Do you find that dragging a furbearer, such as beaver, to the truck damages fur? I suppose it helps when there's snow.

Dragging fur causes damage,yes even on snow.If you are unable to pack it out,bag it and drag the bag,or skin it out.

Get a jet sled. Easier on everything.

jet sled x2

I made a carrier, carry the beaver like a suit case, until I get the beaver to the sled.

I use a large canoe pack with a tump line.In my younger days I packed as many as 5 big beaver on my back.Today 3 is the limit.

I lugged my last 50 pounder about a mile through the woods to the truck.
All I can say is... That ship has sailed.
I skin them all in the woods now.

Trap them in the winter,you wont have to carry them at all,out of the ice hole and into the snowmachine sleigh.

I've noticed the biggest beavers I've ever caught, I had to drag them out of the woods a long long ways. Sometimes a mile or more.. it sucks but where nobody else goes is where you want to be for any trapping or hunting. I find the densest populations of bobcats in the swampiest, trashiest of all beaver works.

No reason to drag fur when you can easily pack them out in a good canoe pack.

I don't drag them out.. I usually pack them out, what I meant was I drag myself out lol

I throw coyotes and beaver over my shoulders to get them out when I have to..... If there is no snow it seems easier to me than my jet sled..

I need you to come to Illinois, throw me over your shoulder and carry me, the beaver and all my gear out!! LOL!

Kinda like the Jerry Jeff Walker song - "Throw Another Log on The Fire"...

One of my pet peaves is watching coyote hunting shows and one minute the guy is talking about how brand xxxx ammo does such a great job on pelts and the next he has it by a back leg dragging it through the prairie. Pack them, sled them, skin them, whatever....just don't drag them.

Those that pack them out, what kind of backpack are you using?

I packed out a few beaver In my day. I just used a backpack frame and ratchet strapped the beaver to the frame.

And I dragged a few coyotes to the truck this year. I don't see where dragging a coyote or for that matter a beaver a short distance through the snow to the truck Is going to do any damage to It.

I pack them id really hate to miss out on the oppertunity of a fresh batch of fleas

LOl

WE killed 33 coyotes and never saw a flea on the ones I skinned. That has never happened before.

If you'd like to have some I can send 'em to you... No shortage around here.

Have found dragging increases chance of slippage on mounts. I don't know on beavers though.