Re: Beaver meat
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02/24/19 08:01 AM
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Hey 10bands, Annie was asking me the same thing. She ate the back feet of one along with the backstrap. Thinks one’s as good as the next
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Re: Beaver meat
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02/24/19 09:20 AM
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Yep when people experience the "fruits" of the wild they tend to want to get more involved in it
Had beaver for dinner Thursday night at our home
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Re: Beaver meat
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02/24/19 10:09 AM
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Been living on beaver stew all winter. Still not tired of it.
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Re: Beaver meat
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Just pretend it's lean beef. It seems to be popular as stew meat. Marinate and slow cook the back straps on a grill like you might do a pork tenderloin. By slow cook I mean not over direct fire. Put the coals over on one side or just use one burner in a gas grill. It'll take a few minutes longer to cook but won't burn.
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Re: Beaver meat
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I don't like much wild game to be honest. BUT beaver is good food. I've fed all kinds of meat to my dogs. Their absolute favorite is beaver. They are very mellow/old dogs but beaver meat they will actually fight over. The dog mushers that run the Iditarod and other long races, keep beaver meat with them for when their dogs get so burned out they quit eating. The only thing they will eat then is beaver meat. I love it ,pressure cooked, or baked. there is not much for " backstraps" . I just eat the legs.
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Re: Beaver meat
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02/24/19 03:24 PM
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An adult beaver will yield about 3/4 to a lb each for the backstraps. Just the perfect amount for a hearty stew. Nice thing about beaver is that the tendons and fat are not gamey so you don't have to clean up the meat as much as you do with venison.
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Re: Beaver meat
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02/24/19 06:22 PM
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I tried some for the first time this winter and can't wait for the spring thaw to trap a bunch more.
Has anyone canned beaver? I plan on trying it on the next few I trap. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Re: Beaver meat
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02/24/19 08:00 PM
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Had beaver for the first time tonight. Did some in the slow cooker with carrots and onions and did a back strap on the wood fire grill. I expected it to be just ok but it was really really good! My wife won’t usually eat any wild game but she liked this. Glad I have time to trap some more for the freezer. I get this all the time with people I initiate into the beaver eater ranks. One thing though is to make very sure that there is no cross contamination with castor juice. Back when I was in college I had the misfortune of eating some of my home-cooked beaver that had got some castor on it. Couldn't get the taste out of my mouth for days and it took 20 years before I would even try it again.
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Re: Beaver meat
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I thought you were supposed to squeeze the castors on the meat like squeezing lemon on fish.
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Re: Beaver meat
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02/24/19 10:18 PM
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I quit deer hunting decades ago simply because beaver tastes so much better, and I can harvest an unlimited amount of meat.
As was stated, do NOT get any castor on the meat, but also make sure to remove any fat.
Beaver roast and onions over a mound of mashed tators is prob my favorite, with beaver and noodles a close second. Beaver chili is quite good as well.....Heck its all good! Same here Dave, I also quit deer hunting and for the same reason.
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Re: Beaver meat
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I tried beaver meat at my wifes begging. I had always heard that it was great. I made stew about two years ago and it was awesome. Now a beaver gets skinned as quick as I can and the meat goes in the freezer. It's great meat.
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