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beaver fat
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11/18/07 05:37 PM
11/18/07 05:37 PM
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i just finished fleshind a 37 lb beaver, and some of the fat will not come off. is this ok? i fleshed 2 10 pounders and it came off like butter.
tm
"Coons for the money, Coyotes for the show"
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Re: beaver fat
[Re: Martin]
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11/18/07 06:06 PM
11/18/07 06:06 PM
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The cubs will flesh very easily - like butter.
I assume your refering to the gristle on the rear end of the big beaver. This is exactly what it is; gristle as opposed to fat and while it can be pushed of with a dull flesher (prepare for some sweating and !!$%**$$#@@!!), you're better off teaching yourself to get the feel of a quality fleshing knife such as the Necker 600, Zeph, or something similar with a sharp edge and learning to shave it off.
First week catch
Beaver 9 Mink 1 Fisher 1 Rats 120 Coon 12 Fox 1 Coyote 1 Stinkers 2
Last edited by NS Trapper; 11/18/07 06:08 PM.
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Re: beaver fat
[Re: KYBOY]
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11/18/07 06:48 PM
11/18/07 06:48 PM
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it looks alot like that one, thfat around the tail wasnt that bad to get off, its around the head.
tm
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Re: beaver fat
[Re: kybeaverman]
#418998
11/18/07 08:02 PM
11/18/07 08:02 PM
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Trapper Max, as far as the head goes; from the ears to the nose - don't worry about it - similar to the gristle on the head of a coon - it doesn't have to come off (remove any chunks of actual meat).
Flesh from the base of the ears to the tail. The flesh/fat from the head to the shoulders should remove rather easily as well as the flesh on the middle back. Sometimes on the shoulders there will be a little bit of gristle but this pushes off rather easily - if not just remove it with a knife.
"When you have to shoot, shoot...don't talk!"
-- Tuco Benedicto Pacífico Juan María Ramírez (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)
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