Any money made?

[paytonma]

i was thinking about trapping next year to occupy myself and was wondering if anyone still makes money doing it here, and if so how much do the furs run for?

[pnwmtnmn]

We can make extra spending money but in all actuality if we break even we are lucky.
Prices of furs vary being based on time of season it was taken, handling of the fur, supply and demand. One year my partner and I had $700 dollars worth of muskrat fur and held them for an extra week, We were lucky to get $300.

[Humptulips]

With the expense of cage traps I'd say you would be doing good to break even. You might make a few bucks after the traps were paid for, not the first year.
You'd be crazy to take it up as a  money making endeavor but what other type hunting can hold out the hope of paying expenses.
Comes at a time when other hunting is closing down too so it's a chance to get out.
Then again you risk the chance of getting bit by the trapping bug. It's a lifelong illness, no cure but it can be treated during the winter months.

[TeacherMan]

For the first time in my life I'm making money at it and I've been doing it for just over 20 years 😜

With that said as soon as I make some extra cash I turn around and spend it on more traps and more lure! It's very addicting. What else would you be doing Dec. - March?

[Hannibal]

You could probably make money at rats (IN your area) if you could dedicate yourself and did not have to work,,,,,,,,

[pnwmtnmn]

He is also at Loomis, with the GOOD bobcat and the GOOD coyote and the okanogan river for water fur(if it doesn't freeze. Course he will also have whitestone lake for rats and mink. near Loomis.

[TeacherMan]

Crazy good cat area!

[paytonma]

our property is up on the toates coulee and there are alot of coyote and bobcat right behind our property on the logging roads and also up the creek a little ways there are a ton of beaver. im just looking to make extra money so once i graduate i can have money to fall back on 

[pnwmtnmn]

Towards the 7mile swamp I see. I used to live 1 mile from the Whitestone lake boat launch, I know the area.

[paytonma]

its my favorite area out of all of washington so grateful we own a wonderful piece of property. now i spend my time scouting the sheep hoping to draw a tag one day

[pnwmtnmn]

At chopaka is there still the occasional moose?

[bugs n bones]

If you really enjoy doing it thats all that matters, especially when you have a partner to trap with and make fun memories with.....

[paytonma]

around chopaka ive seen a couple in the past 2 years but man once you get up near long swamp and the mile meadows ive seen up to 20 moose a day  the moose are really starting boom up in the burned area