Joshua P. Johnson, 12, Rhinelander, Wis. Wisconsin boy is becoming a good beaver trapper and aims to tan a trophy catch this year My name is Joshua Johnson and I am 12 years old. I have been trapping for five … [Read More]
Tag Archives: Beaver Trapping
Beaver for Dinner?
Would you try a beaver burger? 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 … [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]
Rabid Beavers Attack Philadelphians
The headline of this bizarre story from FoxNews.com speaks for itself: “Wild Beavers Terrorize Philadelphia.” Here are some details of the strange rash of attacks. Pennsylvania game wardens remained stumped Sunday about a spate of “truly bizarre” rabid beaver attacks … [Read More]
Governor Acknowledges Trappers in Inaugural Address
When Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder made his inauguration speech earlier this month, he took time to recognize the contributions trappers made in the development of the state. From the Detroit Free Press: “Innovators and entrepreneurs were the leaders in the … [Read More]
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]
Beavers Causing Trouble
Trapping Today linked to this Capital Press storyon some beaver troubles in Washington. Beavers are chewing on fruit trees in a fruit orchard.Of course, this wouldn’t be a problem if the state didn’t have heavily restricted trapping laws that ban … [Read More]
Minnesota Woman Has Been Skinning Beavers for More Than 40 Years
DL-Online.com has a feature on an award-winning beaver skinner and handler from the rural Detroit Lakes area in Minnesota.Kay Bachman has been skinning beavers for over 40 years and will be featured in an upcoming episode of “Kent Hrbek Outdoors,” … [Read More]
Beaver Stew
This blogger posted up a recipe for some beaver stew and a review to go with it. He said it was “fantastic”: Well, it was *way* better than I expected at least. I followed the beef stew recipe that I … [Read More]
