How to Process a Beaver start to finish

[@shxtbox]

I found this so satisfying

[@1990sRailfan]

Beautiful! It would take me several hours to do what this guy did in a few minutes.

[@MrHf4l]

I used to sell fur to this guy. He’s as real as they get. Awesome idea to shoot a video of this Scott.

[@330Maniac]

He is the real deal for sure!!

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Just rewatched this video because Its so enjoyable to watch a pro do it. I keep mine cased for fleshing then split them, but this guy makes it look so easy

[@330Maniac]

He does! Thanks for watching!

[@Trapper_Tom]

Looking for recommendations for fur processing beaver. Getting halfway decent at skinning now. What knife do you recommend for skinning and fleshing? And any particular board? Thanks for the help! Love your channel.

[@FurTrapping]

Awesome job. It's always great to see a professional put up beaver. Thanks for taking the time to film and post.

[@my9goesbang]

Kids don't try this at home! 😂😂 This man is like a Jedi with that blade

[@kusterflattail]

It is so nice to watch another processer at work . I processed and route bought for a buyer for 12 years and this cat kicks my ass . Hands are bone on bone now , I'll never be that fast again , great vid!

[@miketibbettsjr208]

You definitely have skills 👍🏼👍🏼 I remember watching my dad putting up beaver when I was a kid , I did some skinning but never fleshing or putting on a board . Made me think of my old man seeing this video 😢

[@negatjazzy]

As a fiction writer this was probably not meant for me but still was incredibly helpfull..... and looked damn satisfying!

[@Baker-tx7yg]

That 4 legged helper of his seems to be happy with the process !! LOL !!!

[@allanlavallee7171]

Quickest I've seen. Impressive and a quality job.

[@waoutdoorsman2463]

I thought I was getting fast till I watched this ahah! Can tell he's done a few of these over the years! Great video!

[@Chris-yo4ks]

great video. glad to see someone showing an almost lost skill in todays world

[@martyswild]

I love how your dog is hanging out waiting for treats!

[@863outdoors7]

Man just worked for 10 minutes ain't said one word. And I understood everything he did. Hahaha good video sir

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!! This guy is the best ive ever seen. He's been buying and putting up fur for 40+ years

[@stevefranks9873]

Looks like the pup got a snack too! Nicely done.

[@mikeclarke4523]

you are an expert at what you do sir.

[@trailbossx2]

Anyone can do this, as perfect as he,,,,,just do it 10,000, times,, and you'll approach his mastery,,,,,too cool,,,great vid, sir!!!!!😎

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

great job on this, i always cape out my beavers to fit easier on my fleshing beam then zip em up the belly, but I think your way to skin them goes faster, I may try this today, should have a few beaver on my line. nice work as always

[@WindyRidgeTrapper]

I’m a fur buyer who’s put up thousands of pelts over the years. This fella is definitely faster than me. Nice video.

[@placebo5466]

I don't know shit about skinning a beaver (haha) but I can tell this guy is a pro.

[@dmeads5663]

I knew a guy who made a custom fleshing knife out of an old truck leaf spring. It looked amazing and he put custom oak handles on it.

[@johncornman6847]

This fella has put up so many pelts he could do it in his sleep. That was fun to watch. Switching from the sharp to the dull edge on his draw knife was cool to watch too.

[@330Maniac]

He is so good at it!!

[@randlerichardson5826]

This is how a pro does it now dang

[@cjroby8807]

one thing i always loved ,,, is the form of from the trap to the table !!!!

[@salmonhunter7414]

I liked how you left the scraping for last. Have to remember that.

[@Mr.Saephan503]

This is the closes I would get to watching one of those ASMR videos lol

[@koogleyou557]

Very cool. Used to trap when I was a kid. Mostly muscrat in upstate NY. Like to see a tanning video if youve got 1. Giving you a thumbs up.

[@pondacres]

Man, he's so efficient, love it!

[@yiut123]

I thought I was fast and efficient 🤣. This guy is a master!!

[@jamesthornton9508]

Damn! that was quick! You did good! keep up the good work!

[@danielethier2015]

Impressive work ! Hypnotized by your procedures. What took you 10 min, would have taken me so much longer. I also made note that the way you were stretching the skin, you were also combing the fur towards the back as it should be. Great video 👍 Thank you.

[@Jeffrich308]

Not the first time he's done that!! Great video!

[@kevinernst8493]

I want to know how I can get my knives that sharp. Man makes it look so easy

[@stevenwright916]

I need a person like this working on furs for me so I can focus on trapping.

[@Outdoorman32]

Ain't this man's first beaver

[@jacobstahl2245]

This guy has been around!

[@ClintMoosman-ob4gn]

Best one I've seen helped alot thanks

[@riopescaoficial1875]

Official fishing River Channel lest,s Go

[@ryanhannigan3007]

You are the best I ever seen

[@rezakaviani7381]

Wow... He's a pro!

[@dbs6678]

Damn arthur makes skinning animals look so easy

[@countryliciousoutdoors6631]

great video, when I grow up I wanna be a beaver trapper too. he probably youtubed that too. lol. I just tell people I looked it up on the internet, said hell I can do that.... he's 1 or 2 in his life. lol. again great job

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!

[@Asteroid_Jam]

1:40 2:50 you can see dog is looking for scraps.

[@06camrot]

This guy is a beast

[@backwoodspiper3033]

Awesome. I've never skinned a beaver but always wanted to see it done. Thanks so much for sharing this. Do you keep the hide stretched like this until it's dry? Or do you leave it stretched until you are ready to sell it?

[@330Maniac]

Until it's dry

[@tmoonias807]

That’s a good camera man, knowing to move out of the way and provide extra nails

[@donutz6924]

not bad for your first time !!!! lol nice job lots of work =lots of passion for the fur trade =great American trappers and tanners !!!!!

[@BrandonCass2023]

What's next? We just got our first beaver. Thank you for the great video

[@adamsinclair2784]

Impressive, great video.

[@king_adrian1377]

❤❤❤❤❤very good good luck bro

[@brucemccartney5385]

What a life to be a processors dog. I just dropped in cause i trapped a pesky beaver on our property today.. Now to get him skinned. He is going to end up on the wall.. So do you do, salt the skin side once you stretch it out. How long to leave on the stretcher.

[@randlerichardson5826]

I caught one of three this morning I’ve never skinned a beaver I’ve skinned raccoon and squirrels and rabbits and plenty of deer but no beaver yet but I’m fixing to thanks for sharing

[@dantwaites7097]

Nice vid scott

[@lifebreadbakeryandminifarm2834]

You make it look so easy! Where did you get your fleshing knife and fleshing beam?

[@330Maniac]

The beam is home made and the guys across the street actually made the fleshing knife

[@chadcampbell9279]

Great video 👍

[@timothymcswain6235]

Nicely done

[@robandannetteful]

How many beavers did it take to get that quick, 2000? Very impressive.

[@330Maniac]

This man does about 10 to 20,000 a year and hes been at it for 40 years

[@mattjason4370]

What kind of tool is that called that you use for the skinning around 5 minutes?

[@buckchase1]

MUCH respect! Kinda wish the pelts went for at least $100 average cuz of the work that goes in. Plus, I want a hat for ice fishing.

[@kevinsmith9190]

Fleshing is my hardest work. Are there any tricks you know that will help me improve??

[@tmoonias807]

Thank you for the teaching

[@charlescote8391]

Hi...wow...i did my first yesterday. It was a UP Mi beaver and large. It seemed WAY fatter than this one and man was it a trip, both to skin and especially to scrape. Are some tougher than others? Is your scraper blade sharp ? I do deer hides and they scrape about like you made this beaver look, in terms of stuff coming off, and telatively clean. I actually couldn't get all the fatty stuff off. Thanks for the video.

[@330Maniac]

This guy has been putting up beaver for 40 years. He has a very sharp blade and hes a very big strong person. Well over 6ft tall and 300+ lbs. Its help.a lot

[@bubbaclinton1105]

Questions... how sharp is that draw knife and once it's stretched out and nailed what do you do with it from there?????

[@crgaillee]

That was what was going thru my mind as he was fleshing the hide.

[@thanhb2]

Is it just set out to dry after it’s pinned to the board? And tanning solution?

[@330Maniac]

No tanning solution. Just set out to dry. After dried they are sold to someone and then sent off to be tanned and such

[@eltigredetejas2328]

This is the single most thing I regret not doing in 2011 when my college campus flooded and they counted on me to get the job done. I should have tanned all those hides myself and kept them.

[@frankledford8096]

So is there another part....and is alum used to keep the hair on...

[@randlerichardson5826]

This is how I want to do the one I caught this morning

[@clintDJgregory]

This is impressive

[@davehendrick5497]

If we had a race, and I just had to board my beaver he would win! Gosh, that was fast. Are fleshing tools as sharp as a knife ?

[@Baker-tx7yg]

Fleshing knives are meant to be razor sharp with a single bevel. But the part where he gets down near the end of the pelt and he starts forcefully pushing... he has actually flipped the knife over and is using the back side of the blade to "push" the fat. It's a little easier.

[@talaysabirav6262]

Молодец Янки, своё дело знает.👍👍👍Скорняк опытный шустро работает

[@BushcraftJones]

I don´t trap beaver, but I trap marten. Anyways just captivating too see someone putting up a beaver this fast. Such fluidity.

[@stooker11]

What’s the diameter that he’s stretching it to? Roughly? This was absolutely amazing

[@pursuingtheheartland3414]

Poetry in motion

[@francoisvillemure9543]

Do you know the brand of is fleshing knife... Or where we can find some like this??

[@markroth9827]

Necker knife. But his has been sharpened MANY times.

[@330Maniac]

It is a home made one too

[@Jeebs762]

How does he dry so many beaver when his drying board is so big? How many does he have? His shop must be huge.

[@davidkilbourne5422]

Thats something you don't see in my neck of the woods!

[@tremont86]

great video. thanks

[@jgunn03]

What's the name of that saw thing he's scraping over the hide?

[@lindseyzacek5211]

The way he can skin that beaver they probably ain't no more left in the county.. Mr Quick knife got them

[@rayadamson191]

Doing a great job once you've done a few hundred it's a piece of cake and you can do it just like that.😉

[@finsfeathersandfur7799]

What are you using for your table?

[@330Maniac]

It's a tree stump

[@mitchdroese84]

Lol takes me a heck of a lot longer than this pro! I'll get there some day.

[@fredo3161]

It's just that simple!

[@kevinkiernanoutdoors3413]

I guess this fella has done a few of these.

[@yvonmouamoua1150]

The meat may good to eat?

[@thanhb2]

Yvon Moua Moua the meat is actually very good. Like a nutty beef.

[@JakeyCrackOutdoors]

great job

[@keithahlstrom176]

Has done that once - or 20 thousand times!

[@ryang98]

i think this was not his first time. great video

[@winniethepooh2947]

Wouw good knife skils

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!!

[@pivpo]

What did he do at the end? I don't understand why he did that.

[@330Maniac]

He tacked it up so the hide could dry for sale

[@АртемМР-153]

Молча . Быстро. Четко. Просто класс👍👍👍

[@jakestockett3839]

What skinning knife was used?

[@406huntermw4]

Was he using a necker for a flesher ??

[@330Maniac]

+Mason Wilkins It's a custom fleshing tool.

[@wk.7348]

So you don't have to treat the flesh side with anything?

[@McCurtainCounty888]

I would bet hes a Vietnam vet, he just has that look about him. The thousand yard stare.

[@330Maniac]

Yep

[@arnoldfarmsbeesandhoney]

what kind of edge is on that fleshing knife?

[@330Maniac]

+West TN Outdoors This is a custom built scraper

[@thewendigo5992]

How do you then tan the beaver?

[@330Maniac]

The Wendigo I don't I sell them and then the next person send them to a tannery

[@REDBIRD156]

They calling about there pet!!!!! It's been missing lol

[@tecumsehmurray5775]

Could you tell my the diameter of the circles?

[@330Maniac]

No I can't. But you can find the templates for them online