This is an excerpt from Cary Rideout’s article “Always Be Scouting,” which appeared in the April-May 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Cary Rideout Scouting is easier when you have a good set of area maps to check on … [Read More]
Beaver Trapping
Fur Handling 101: Skinning Your Catch
By Jim Spencer Well-prepared, properly stretched and dried fur pelts are usually worth more than green fur, but a poorly handled pelt is worth far less because there aren’t any do-overs. Here’s a step-by-step guide for getting it right.
Is There Beaver in Your Gum?
Castoreum, the fluid from the castor sacs of beavers, is “used as a strawberry, raspberry or vanilla flavoring in some candy, gum, gelatin and pudding.” [Read More]
Beaver for Dinner?
Duane Fronek, of the Wild Wisconsin blog, has a fantastic post up today about eating beaver meat, complete with very detailed instructions on how to prepare the meat. You can read the post by clicking HERE. “Anything you can do … [Read More]
70-Pound Beaver Trapped in New York
An 18-year-old New York trapper caught a massive 70-pound beaver on the Susquehanna River in Tioga County, New York, on the second day he ever trapped. Here are some details from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Bryan Lockman had snagged a … [Read More]
Looking for New Beaver Trapping Ground? Try Argentina
Argentina isn’t likely to be included on many beaver trapping hot spots lists, but an experiment gone bad has left the South American country with a major flattail dilemma that has officials mulling their options to control the non-native species. … [Read More]
Video: How to Trap Beaver
A T&PC reader sent in this instructional video on how to trap beaver.
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Video: Under Ice Beaver Trapping
In this informative video, a trapper checks his under ice beaver trap, then demonstrates how to set it.
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The Beavers or the Trees?
Residents of Bakersfield, Calif. are facing a decision of which of the two or most important to them as beavers take out trees at one of their parks. The beaver (or more likely beavers) has been spared the last couple … [Read More]
Trap Like a Pro with Proline
Proline stops furbearers in their tracks and into your trap.
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