Author Topic: Skinning Beaver (Read 855 times)

coyotero · « **on:** March 01, 2003, 12:44:48 PM »

I'm no beaver trapper,sometimes I get access to ranchs by taking care of "problem beaver".My question is, what is the best way to put up beaver?Clean Skinning or rough skin and put them on a beam?I've been clean skinning the few I take and it takes me 3 days longer than forever.Gave me a pile of stinky old coyotes anyday.I even tried to talk my wife into skinning beaver,she just rolled her eyes at me at pointed to the fur shed.

Wackyquacker · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2003, 03:34:12 PM »

Can't wait to read old RdFX and Newts answers to this

I always thought that them things was so greasy all you had to do was ring their vent and squeeze real hard to get the carcass to pop out :-D :-D

A beaver sorta looks like a big rat right?

Newt · « **Reply #2 on:** March 02, 2003, 09:09:53 AM »

Hey, there Wacky.It dont pay me to put up these North Carolina beaver.I ruff skin and freze the hides and skulls,These get sold.The castors I use for my lure busness.Then the carcus gets fead to a freinds bear dogs.Now if they were bringing $25-30 that would be another story.

clint · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2003, 11:40:30 AM »

I cant say what is best for 2 reason Ive only done it 1 way and second what is best for 1 person might not be best for another.

Now this is how Ive done it for 10 plus years now and seems to work fine for me. I rough skin and then put the on the fleshing beam and use a dull knive to do the edge's and a sharp knive for the rest. The sharp knive takes the work out of it. I use the sharp knive in a slicing motion.

The best thing would be try it all different ways and find what works for you. As far as advice on fleshing knives I would say there are alot of good knives out there. But ive found you need a knive your comfortable with somtimes that just takes time to get the feel of a knive. best a luck to ya. clint

Daveinthebush · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2003, 08:22:35 AM »

The Athabaskin Indians use a piece of split moose bone as a scrapper. I have made several for the elders in villages and it is the preferred medthod of scrapping a beaver pelt. When completed the scarpers look kind of like a squeege.