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Been having some dam trouble!
dcon12
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But I put a hurting on it this morning. Caught this little feller. Don
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dinner and a hat
Maybe you should read the dam letter!
😁 Bob
Oh my, will he be okay?
nothing a little salt, pepper and bbq sauce can't handle...........
I believe he is on the grill right now! Don
norbert
I used to trap and have eaten almost all kinds of wild game. Beaver sometimes as BBQ would be OK, but for the most part I really didnt like it. To me it tasted like the poplar bark they ate.
The only beaver trappers around here are the "damage/pest control" guys. Not enough money to buy gas to set traps or take the fur to market. Kill'em and use'em for coyote bait.
I have cleared out quite a few tile cricks for area farmers, in exchange for them allowing me to deer hunt.
And also, my county periodically puts a $30 bounty on them.
I just toss all the youngsters, 10-50 lbs, they aren't worth anything, except their tales for bounty. I skin out the 50-90 lbs ones, and keep them in the freezer, until I have enough to sell to the traveling fur buyer that comes through for coyote, bobcat and otter furs. He also buys my deer hides.
Prices nothing like back in the 80's, but I enjoy doing it. And when fur prices rebound for a minute, like they did back in the late 2000's, when everyone and their brother's are knocking on doors to ask to trap, they remember the guy who helped them out.
Castors are still bringing good price. Dont throw them away!
For those rare few that are into traditional muzzle loading type hunting, beaver pelts are still very popular with some of the craftsmen who do some fine work!
Beautiful quill scroll work there.
"keep them in the freezer, until I have enough to sell to the traveling fur buyer that comes through for coyote, bobcat and otter furs. He also buys my deer hides."
Not in north MO. Closest buyer is 60 miles away and have to call for an appointment. Some Amish are buying hides to process and resell but again, it's 120+ miles round trip and they're paying 50% of typical fur prices.
We used to catch 100-200 *, a few beaver and otter, some muskrats, and the occasional bobcat or coyote. I quit the * trapping (for profit) after I took a pickup load (yes, literally a pickup load--68 I think) of * to a buyer and after filling the gas tank on the way home, I had $20 and change left.
I still set a few traps around the farm to reduce the nest predators but anything I catch is left in the field.
Most dogs really like to eat the Beavers tail.
You can find a recipe for Beaver tail dessert on-line.
You also only caught one. I'll bet he has some kin close by or some others close enough to take his place.
I seen a bunch of little beavers (kits) on top of their den and a Big Cottonmouth snake coiled up right by them and Big mommy Beaver watching the snake. The snake was acting like he was sleeping, but he was having a bad day. I suspect if the snake moved mommy would plant some teeth into his hide.
I just casually moved on and let them take care of their own business. Always wondered how the snake's day turned out.
Did not have a camera for pic's. Now days that snake/beaver scene would be on You tube going viral and on the news.
Looks like he wanted to come to dinner.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain