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Attachment 287979....and here’s the trouble makers ! Land owner is happy,happy.
Why do you have all those hats in your pickup's bed? /s
They are called ..Beaver Bucks !!
Nice haul. What type of traps were you using?
I remember a teacher saying his grandfather? was a (can't remember exact name) mosquito population control agent for TVA. He said that meant he rode around killing beavers (and maybe destroying the dams). Sounded like a good job to us.
Wow Mike! that's amazing. what's the market for beaver pelts like now?
The fur market is down...as in bad. I have a license to trap outside the trapping season....just been doing beaver nuisance jobs on the side.its a job I love to do...and getting paid ! It’s like getting paid the go Deer hunting ...lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by tintin
Iam using 330 Conibears.....And MB750 footholdsQuote:
Originally Posted by JP5
I was expecting something totally different from this thread ;)
Norb! Dag! The Humanity! :rofl2:
Attachment 288069Gots to have a Beaver Tail wallet ....if your gonna be a
Trappah !
Sweet!....So....Nessmuck. Ever had a tail long enough to make a strop? :hmmm:
A short one....but it’s a little bumpyQuote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Love that wallet! Never seen one of those before.
That looks like some good eating!
What is your favorite recipe?
I honestly have yet to try it.....Quote:
Originally Posted by 32t
It would seem to be tough stuff....
Always heard about the pelts. Like currency back when.
Nothing about the flavor, however. :p
A mud-duck comes to mind. :td
Attachment 288078Another Fact.....these Stetson hats are made from Beaver.....bet yah didn’t know that ! The more “X’s” a hat has....means more beaver. I have a 4X hat ....they go to 10x I believe....more X means more money.
A lot of folks ...crock pot the beaver...it has a beef taste .Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
My best beaver pelts ..way back in 2007, fetched 78.00 each
I was always curious about the process to turn a beaver into a felt-hat.
A lot of the poorer quality beaver pelts ,end up in the hatter market....southern beaver and late spring caught. The fur is sheared off the leather and felted like wool.....but beaver holds a shape far better than wool.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Hey! We like Beaver's in Canada, they're our national animal!!!!
Baby Seals on the other hand, f*ck em....can't stand them, but they make great winter underwear.....:-)
Baby seal underwear? Please elaborate, Phrank! :roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
I have only had it a few times. Let it freeze and or stiffen and cut the back into a double pork chop equivalent. Is there a proper term for that cut?:) Fry it in a pan like chops.Quote:
Originally Posted by nessmuck
I remember that as being good. But then again that was around 1980 and I remember once in the 60's that we had a woodchuck roasted over a campfire on sticks that was burnt on the outside and raw in the middle but was arguably the best meal ever!
Tim
Yeah....Armadillo stew in the early 70's. Was quite good!
Too many possums in the 60s...
Never again.
Oh MY!...............
Moose nose stew in the mid 80s. Worst thing I ever tried to eat around a campfire. Dont want to talk about chitlins either.
I made Brunswick stew out of a groundhog I shot. Turned out pretty decent.
Too bad. I love beaver.
Attachment 288502
Caught this one ..red handed
That's determination for sure. How the heck do they get that to the river?
They just take the smaller branches. Most of it they leave.
Wow what a haul. Thanks for shareing, remibds me of. "The good old days"Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
This has got me thinking. :hmmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by RezDog
Mankind is not the only ones that only use a small portion of what they destroy.
From "The Office" (S6, "New Leads"):
Dwight Shrute: [examining the dump] Amazing isn't it? No other animal on earth could do this. Maybe beavers. Not like this.
:rofl2:
Which means we've got a scapegoat for all the crap going wrong on the planet.Quote:
Originally Posted by 32t
The beavers did it!!!
If the beavers were in charge................:hmmm:
Had a buddy in the Marine Corps. He said his family would trap beavers and make burgers out of them. Never tried it. Has me wondering now...
