Beaver Teeth

[Whidbey78]

...and chain saws, backhoes, and concrete mixers!

[tulloch]

THAT is amazing. I can't believe I have lived in North America for 55 years and have never seen how the beaver's teeth are. Thanks.

[artificer]

Their fur is exceptionally soft and warm even among other water mammals. My country was built on the beaver fur trade as much as anything else. They're strong too. They haul those timbers away themselves.

How long are those teeth? Could you scrimshaw them?

Does wearing a beaver sporran carry any ... connotations?

It's amazing just how much of the US was settled due to the fur trade (specifically Beaver). I know much of the Great Lakes region was originally settled (and fortified) for these reasons.

And what does a beaver fur sporran say about you? Why, that you love a plush, rich, and above all else, water resistant pelt, of course!

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[jgcunningham]

At a recent gun show, a vendor had a beaver pelt on his table. I was tempted to buy it but there wasn't a price tag on it. I asked the vendor how much and he said make an offer. Not wanting to overpay, I backed off.

So how much would/should one pay for a beaver pelt? This one was about as large as a turkey platter. It had the eye and ear holes but no tail. Very very soft.

[BoldHighlander]

At a recent gun show, a vendor had a beaver pelt on his table. I was tempted to buy it but there wasn't a price tag on it. I asked the vendor how much and he said make an offer. Not wanting to overpay, I backed off.

So how much would/should one pay for a beaver pelt? This one was about as large as a turkey platter. It had the eye and ear holes but no tail. Very very soft.

I haven't bought a fur pelt in sometime, but I generally use this site as a guide (you can see going rates for various hides in varied conditions).

I hope it helps.

[Irish Jack O'Brian]

There are some prices at this site, though some are out-of-stock.

[Bigkahuna]

When I was up in Hudson's Bay a few years ago , beaver pelts were going for $55-65 a pelt.