves and they make almost a purring sound.

A big one was kind of barking and hissing at me as I was setting up on his bank den and feed pile. Didn't take me long to figure it was time to get out of the water. Even after I did he kept it up while swimming around in front of me.

Moosetrot

Yes...adult beaver do make audible sounds. Only heard it once. The beaver started by slapping it's tail several times then swam away from the dam making a loud one note "mewing" sound. Beaver made the sound dozens of times and was still doing it as I left the area.


I videoed it and you could hear it plainly, but I have no idea where the video is now.

Yes they do all of the above!

Standing on or next to the huts you can hear the gnawing it sounds like.

They wanna bite you bad enough they do

Had a few lunge at me they got my attention.

NO means NO Scott.

Well sometimes it does

….. (nope)…….

Had a similar experience. It was toward evening, I was making a castor scent set. A beaver swam within 10 feet of me going back and forth. It was hissing and making a chirping sound. It was very upset, not happy. I debated on shooting it, but chose to let the set do its work. Next morning I had a nice beaver.

Every live beaver that I've encountered in a trap in Washington was pretty passive.
Every live beaver that I've encountered in a trap in SE Alaska wanted to tear me apart.
Curious as to why they would act differently in the two separate areas.

Waggler, I've heard that the further south you go, the tamer beaver get. I've only trapped them in Minnesota, so I don't have personal experience. It would be interesting to know why.

I have heard kits inside a lodge in the spring.