So..... I've been hunting Waterfowl for about 20 years and see Beavers all the time, and some big fuk'n Beavers. I never really thought about kill'n one because I just assumed they would be illegal to harvest in Cali. Well I finally looked into it and they're perfectly legal to shoot during Waterfowl season. In fact, Beaver's are considered a nuisance and there's no limit on them.

So.... WTF do you do with a Beaver? (pervs!) Seriously????

I know you're all gonna say... "Fuk it", but I'm serious?

Can you Eat a Beaver?
Mount a Trophy Beaver?
What is a Trophy Beaver?
Tan the Beaver?
Hang the Beaver on the wall?
Make a Beaver Hat?
Beaver Stew?
What do you do with Beaver Tail?

I've trapped a couple that were nuisance beavers. The first week I built a "fence" along the waters edges adjacent to their slides into the water. Just drove sticks into the ground to prevent them from going around the trap set.

The next weekend I came back with I beleive #1.75 or #2 leg hold traps. I set them in the water at the bottom of the slide. I secured the trap to a drown wire. Which is a piece of wire anchored to the bank and the other end to half a cinder block thrown into the pond. The attachement from the trap chain to wire is a piece of angle iron with a small hole drilled in it. The drown wire runs through the small hole. The trap chain connects to the bottom part of the angle.

When the beaver hit the trap, it headed for deep water. The angle slid down the wire, but wouldn't slide back up. I caught a couple, the rest got trap wise and I was never able to catch them. Later that year a guy who does a lot of trapping came in and cleaned them all out.

The hides bring decent money, but are a lot of work to finish. Beaver hides are stretched and fleshed on a hoop instead of a board.

Can you Eat a Beaver? If it doesn't smell, hell yeah
Mount a Trophy Beaver? every chance you get
What is a Trophy Beaver? one you admit to trapping and post pics on PBB
Tan the Beaver? some do, some are naturally tan depending on heritage
Hang the Beaver on the wall? if they're into the kinky stuff
Make a Beaver Hat? I've worn a few as masks
Beaver Stew? that's just wierd
What do you do with Beaver Tail? slap it, a lot of them like it


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It's popular in Canada.
YouTube - Chasing Beaver: Molson Commercial Parody (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNZkbWfERiM)

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I knew this was coming and still laughed out loud.

This could get good...:smokin:

I've seen tanned tails and taxidermied <--- not a real word hides. They make blankets and other items out of the fur. Get a bunch, have blanket made, have wife rub against her nekkid skin, take and post pics on teh PBB, profit!

Yes you can eat it. If you have a trapper in the area they may give you a couple dollars for the castor and meat.

:lmao: From Snopes....

When hunted, beavers, knowing they are
being hunted for their testicles, will chew them off and offer them to the
hunter.

Researching "beaver" on the internet is fukn funny!

A 90-year-old man said to his doctor, "I've never felt better. I have an 18-year-old bride who is pregnant with my child. What do you think about that?"

The doctor considered his question for a minute and then said, "I have an elderly friend who is a hunter and never misses a season. One day when he was going out in a bit of a hurry, he accidentally picked up his umbrella instead of his gun. When he got to the Creek, he saw a beaver sitting beside the stream. He raised his umbrella and went, 'bang, bang' and the beaver fell dead. What do you think of that?"

The 90-year-old said, "I'd say somebody else shot that beaver."

The doctor replied, "My point exactly."

You might read the regulations on body-gripping traps. If they are legal in CA then you are golden, put a 330 connibear at the bottom of a slide and you will come back to a dead beaver. If not I would use Silverzuk's method, you can also get the "castor" glands out of them and use that as bait.

Body grips have to be water sets in WV. They are too dangerous for terrestrial sets. Just too much of a chance to get unintended catches (kids, dogs, etc.)

I'm not really interested in trapping them, I'm gonna shoot the fuker in the face while I'm Duck hunting.
I'm just wondering what to do with it after I kill it.

I'm not really interested in trapping them, I'm gonna shoot the fuker in the face while I'm Duck hunting.
I'm just wondering what to do with it after I kill it.

In that case you should fuck it.

Body grips have to be water sets in WV. They are too dangerous for terrestrial sets. Just too much of a chance to get unintended catches (kids, dogs, etc.)

Same here except you have to have special license and the hides cannot be sold.

I'm not really interested in trapping them, I'm gonna shoot the fuker in the face while I'm Duck hunting.
I'm just wondering what to do with it after I kill it.

I was pondering the same thing; beavers here have a season, but no limits during that season. You can trap them as furbearers, or shoot them with any legal method as small game. I was hoping to get out in the two weeks that beaver and marmot seasons overlap, and have myself an Andrew Zimmern style taste testing cookout, but things didn't work out for me there. Maybe next year.

Anyway, I vote for trying a few different things (BBQ, stew, jerky, all come to mind as pretty forgiving ways of cooking just about anything) and see if it's edible. If not, it's dog food; if it's not even worthy of that, I'm sure a pig would eat it.

It's fantastic when barbecued. Better than coon, almost as good as elk.

I've been asked to clean a number of beaver skulls for customers. They look pretty darn cool when cleaned and whitened.

I've been asked to clean a number of beaver skulls for customers. They look pretty darn cool when cleaned and whitened.

Have you ever had to reinforce beaver teeth with epoxy because the orange coating flaked off?

In that case you should fuck it.

:laughing::laughing:

I've been asked to clean a number of beaver skulls for customers. They look pretty darn cool when cleaned and whitened.

You a Taxidermist Jeff?

Ok, time for some real Beaver Tech.

http://1149.ca/Gallery/wide-open-beaver.jpg

This would be pretty cool to do.
Probly what SilverZuk was talking about.

http://www.thefurtrapper.com/images/Beaver%20Pelt.jpg

http://fcmdsc.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/beaver-blog-photo.jpg

Filet the tail and eat the meat. I can only describe it as sweet meat and yes it is gawddamn good.


I cant remember the best way to cook the beaver tail meat my neighbors ate it alot..thats where I had it.

If you find a fairly young one I wouldnt be afraid to BBQ it as well......you might be suprised!

I can show you how I make a beaver quiver, if you're into archery.

Find their dam. Drag your foot across the top making a "spill way" run back with your big bang and set up laying down with a bipod. Wait 10-20 minutes. Beavers will show up and repair the dam asap. We have done this dozen of times to the pond on out property. It is over run with beavers and this is the only way we have been successful. I would say it has worked for us about 11 out of 12 times.
We give them to the homeless after we cut the tails off. I have no idea what they do with them. I honestly don't want to know.

I can show you how I make a beaver quiver, if you're into archery.

Show me, I need a quiver for my traditional shit.

I can show you how I make a beaver quiver, if you're into archery.

Hell yeah!

I am sooooo gonna kill one and get it mounted like this! :grinpimp:

http://www.macstaxidermy.com/Novelty/beaver%20canoe.jpg

Have you ever had to reinforce beaver teeth with epoxy because the orange coating flaked off?

Nope, never had the orange flake.

You a Taxidermist Jeff?

I have a skull cleaning business on the side. PM me if you want my website, I don't want to piss anyone off. I do work with an exceptional taxidermist if you end up needing one.