matt2432
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Post by matt2432 on Jun 15, 2015 20:37:45 GMT -5
Took a trip down to glendive a few weeks ago from Central North Dakota. Stopped at just about every fishing hole along the way (to look for rocks of course, not to fish). Of course, I always forget to take enough pictures, but here's a few. The confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri, not much shore line at all to pick rocks, just lots and lots of water... maybe I need to get a canoe or a boat... Cartwright bridge The bridge used to be for trains, now it's just a walking bridge. Has a cool tunnel on the other side as well. Graffiti in the tunnel Stayed the night at Seven Sisters. Snapped this shot of the beavers in the river with the sunset in the background. Here's another beaver shot. They appeared to be grooming each other or something... hope you enjoyed
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 15, 2015 22:42:16 GMT -5
Great photos...............Been to those places many times in my travels-thanks for the trip down memory lane!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2015 23:26:13 GMT -5
Crossed the Yellowstone at Laurel today and lots of rock exposed. Whole area is raining tonight and tomorrow so it will probably be up higher the next few days. Jim
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 16, 2015 9:40:00 GMT -5
Great pictures. Do you have a super-dooper telephoto lens, or were the beavers tame? Usually you just get a tail slap and they're gone.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 16, 2015 10:41:37 GMT -5
Crossed the Yellowstone at Laurel today and lots of rock exposed. Whole area is raining tonight and tomorrow so it will probably be up higher the next few days. Jim Jim,your in the area that my Nephew hounds,some great stuff comes out of that Laurel area.....Especially the petwood!
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70karmann
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Post by 70karmann on Jun 16, 2015 11:50:59 GMT -5
My favorite location.
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matt2432
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Post by matt2432 on Jun 16, 2015 16:25:16 GMT -5
Great pictures. Do you have a super-dooper telephoto lens, or were the beavers tame? Usually you just get a tail slap and they're gone. I have a 250mm telephoto, but they still let me get pretty close. I was surprised at how long they let me take pictures of them before they took off.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 16, 2015 20:40:43 GMT -5
The only time I've gotten that close to a beaver was on the way home from church on Easter Sunday a long time ago. There's a ditch about a quarter of a mile from our house that usually has water in it. I saw something move near it and backed the car up to see what it was. It was a smallish beaver and it really had no where to go. Our kids were little at the time and we were able to get out them out of the car and get pretty close.
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Jun 16, 2015 22:03:35 GMT -5
Beaver are actually quite docile by nature. However, if cornered and forced to fight, they are a force to be reckoned with. You kill a 250 lb deer, you will be lucky to get 100 pounds of meat. You kill a 60 pound beaver and most of it is meat. Those teeth will take you apart if the beaver desires to nail you. They are also surprisingly quick.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 17, 2015 6:23:29 GMT -5
I'm glad we didn't get to close or corner it then!
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inyo
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Post by inyo on Jun 17, 2015 18:05:22 GMT -5
You kill a 250 lb deer, you will be lucky to get 100 pounds of meat. You kill a 60 pound beaver and most of it is meat. Gotta chuckle. That's a useful comparison only if one likes the taste of beaver meat. Grin.
Probably lots of folks would prefer a single ounce of the worst cut of properly dressed venison over a full 60 pounds of beaver. Unless there's nothing else to eat, I reckon.
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Jun 17, 2015 19:27:05 GMT -5
I would dump venison on the ground to make room for beaver meat. Far, far superior.
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matt2432
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Post by matt2432 on Jun 17, 2015 21:07:24 GMT -5
What's the difference in taste? I've never tried either
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Jun 17, 2015 21:33:00 GMT -5
Beaver tastes like beaver. Nothing tastes like it. It is deep red, rich and it is very clean.
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Post by snowmom on Jun 19, 2015 4:49:48 GMT -5
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Jun 19, 2015 5:30:36 GMT -5
fat and gristle
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xantokon
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Post by xantokon on Jul 6, 2015 14:36:13 GMT -5
Thumbs up!
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