Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: newfox1]
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01/08/24 12:32 PM
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Got 20 beaver to skin....going to be a looooong day!
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: newfox1]
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01/08/24 02:19 PM
01/08/24 02:19 PM
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Standing all day is the hardest for me...got some arthritis in a hip.
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: newfox1]
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01/08/24 05:24 PM
01/08/24 05:24 PM
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That's a lot of work BP, the standing gets to me quick with my back. The surgeries I've had have helped but the arthritis will never go away. I've tried many different ways of sitting and working on fur and just can't make any of them work. I hear you about the hand cramps NF, when I get them it's all over for a while. I'll be moving on to putting up skunks soon. Lot easier on the back and hands.
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: newfox1]
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01/09/24 02:13 PM
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I don't seem to have any issues with hand cramps but I think skinning in a trough is easier on the hands.
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: newfox1]
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01/09/24 07:04 PM
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Lance Squires
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Does anyone have the dimensions for the beaver skinning trough?
57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: Lance Squires]
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01/09/24 08:37 PM
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Does anyone have the dimensions for the beaver skinning trough? Lance, do you clean skin like your dad?
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: newfox1]
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01/09/24 08:58 PM
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Lance Squires
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Yes, I clean skin but have done a lot of beaming as well. I just like the look of the clean skinned ones better.
57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: Lance Squires]
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01/10/24 03:21 PM
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Does anyone have the dimensions for the beaver skinning trough? Lance, I’ve got very little carpenter skills but what I threw together 20 years or so ago was this: It’s 32” long. The V is made with 1X8” s. And mounted on a swiveling barstool picked up at a used furniture store. Important to get the height right for yourself so you don’t have to lean over. For reference that’s a 50# plus beaver. The distance from one side of the V to the other is 12”
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: newfox1]
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01/10/24 03:48 PM
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After squeezing the juice out these castors weighed fresh came out to 4.5 lbs. 13 sets. I hope you're all duly impressed with that fresh weight...I sure was! It will be interesting to see what the weight is after 6-7 days in the drying room.
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: newfox1]
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01/10/24 04:57 PM
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Lance Squires
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Thanks BP. I'll have to make one and try it out. Appreciate the help.
57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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01/10/24 10:20 PM
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Yukon John
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After squeezing the juice out these castors weighed fresh came out to 4.5 lbs. 13 sets. I hope you're all duly impressed with that fresh weight...I sure was! It will be interesting to see what the weight is after 6-7 days in the drying room. What is this "squeezing the juice" business? I'm intrigued for sure!
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Re: Beaver almanac
[Re: newfox1]
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01/10/24 10:25 PM
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Yukon John
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Looks like you guys are stacking them up. Gonna get extremely cold (for us) in the next few days, think I'm gonna try some under ice trapping. Been weird here too much ice for open water, and not enough for under ice...we'll see what the next week brings.
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