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11-05-2016, 05:17 PM
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beaver tails... what can I do with it?
hi.. I've aquired a beaver tail and was wondering what I could do with it? can I cut the leather off or just let it dry?
I'm curious. . search function dosnt work for me but I do appreciate any suggestions. . ty in advance
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11-05-2016, 05:21 PM
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beaver tails
chopped up in put in a jar makes great lure
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11-05-2016, 10:49 PM
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sew it to your hat and you got yourself a beaver hat!
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11-05-2016, 11:01 PM
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If you can tan it ..i think it would make an indestructable wallet
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11-05-2016, 11:44 PM
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11-06-2016, 01:33 AM
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Beaver tail and beans is a bush delicacy in these parts.
Back in the eighties some of the fur buyers bought beaver tails, skinned.
They had the leather made into high value leather products but there wasn't enough demand to keep that segment of the market going so it didn't last long, about ten or twelve years as I recall.
I think the problem was the leather was just not big enough for most potential products.
It's too thin for boot leather and too small for anything more then a knife sheath cover or a wallet.
So, you could skin it out, make beaver tail and beans plus tan the leather and make yourself a killer knife sheath of wallet like no one else has.
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11-06-2016, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by KegRiver
Beaver tail and beans is a bush delicacy in these parts.
Back in the eighties some of the fur buyers bought beaver tails, skinned.
They had the leather made into high value leather products but there wasn't enough demand to keep that segment of the market going so it didn't last long, about ten or twelve years as I recall.
I think the problem was the leather was just not big enough for most potential products.
It's too thin for boot leather and too small for anything more then a knife sheath cover or a wallet.
So, you could skin it out, make beaver tail and beans plus tan the leather and make yourself a killer knife sheath of wallet like no one else has.
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Think ill pass on the beaver tail and beans keg but would really love a BT wallet
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11-06-2016, 09:04 AM
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Beaver tail is actuallly really good. Very rich. It um....has certain effects....on some people's stomachs though.
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11-06-2016, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by shakeyleg02
Think ill pass on the beaver tail and beans keg but would really love a BT wallet
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I've never tried it, haven't the guts. ROFL I made a funny!
Actually, from what I've been told, it is an acquired taste, one few modern folks would get used to. I hear that they have a very strong Beaver taste and are basically pure fat. YUCK!
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11-06-2016, 09:59 AM
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Beavertail
The leather makes fantastic bow handles.
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11-06-2016, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by shakeyleg02
If you can tan it ..i think it would make an indestructable wallet
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I tried tanning one last Fall and ended up with two rock hard chunks of tail that I don't know what to do with.....lol. I found it hard to flesh it down to the leather without putting holes in it. There's a good video on youtube that shows the process. More researching and experimenting is required this year.
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11-06-2016, 01:11 PM
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Beaver tail
Here is a few things I made from beaver tails
beaver tail 7.JPG
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11-06-2016, 01:50 PM
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I wonder if a guy could get a purse sewn up to look decent? Kinda a cool idea
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11-06-2016, 03:08 PM
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I like it ..good work
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11-06-2016, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by HunterDave
I tried tanning one last Fall and ended up with two rock hard chunks of tail that I don't know what to do with.....lol. I found it hard to flesh it down to the leather without putting holes in it. There's a good video on youtube that shows the process. More researching and experimenting is required this year.
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Lol i may try one sometime for chits and giggles ..but dont have the tools or know how to do my wallet ..but im sure they can be used for all kinds of trinkets as seen above
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11-06-2016, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by KegRiver
I've never tried it, haven't the guts. ROFL I made a funny!
Actually, from what I've been told, it is an acquired taste, one few modern folks would get used to. I hear that they have a very strong Beaver taste and are basically pure fat. YUCK!
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Yup they are pretty much grissel and fat with a scaley overcoat .. so yuck is right might as well eat a coon
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11-06-2016, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by shakeyleg02
Yup they are pretty much grissel and fat with a scaley overcoat .. so yuck is right might as well eat a coon
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Another yuck vote, my grandfather tried to feed it to us but yuck.
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11-06-2016, 06:57 PM
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I chopped up the tails off 3 beaver I killed over the summer doing damage control . Put the pieces in a 2 litre jar and let stand in the sun and its is now about a third full of oily gooey mess . Should be a good attractant at a coyote bait site .
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11-06-2016, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by H380
I chopped up the tails off 3 beaver I killed over the summer doing damage control . Put the pieces in a 2 litre jar and let stand in the sun and its is now about a third full of oily gooey mess . Should be a good attractant at a coyote bait site .
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What you have there would make a jar of Ten Dead Horses seem rather inefective.
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11-06-2016, 11:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by H380
I chopped up the tails off 3 beaver I killed over the summer doing damage control . Put the pieces in a 2 litre jar and let stand in the sun and its is now about a third full of oily gooey mess . Should be a good attractant at a coyote bait site .
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How do you use the lure at a baitsite......open the jar and place it somewhere or just smear some on a tree? How much do you use at a baitsite?
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11-07-2016, 12:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HunterDave
How do you use the lure at a baitsite......open the jar and place it somewhere or just smear some on a tree? How much do you use at a baitsite?
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I would make a small hole, like a shallow gopher hole, and place a 1/4 cup of stink bait such as this Beaver Tail goo, in the bottom of the hole.
In other words, a dirt hole set, with a leg hold trap.
But I'm pretty sure a guy could do the same thing close to a Coyote trail and then set snares on that trail and get good results.
You could probably put a gob on a low branch and get the same results but it probably would last as long, the birds and mice would clean it up in no time I think.
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11-07-2016, 04:01 AM
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Soles for moccasin's.
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11-07-2016, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by HunterDave
How do you use the lure at a baitsite......open the jar and place it somewhere or just smear some on a tree? How much do you use at a baitsite?
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Im a first timer at this one Dave , but I plan on using it for some dirt hole sets like keg said as well as smear it on brush near a bait site laced with snares .
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11-07-2016, 07:18 AM
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I really like that axe head, was it difficult to make those things? any other pictures?
id like to try to make a credit card(etc) holder
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11-07-2016, 09:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by H380
Im a first timer at this one Dave , but I plan on using it for some dirt hole sets like keg said as well as smear it on brush near a bait site laced with snares .
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I've used it already this season cam at sets at farm,made a small hole off to side of main dirt hole and dipped twig in oil then in the hole,just another smell to keep the song dogs working your set and stepping on Mr Bridger #3,i know nube used it in a bucket I believe at one of his wolf bait sites with good results,you could mix this into a chunk or ground bait as well,everything likes a little beaver,cheers Peter
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11-07-2016, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by PCP_ECOM
I've used it already this season cam at sets at farm,made a small hole off to side of main dirt hole and dipped twig in oil then in the hole,just another smell to keep the song dogs working your set and stepping on Mr Bridger #3,i know nube used it in a bucket I believe at one of his wolf bait sites with good results,you could mix this into a chunk or ground bait as well,everything likes a little beaver,cheers Peter
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I like the larger beaver.
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11-07-2016, 01:45 PM
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I like the larger beaver.
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lol good one Keg
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11-07-2016, 06:47 PM
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Beaver tail soup.
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11-08-2016, 06:10 AM
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Nothing wrong with BT and beans if it's done up right! Neighbor brought a pot to a pot luck dinner we had last year and that pot was scraped clean by the end of the eating part!
Good stuff right there.
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