Finally we were able to bag a beaver after several silly atempts..

I managed to get it all on tape.. Check out my latest video clip on my blog.

I must say filming hunts like this is as exciting as actually shooting!!

Beaver video

Great

Congratulation Anders, a splendid start of the day

anders
when i saw the headline i thought about something else

that is a big beaver, congratulations to your friend with the shooting and you for making a good film.

best

peter

Nice video. Are beavers considered quite wary animals?
I understand they have been/are being released in Scotland so maybe we'll be able to hunt them soon. I saw a couple pelts at IanF's lodge, they really are soft and comfy!

Nice footage; are beavers edible?

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Originally posted by peterdk:
anders
when i saw the headline i thought about something else

I waited for that comment! Ha ha..
I have a couple of non-hunting friends, and I can't even talk about beaver hunting with them.. Well, I try, but the change of subject is quite quick..

Boghossian, I wouldn't say so. They have an excellent smell and quite good sense of hearing. They're sight is very bad though. If you pay attention to the wind you're normally fine. Beaver hunting is normally quite easy once you've figured out where they are. If Ian is making up a story of how difficult it was, tell him the truth!

We did struggle quite a bit with this one though.. But hey, that's hunting!

Wildboar, yes they are. And it taste very good. Especially the young ones! Oh, shit.. I guess this will create comments as well.

Enjoyed your video Anders, and a nice website you have. Nice countryside you have, Waidmannsheil, Dom.

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Originally posted by Anders:


Wildboar, yes they are. And it taste very good. Especially the young ones!

What do you do with the old ones , like the one you shot, if they don't taste that good?

Well done Anders.

Young beaver, old beaver, Norwegian beaver, Swedish beaver, it's all good I'm sure.

That's a pretty big beaver, I thought the European beaver was smaller than the Canadian version. That looks to be about the same.
They can do a lot of damage!

It sure brings back memories, I used to sit for hours and hours after school and every spare minute I could get just to get a crack at a beaver. A couple of years ago my brother in law shot 97 of them on his trapline in one weekend! I think that's where I learned the patience needed to sit for hours waiting for animals to make their appearance.

Thanks for sharing

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Originally posted by calgarychef1:
A couple of years ago my brother in law shot 97 of them on his trapline in one weekend! I think that's where I learned the patience needed to sit for hours waiting for animals to make their appearance.

97 in a weekend surely means you didn't have to wait long?

Good Hunt!!!

That beavers got some size a hole in it now. Great vid and thanks for posting.

a freind of mine has just come back from norway after a few days chasing beaver
will see if i can upload a few clips of his hunting experiences when he brings back my cam-corder he borrowed from me
i think he ended up with 9 from his trip , but one heck of a trip and would recommend it to anyone

Nice video! I also just returned from a beaver hunt, a quick over night stay at our bush camp. We hunt beaver in order to control their numbers since they flood too many of our roads and fields. I shot three on Wednesday evening and one Thursday morning. It is quite entertaining to have a dog retrieve them, they weigh approx. 20kg and are more than 2/3 of my dog's weight! He seems to manage somehow. Beaver hunting is a nice diversion in Canada in spring since there is only spring bear and snow geese that are legal game here at this season. It was nice to see the similarities in Norway.

Well done Anders

Nice to see itn worked out well in the end for you!

The footage of the beaver swimming underwater into the dam was also nice to see,

Gratulerer!

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Originally posted by Anders:


Wildboar, yes they are. And it taste very good. Especially the young ones!

What do you do with the old ones , like the one you shot, if they don't taste that good?

We use most of the meat on every one actually. I have only shot two or three that were old, and that meat is still in the bottom of my freezer if I remember right.. Tend to use the meat from the young ones first.
The pelt is beautiful and I'm having all my skins tanned. Hopefully I'll be able to make a jacket in a few years.

Brass thief, the weight of an adult beaver here in Norway will go 17-20 kg. Over 20 kg is big. There have been a few going over 30 kg! I thought the Canadian would easily hit the 40 kg scale mark? Not sure..

Thanks for all the comments!

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Originally posted by Ghubert:

Young beaver, old beaver, Norwegian beaver, Swedish beaver, it's all good I'm sure.

Young beaver, old beaver, Norwegian beaver, Swedish beaver, it's all good I'm sure.