>> they eat the bark. >> yeah, yeah. >> in pioneer days beaver was the financial engine of canada. >> yeah. >> empyres were built on it. every hat practically in the world was made of a bever pelt. >> that's why today it is the icon of canada. >> to a lesser extent the tradition continues today. carl continues to trap usually called on by provision officials to track beaver and clear away dams and control what could become a destructively over pop latd situation. >> hello, my little friend. >> this is a young one. those are the one we want to eat. >> what will you compare the meat to? is there anything like it? >> that's the thing. there is nothing. nothing like it. when you eat beaver it's beaver. >> along with an enpsycyclopedi knowledge of fine wines and