Beaver meat question
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03/15/20 02:31 PM
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Hello all. I got a beaver this morning. Liver looks great. But.........there is this ".22 sized hole" that goes about 7/8 through the pelt from the outside. And there is a mass underneath it (if I pinch the fur) about the size of a golf ball.
Can I eat the meat? What is this?
Picture attached is me pinching the hole-area with my rubber gloves on.
Thank you in advance for your help!
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Re: Beaver meat question
[Re: nyhuntfish]
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03/15/20 02:39 PM
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Dangit! Second one this year. That's X pounds of junk meat.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP AS ALWAYS. You've helped me do so much. Thank you.
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Re: Beaver meat question
[Re: nyhuntfish]
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03/15/20 03:07 PM
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Dont squeeze that too hard-you might get a facefull of custard. You got a good hide,good castors,toss the meat.
Last edited by Boco; 03/15/20 03:09 PM.
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Re: Beaver meat question
[Re: nyhuntfish]
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03/15/20 03:12 PM
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Re: Beaver meat question
[Re: Boco]
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03/15/20 03:24 PM
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Dont squeeze that too hard-you might get a facefull of custard. You got a good hide,good castors,toss the meat. Thanks all. Does anyone know what it is?
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Re: Beaver meat question
[Re: nyhuntfish]
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03/15/20 03:45 PM
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Re: Beaver meat question
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03/15/20 03:52 PM
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Ya some. Can happen anytime but more evident after ice out in Spring.
Puss bags are still gross. Usually you can tell the injury is taken a toll on the animal
Last edited by nimzy; 03/15/20 03:54 PM.
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Re: Beaver meat question
[Re: Boco]
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03/15/20 04:00 PM
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Dont squeeze that too hard-you might get a facefull of custard. You got a good hide,good castors,toss the meat. I was watching when that happened to a friend of mine; I about puked, how he didn't I will never know.
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Re: Beaver meat question
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03/15/20 04:03 PM
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Hardly ever see it on beaver here in the fall or winter.Late spring open water its more prevalent-especially on a line that has not been trapped sufficiently.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Beaver meat question
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03/15/20 05:12 PM
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Re: Beaver meat question
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03/15/20 05:21 PM
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By now here its hard to find one that dosnt have several puss pockets from bites beaver are pretty good at encapsulating them if its not in the meat wouldn't worry about it its not going to have any antibiotics in it and your not going to prepare it rare . Always always always cook beaver to well done What does beaver have that you feel the need to cook the snot out of it?
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