Boise Hawks

Okay.

So this whole thing with the Bananas really dates back to 2024 when I was playing for the Boise Hawks.

Uh, and you know, that was the best year I've ever had on a baseball field, and so the Boise Hawks...

Excuse me.

The Savannah Bananas took notice, and they slid in my DMs.

Today, the Great Beaver Drop is a beloved piece of Idaho folklore, commemorated in artwork, merchandise, craft beer labels, and even sports tributes.

In 2025, the Boise Hawks baseball team even temporarily rebranded as the Boise Battle Beavers to honor the strange conservation experiment.

Few wildlife projects have ever sounded so ridiculous.

or worked so well.

It was really common.

He went out to the Boise Hawks, which was the team when I was out there and Mr. Belding with, he went out there and he would, he would sign autographs.

He'd take photos.

It was like, it was a whole saved by the bell night.