Photo Phriday - Beavers
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01/05/24 10:26 AM
01/05/24 10:26 AM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,716 Idaho, Lemhi County
Gulo
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"On The Other Hand"
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OP
"On The Other Hand"
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,716
Idaho, Lemhi County
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I've (mis)spent a large part of my life chasing beaver. Open water with footholds, open water with Conibears, through six feet of ice with snares, it doesn't matter. I really like them. For the pelts, the castors, the meat, the livers, the skulls, or all of the above... This is my good friend Randy Shuff (of the wallet-making fame) with a super-blanket open-water beaver. A blanket beaver just looking for a trap. Dogfood (and catfood) extraordinaire. "Gourmet Beaver". "Canine Caviar". The external ear bones that serve to block off the ear canals when they dive. As far as I know, they're the only mammal with these bones. My bride checking her beaver trap on the Tanana River. Fighting deep snow and six feet of ice, airplane snaring in Alaska. Hope you enjoy the photos!...
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Re: Photo Phriday - Beavers
[Re: Gulo]
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01/05/24 10:28 AM
01/05/24 10:28 AM
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Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 6,692 Wabash, IN USA
Flipper 56
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Great pics, thanks for sharing.
"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"
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Re: Photo Phriday - Beavers
[Re: Posco]
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01/05/24 11:45 AM
01/05/24 11:45 AM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,716 Idaho, Lemhi County
Gulo
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"On The Other Hand"
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OP
"On The Other Hand"
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,716
Idaho, Lemhi County
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Yeah. Even with a good chipping bar and youthful enthusiasm it was often 2 hours to get one hole in. I finally bought a gas-powered auger and extension rod and thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Still, boring dry holes was a real downer.....
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Re: Photo Phriday - Beavers
[Re: Gulo]
#8040783
01/05/24 11:47 AM
01/05/24 11:47 AM
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 11,340 Maine, Aroostook
Posco
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Yeah. Even with a good chipping bar and youthful enthusiasm it was often 2 hours to get one hole in. I finally bought a gas-powered auger and extension rod and thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Still, boring dry holes was a real downer..... Lol.
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Re: Photo Phriday - Beavers
[Re: Gulo]
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01/05/24 11:52 AM
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Joined: Dec 2023
Posts: 224 Minnesota
BeLiSlE330
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That first beaver is definitely AT LEAST 3X-4X
"No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Photo Phriday - Beavers
[Re: Gulo]
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01/05/24 12:06 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,336 Oregon
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As your fellow beaver man I'm looking at that shot with your sweety wondering where the heck she's going to make the reset?
And good to see Randy's mug. I've dealt with him for years but all long distance, so it's my first time to see what he looks like.
Last edited by beaverpeeler; 01/05/24 12:27 PM.
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Photo Phriday - Beavers
[Re: Gulo]
#8040818
01/05/24 12:14 PM
01/05/24 12:14 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,336 Oregon
beaverpeeler
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I've only seen a handful of lodges in my life. All my flat tails are bank or brush patch dwellers.
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Photo Phriday - Beavers
[Re: Gulo]
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01/05/24 12:23 PM
01/05/24 12:23 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,321 PA
panaxman
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Re: Photo Phriday - Beavers
[Re: grumpa]
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01/05/24 02:29 PM
01/05/24 02:29 PM
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Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 11,534 Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
Sharon
"American Honey"
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Hey Jack, I got some wallets from Randy a while back. How's he doing? Sharon, how about a photo of the coat? Here is the coat. A crop coat, meant for out on the town fun. Tubari is the best on earth for how they hand pluck fur ending in the highest quality product. Tassos, the Greek furrier, has decades of garment experience. He also made me a pair of earmuffs and a long nice scarf from the leftovers. The last pieces, he sent back to me and I puzzled together a lap blanket out of the four heads and long scraps. Nothing was wasted. The hat is great too. Made by a student in college , from N Idaho, years ago. Dont know what happened to him. He was a nice kid with talent in fur handling.
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