Coyote Trapping ***WARNING-graphic pics inside-WARNING***

[wilds of pa]

I ques from what i was told on hunting Pa web site is he has them being held in a cold storage locker somewhere waiting for the prices to go up. He didnt get offered what he wanted for them.

I know he caught at least 500 or more this year, so he's got lots of fur to unload...


Any body with poultry on his trapping line can free range big time now.

Ill bet the wild eastern turkey population will also grow on his trapping line..

 

[LittleChickenRacingTeam]

Veteran fur traders are watching climate models in the northern hemisphere, hoping we don't have a repeat of the warm winter that occured last year. "Cold weather sells fur, and that's the bottom line," according to Mark Downey of FUR HARVESTERS AUCTION INC.

A cold fall and winter could boost sales, and traditional European fur-buying countries, such as Italy, could become very active. The U.S. dollar has weakened considerably against other currencies, which maeans our furs will be a bargain in Eurodollars. The international buying season will hit full stride when larger offerings go to auction shortly. Raccoon is sold out, & competition is expected to boost those prices. (Raccoon is currently selling for a high of $30 & a low of $10-12)

There is a significant carryover of coyote, otter, & muskrat that clutter the overall picture. If you can sell these at last year's prices, it would probably wise to do so. If not, you may want to put them in cold storage for awhile.


***The above is quoted from the FUR MARKET REPORT by Gary Schroeder in Fur-Fish-Game Magazine***

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

why is raccoon so high? If I where to kill a few minks do you know how much they would be?

 

[chickenranchwife]

Now that's a lot of coyotes and foxes. If I had some traps I probably would do that around my place. We have plenty of critters around here.

 

[wegotchickens]

Mom's neighbor uses live traps for coyote. He can get more for a live animal than he did from pelts. A hunting 'preserve' uses them to 'train' hunting dogs. (rich guys drink beer while their dogs run down the coyote in a fenced 100-acre spread)

A lot of folks get upset that the coyotes are hunted down in such an inhumane way. But truth is, the coyotes would do the same thing to a lone hound if they got the chance, and WERE!

He's put a serious dent in the coyote population of the area, which was getting pretty bad. Drawback is having to get the coyotes to them pretty quickly, and there are times the preserve doesn't need them. Then he kills & skins the coyote and saves the pelts for later.

 

[LittleChickenRacingTeam]

Quote:
Again from the Jan. FUR MARKET REPORT.....

Wild mink is reflecting last year's world prices with tops of $15 or so being the norm. A few big males have moved at $20. Females are selling for $6-$7.50 Get your wild mink to auction or sold locally now. They will be worth less by the end of the month.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

Thanks LCRT. I will wait till next yr then.

 

[LittleChickenRacingTeam]

You could also start catching some coon. I don't know about your location, but they are way more abundant in my area than mink. And easier to trap as well.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

I caught a juvie raccoon with some cat food. I have a stray cat trap I will use from hav-a-hart. I will call around and ask someone who knows. Maybe the guy down the road who sells hunting licences?

 

[wilds of pa]

legal trapping here in Pa closed this past weekend..its over now till next season comes around.

Unless id have a bad critter come around after my birds then we will catch-um.....

Not many coon around my place, last year i caught about 30 of them in about a mile from my home. this year caught 4.

But that is ok for me at least they arent spladdered on the roads or after my birds..

Its a wast when you just see them laying on the roads rotting away.
Better catching them and selling them.

There are a few places in pa where they were over populated and in the end distemper wiped most of them out here.