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nuisance beaver shedders...skin or not
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04/27/21 12:41 PM
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8117 Steve R
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The beaver are starting to shed pretty good in my area, and I am wondering in todays market if its worth the time to skin them. They are nuisance beaver.
Steve WTA NRA
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Re: nuisance beaver shedders...skin or not
[Re: 8117 Steve R]
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04/27/21 05:23 PM
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I was wondering the same thing. Can these late spring beavers with wooly underfur still be used in the hatter market?
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Re: nuisance beaver shedders...skin or not
[Re: 8117 Steve R]
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04/27/21 09:37 PM
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That is too bad Jim, its a shame they have to be wasted. Although season is still open here I would not be fur trapping the way these are looking.
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Re: nuisance beaver shedders...skin or not
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04/28/21 07:44 AM
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I did skin them, but I rolled and froze them. I will stretch in the winter. The necks and flanks were blue on the hide, and there were small bits of underfur coming loose when I combed it before skinning. The biggest one will be a 3X so I didn't want to pitch it.
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Re: nuisance beaver shedders...skin or not
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04/28/21 06:15 PM
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When the whole back starts to look "rough" I dont skin. Like was said it starts to break down a little on the neck and then progresses down the back. I evaluate each beaver pelt on the carcass when their fur is dry and combed.You could get a few rough ones past prime then another one could be good.
Last edited by Boco; 04/28/21 06:16 PM.
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Re: nuisance beaver shedders...skin or not
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05/08/21 12:26 AM
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I don't know about the fur but the meat, oil sacks and castor would be worth it to me even if I didn't put up the fur. The tail too
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Re: nuisance beaver shedders...skin or not
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05/16/21 01:22 PM
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These southern warm season beavers are bought as hatters, so I'm sure your Wisconsin beavers are.
Sell them skint and frozen....folded long lengthways in half...fur out.
Last edited by Swamp Wolf; 05/16/21 01:22 PM.
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Re: nuisance beaver shedders...skin or not
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05/17/21 12:47 PM
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These southern warm season beavers are bought as hatters, so I'm sure your Wisconsin beavers are.
Sell them skint and frozen....folded long lengthways in half...fur out. Dont know who is feeding you that line,but the felting process requires pelts with underfur.
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