Not likely beav.After you are done with it it may not be worth much.LOL.
You know what they say-you cant turn a 10 dollar skin into a 40 dollar one but you can turn a 40 dollar skin into a 10 dollar one.LOL.

I understand. Trappers can't.

If you get in the hatter mind set and handle them that way it's what you'll get. Sold 37 at action. A few large mediums I new would bring good money the rest bigger. Averaged 19. Good pelts still bring decent money.

The flip side to that initial green one. No slippage.

I'm a professional fur handler and that's the bottom line.

Couple guys told me your fur is pretty rough looking-that's why you don't put any pics on here,lol.

Well Boco I heard you just have a hide of each kind for show and tell. And some one else put them up.LOL

I don't do pictures because i don't know how. And I'm not going to grovel to get the wife to do It.

Beaver are one species that graders can do both sides, the fur and the leather in the grade;
what I see is some kidney molt, so the grader would flip the hide and test the denisity and under fur pull
then go to the bite at the rump and feal for damage especially in the under fur, how much is going to get cut out for a garment?

then they will put it to the type of market much like the ba-ba-bla that went above

as for tainting; go with a spray bottle with a diluted vinegar solution, it does a better job in killing bacteria growth.

Got a thick skin yet. If you can survive Beav and Boco, need I say anymore oh Dirt come to my mind.

I combed out that beaver yesterday and I saw at least one clip on a hip. But It was still a bit wet so It's hard to tell. I also noticed a slight loss of guard hair along the belly and Is looking a bit wooly.


I'll skin today and take a closer look.

Is somebody implying that that beaver could have been a VSL (SLT) or worse before the green belly?