Are there anybody in here that's hunting Beaver(Castor canadensis)
Are there only beaver in scandinavia?

I'm going hunting this weekend i eastern part of Norway. I have 4 beavertags this year.
Planning to use my ultimate allround rifle
Husquarna mod 146 9,3x57 and lapua mega bullet.
(my small game rifle)

greetings
10,75mauser

I've been huntin' beaver since I was about 14, although my wife has re-defined 'fair chase' a bit.

I have been hunting them here in Sweden a couple of times, mostly by waiting/stalking and once from a canoe in a small river. I use my 222 Rem loaded Norma Softpoint. No tags here in Sweden either.

A detail; our Scandinavian beaver is not Castor canadensis but Castor fiber.

BTW: when it comes to "beaver jokes" a friend asked how to cook them and was adviced to search the web for "eating beaver".

Regards,
Martin

Why do I get the feelig this is one quarry species we won't be able to ever have a serious discussion about...

I am kinda intreauged (sp?)

How big are these things and what do you do with them? Edible?

FB

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How big are these things and what do you do with them? Edible?

If you have to ask you do not need to know.

The NA species gets upwards of 40 lbs (20 K). Since their diet consists of sweet cambium bark and birch leaves, the meat should be exceptional. Historical sources note that the tail, especially, when roasted whole and then skinned is a true delicacy. I'll be out of town for the next three days but if you score, I believe that I have some beaver specific recipes in the files . . . and no, they don't include either chocolate and whipped cream or honey! PM me.

In the western 2/3s of Tennessee,there is no closed season on beaver of either type.

Beware,the hunting of the 2 legged type should be considered a dangerous game!

WC

I've eaten beaver, yes both the two legged and four footed ones. I prefer the two legged ones when I can get them.

I worked on an indian reserve for a couple years as a chef in the hotel, a local guy brought in a beaver and said if you skin it you can cook it. After skinning it I gave it to a gal who took it home and had her mom smoke it. She chopped it all over with the ax breaking the bones and basically making it flat. Then she smoked it. I braised it in a browm gravy like stew, only without vegetables. It was quite good and I'd eat it again.

the chef

Do you have to shave the fur off a beaver to make it more palatable?

Smoking beaver? I believe that is a Thai recipe.

Then there is the old beaver trap method of catching them, but it has caught many a man to his downfall.

Oh my , oh my.....
The beaver, the beaver...
How many early mornings have I eagerly waited with the gun ready for the beaver to start moving around......

A challenge it is, but good eating.........

As a boy I cut my teeth hunting beaver. I had my trusty old cooey and a box of hollow point bullets. I'd wait hours and hours, until way after dark to shoot a beaver. I learned to canoe chasing them, and how to dress for the cold. I also learned not to walk on the ice close to a beaver lodge!!! A truly remarkable animal and great fun to hunt, as well as having a beautiful and warm pelt.

the chef

The North American Beaver has been transplanted to eastern Russia as well. I know it's a common game in Estonia.

I prefer the Russian beaver myself. Especially at www.russianbrides.com and www.anastasiaweb.com I have one coming to try things out this summer. Going to cost a lot to get her over here!