Beaver does taste good (if you quote me for a double meaning of that last sentence, then you are not that funny because that fruit is pretty low hanging (If you qoute me about the fruit being pretty low hanging then you are not that funny because that is hardly a joke)). If a beaver is shot and not drowned you can eat the flanks/backstrap? They are illegal to kill unless you have a nuisance permit, but I've had it twice now, and the meat has great flavor and texture. Sort of a cross between pork and venison.