I remember reading a history article that mentioned when the train tracks were being laid near Banff in the 1880's the rail workers killed a beaver that weighed over 200 lbs..
The very first beaver I shot weighed 105 lbs.. It was nearly impossible to get out of the creek and carry up the bank. I was just a kid. Old man Shlutker told me it was one of the biggest beaver pelts he had seen. It was a few inches wider than a sheet of plywood when I boarded it. I had to use 2 sheets nailed together. Shlutker bought it for 120 dollars.
(I had to miss spell the fur buyer's name because it wouldn't print the first part of his name.)
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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