Popular Post Wolfdog91 7,252 Posted April 4, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) Soooo I got my butt handed to me by a little old lady in a beaver skinning competition said this was the first time in 12yrs she skint one and still managed to come out 1st out of 6 people ! Edited April 5, 2022 by Wolfdog91 20 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,942 Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 Old ladies are used to removing the hair on beaver, she has had years of self-practice 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,252 Posted April 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 9 minutes ago, mackem said: Old ladies are used to removing the hair on beaver, she has had years of self-practice Jesus Christ man but seriously though , she used to be a skinner for a fur buyer . Apparently though she hadn't skinned one in the last 12 years ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Getting that thing hung up made all the difference there I recon... I gather all that fur has got to be cut away and none can be pulled? Looked some weight in the pelt too..! Nice bit of film, thanks for putting it up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 4,502 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 You was lucky she hadn’t sharpened her knife beforehand she would have flown through it great video and looks a lot of fun they look a heavy animal do people eat them serious question…cue the muff diving jokes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,942 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, FLATTOP said: they look a heavy animal do people eat them Yes, and apparently they are the perfect bait for black bear, saw quite a few freshly gnawed trees earlier but didn't see a beaver. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 4,502 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, mackem said: Yes, and apparently they are the perfect bait for black bear, saw quite a few freshly gnawed trees earlier but didn't see a beaver. Would be nice to see there numbers increase in the UK I know they have been introduced back in the wild in a few places, wouldn’t mind getting one into my smoker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,252 Posted April 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Yep their pretty decent sized critters. The smallest group me on the truck was probably 45lbs and that's the one she got. Mine was probably 50lbs. Alot of the fur actually can be pulled if your good. Most of the time you can scout off the feet with pruning shears in zip them and peel them out on the belly then flip the over. Then you can stand on the tail and pull the fur up towards the head. Works really well if your a taller person and got the feet off but I stalled out on the feet Didn't have any pruners and I didn't just cut through the joints and pull the feet off like the others did And yes people do eat them ! Actually had three or four conversations on the subject and everyone talked about how the back straps out of a beaver are 3x better then beef ! Would have took some off these Beaver but they where not nr freshest Not to mention we had a crawfish boil and I was still pretty stuffed 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,252 Posted April 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 21 minutes ago, mackem said: Yes, and apparently they are the perfect bait for black bear, saw quite a few freshly gnawed trees earlier but didn't see a beaver. Dogs love em too ! Anytime I evey beaver i home a beaver the minute it's done skinning my dogs will eat the carcasses like candy ! And their well fed. Actually remember a fell who caught alot for control work and started making dog food by cooking the meat with rice and lentils I think and then freezing them in nice little plastic containers with some fancy little logo. 100% organic non GMO free ranged yadda yadda yadda. Apparently them yuppies in the subdivisions kept him bought out ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,606 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, Wolfdog91 said: Yep their pretty decent sized critters. The smallest group me on the truck was probably 45lbs and that's the one she got. Mine was probably 50lbs. Alot of the fur actually can be pulled if your good. Most of the time you can scout off the feet with pruning shears in zip them and peel them out on the belly then flip the over. Then you can stand on the tail and pull the fur up towards the head. Works really well if your a taller person and got the feet off but I stalled out on the feet Didn't have any pruners and I didn't just cut through the joints and pull the feet off like the others did And yes people do eat them ! Actually had three or four conversations on the subject and everyone talked about how the back straps out of a beaver are 3x better then beef ! Would have took some off these Beaver but they where not nr freshest Not to mention we had a crawfish boil and I was still pretty stuffed Looks a good do Wolfie, keep those traditions alive 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,174 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 I find this topic title very misleading! Not what I was expecting That old dear certainly has some skills, reminds me of that old bloke and his wife off Mountain men. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDHUNTING 1,817 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 22 hours ago, Wolfdog91 said: Soooo I got my butt handed to me by a little old lady in a beaver skinning competition said this was the first time in 12yrs she skint one and still managed to come out 1st out of 6 people ! Should of tried some different strokes 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PLEDGEY 496 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Wynona's gotta' big brown beaver... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,252 Posted April 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, PLEDGEY said: https://youtu.be/aYDfwUJzYQg 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Wolfdog91 said: Tuuune....!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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