sold fur

[pro98]

our total as first year trappers, we had no real ground to trap and where mostly lake trapping, I will try to get more ground next year.

3 yote's had mange left them where I caught them

7 bobcats again most to private party averaged $100 but fur buyer only paid $45.00

7 red fox sold all to private party $35.00 to $45.00

1 Grey fox hip snared $25.00 nothing wrong with hide

30 + coons lost count but at least 30 coons got $8.00 for premium grade $6.00 for smaller ones.

almost all the possum we caught were babies. but we did pick up a hand full of sellers, we stopped counting at 50 something. got $6.00 for seller possum

2 anti hunter's got a little trappers revenge. won't have trouble next year with them I'm pretty sure.

so fur buyer hosed me pretty good, he should have paid more but it's a hobby and something to keep grandson out of trouble.
next year I will spend some more time trying to find buyers as I did locating good trapping sites

[Tim Rose]

Keep your chin up......you'll do fine..figuring and working up fur to get top $ takes time....
Yes, you should try and find a few more buyers and choose who you think treats you fair.
Good luck

[DaveM]

It sounds like your private sales did well.
The coon price sounds awful low.
Find some more selling options before next year, and you will be in good shape.

[trapperknox]

What did you do the anti-hunter?
You didn't set out like a 330 for them, right?

[pro98]

yep yep will not wait until all the sales are done then sell mine, basically had no where else to go, except this buyer so he could pretty much give me what he wanted. unless I wanted to put them back in freezer until next year. as far as the anti's, it was so cool. they are still experiencing the effects, but I will not go any further. but you can definantely choke one up for the trapers, and for all the spineless armchair trappers that were on another board I was on. that said in the same sentence mind you. (don't give the trappers a bad name, yet said prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law) like that wouldn't draw attention!!! no I didn't give trappers a bad name. they don't no who did it. my fathers, fathers, fathers, who by all rights founded most every town and city we have today selling their fur's, would be proud.