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Beaver #7489438
02/08/22 06:16 PM
02/08/22 06:16 PM
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Boomer1 Offline OP
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Hey guys I just put up my 1st beaver just wondering if you guys could take a look and tell me how I did. Want to make sure I’m doing it right.

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Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489449
02/08/22 06:26 PM
02/08/22 06:26 PM
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Looks good to me


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489452
02/08/22 06:30 PM
02/08/22 06:30 PM
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Boco Online content
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It looks good for your first one,for sure.
Next one you do,take a couple minutes and clean up around the head and ears some more with a sharp knife after it is on the board.
Nice job,nailing and trimming the nose,and closing the legholes.

Last edited by Boco; 02/08/22 06:31 PM.

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Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489456
02/08/22 06:31 PM
02/08/22 06:31 PM
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lewis county,new york
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Boomer, looks pretty good, if you have a one handed scraper , scrape that hide on the board until no more milky stuff comes out of it wipe it down afterwards,lap your back legs so when you comb the fur it laps head end over tail end. Little wild on the leg holes, LoL, looks like your off to a good start.

Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489459
02/08/22 06:35 PM
02/08/22 06:35 PM
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It looks better than my first one… don’t forget to pull it up on the nails for drying. Nice job

Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489463
02/08/22 06:38 PM
02/08/22 06:38 PM
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Way better than my first as well.


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489499
02/08/22 07:05 PM
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Looks good.


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Re: Beaver [Re: ] #7489544
02/08/22 07:36 PM
02/08/22 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dirtydogtrapping


That one looks good for your first try at it.
A little more work as stated above. And your beaver will look like this.

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How many beaver's did you do before you got them to look like that?


I think the OP did a darn nice job for his first beaver.


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489561
02/08/22 07:56 PM
02/08/22 07:56 PM
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Outstanding first beaver. as it dries you will be the best judge as how you did.
Better than my first . Good Luck

Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489629
02/08/22 08:44 PM
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You done well.

Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489636
02/08/22 08:51 PM
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Looks good, better then my first. The first hundred or so are the worst.

Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489680
02/08/22 09:21 PM
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Just like Boco said I would shave down the area around the head a little. If nothing else it sure quickens the drying time. Since I clean skin I shave down those trouble areas as I skin.

As others have said, you've every right to be proud of that first put up.

And Dirty, you got it down now buddy. Good job!


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Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489745
02/08/22 10:15 PM
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Michigan
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Boomer1 Offline OP
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Thanks everyone for your comments on my first beaver put up. Much appreciated. Nice to be able to reach out to trappers willing to help you with your questions.

Re: Beaver [Re: Boomer1] #7489761
02/08/22 10:32 PM
02/08/22 10:32 PM
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Boomer that looks a lot better then some beaver I have seen at fur auctions, excellent. Job sir


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