world was made of a beaver pelt. >> that's why today it's the icon of canada. >> to a lesser extent the tradition continues today. carl continues to trap, usually called on by provincial officials to trap beaver and clear away dams of what could become a destructively overpopulated situation. >> hello, my little friend. >> this is a young one.one want eat. >> what would you compare the meat to? is there anything like it? >> that's the thing, you know. there's nothing like it. you know, when you eat beaver, you understand that it's beaver. >> martin, along with an encyclopedic knowledge of fine wines and an inexplicable attachment to the music of celine dion, is a big believer in honoring history and tradition. if you still trap beavers, you should if at all possible cook them and eat them.