sold fur

[trappnman]

sold a bit to get some walking around money yesterday.

prices on most things, seem good to me to start out the year.

sold my fox- put up- $24 tops with a $20 average

sold the few badger I caught, 2 were very nice for this time of year $40 each for those, these were on carcass. flatter ones $15-20

sold my coon, a good collection in size and color and got $15 average on them- green. had one small, flat coon, and actually was told no value- first that ever happened to me there. usually i'll get $5 or so for a "little value" coon. so a tuff grade- he said flat and small forget it

asked about other stuff-

rats- holding steady. he mentioned that he had a few guys with 1000+ rat collections that had read that rats were going to crash and wanted to know if they should sell now, but he said hes talked to some of "his guys" , he showed me there names and a couple were from overseas, and he said they have heard nothing about it. Something about China having a backed up inventory on rats was the rumour

mink- $15-18 males, females $12 or so

coyote- good interest, $25 or maybe a bit more average for my type

otter has increased interest, $50 or so for a good one

beaver- you know that story- $5 kits, $10-15 for adults

all local prices, being paid now

[thebeav2]

Rats aren't going to crash. How can rats crash when there are NO rats In Inventory. I have talked to lots of trappers In the last few weeks THERE SEEMS TO BE HUGE SHORTAGE OF RATS BEING CAUGHT>

Retail sales will decide what happens to the rat market. I turned down $7.50 on put up rats.

$50.00 for otter? I averaged $110.00 last selling season. Don't sell otter In the country.

Those prices don't look to bad.

Got to go got 140 rats to flesh and board before we eat the bird.

[trappnman]

beav- let me make it clear- Lee is saying no such thing-

apparently those guys read that in some trapping mag

[calvin]

Nice to see a little interest in the coyotes. Makes skinning the stinky buggers a "little" less of a headache.

The coon sounds good. A tad more that what normally paid.

Too bad about the beaver. But I/ll trap some anyhow...and likely have lots of elbow room doing it.

Beav, you turned down $7.50 rats? Nice to know...I/m sitting on a pile of them and was wondering if I should gamble and wait awhile....which was by gut feeling.

[thorsmightyhammer]

Beav doesnt always tell the whole story lol.

Rat market could easily crash if the world economy tanks.

If the economies hold rats should be good property.

If I can get seven bucks they are going out the door and i'll catch more.

[Stef]

Yesterday night I was watching a TV report in China and there was a huge town with plenty of projects going on but the tv reporters found out that when night come... The apts lights are OFF. (no people-empty apts)
They talked with young chinese workers and in that town... Money is hard to get compared to the past years they said.

It was just a ( )

[thebeav2]

That's the whole story. I went to the stop wanting $10.00 That didn't happen. I still think the rat market will be strong.

About 90% of the rats go to China and are consumed by the Chinese. I don't think China has any financial problems. But Time will tell. I split up the catch half will go on the February sale and the other half on the May sale.

I still have 150 of my WI rats to do. And I'm going to get My Dec line up and running In a few days.