Pelts??

[tonymiller7]

Do you guys do anything with the pelts from the yotes you shoot?  I'm thinking of doing more coyote hunting mainly for predator control but if there was a purchaser for pelts or if people wanted them I'd look into skinning out the ones I get.

[wolftrapper]

Here are my pelts so far this season.  I ship them to NAFA (North American Fur Auction).  I was happy with my return last year.  You can look them up online, and see just what kind of prices they paid last season.  They have an auction coming up next week, and that will set some prices for this season.

[70sdiver]

What do you average at nafa.i usually sell mine at the prineville auction in march.If you dont want to post it could you pm.Those are some nice looking dogs right there!!!

[seth30]

Wow there are some great hides on that wall:tup:

[wolftrapper]

Last year, I averaged just over $80.00 each....March sale.

[jasnt]

Those are skinned for taxi?

[Machias]

Beautiful work wolftrapper!

[wolftrapper]

Not skinned for taxidermy.  Just for fur the trade...did not skin the feet, or turn the lips.

[stigalla]

is there any chance someone on the eastside (im from Spokane) be wiling to show me how to prep a pelt for sale? ive read on it but would like to watch it first hand. could probably trade for some prime yote access.

[70sdiver]

Thats some excellent work on those put ups wolftrapper.How early will they prime up.I'm thisnking about starting shooting them next year about the second week of oct?

[wolftrapper]

Yeah, I am willing to show you, but I am about three hour's drive from you.

There are some excellent videos online that show how to do it,  I can't remember exactly where, but I saw them a while back.

Thanks guys, for the compliments. 

I'm not sure about prime dates here, I've only been here two seasons, but I waited until November just to be sure.

[coyotehunter]

Nice Job Wolftrapper!! I'm glad to see someone else putting up coyotes and not letting them rot in the field.

Tonymiller7 - look for a video called "Hunting and Skinning for Profit" by Blaine Eddy. I've put up coyote skins this way for years and have always gotten top dollar from the auctions. He uses a washing machine to clean the coyotes skins but I've just used a 5 gallon bucket and water and it seems to work just fine. With the current fur prices you'll at least make back some gas money! Good Luck! FYI Fur buyers only buy prime furs which usually means coyotes shot from late November to early February. The rest of the year they are worthless to sell.

[Machias]

Not hard at all, good series of videos shows you how to put up nice fur.

Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdvvJOB32iM

Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHfEWmnRGzM

Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBnxZA0lhDg

[Gringo31]

Love that one top row third from the left.

[eastsidemallard74]

Is there anyone that you could sell the dogs to after hunting them?

[Chet43]

I do not hunt coyotes yet but have a grandson that wants to start this year. He's not in pelts, just wants to be out hunting and to get better at it. So after reading the posts here I am curious what do you do with the coyotes you shoot from late February to end of October?

Do you just leave them in the field to rot; take them to a state disposal site or what? What does the state & feds say to do on managed land and what do most private land owners say or do they even care?

[acnewman55]

tagging

[jasnt]

I do not hunt coyotes yet but have a grandson that wants to start this year. He's not in pelts, just wants to be out hunting and to get better at it. So after reading the posts here I am curious what do you do with the coyotes you shoot from late February to end of October?

Do you just leave them in the field to rot; take them to a state disposal site or what? What does the state & feds say to do on managed land and what do most private land owners say or do they even care?

i leave those lay where they fall most times(public land) but private land I pack them home to dispose of. They do not rot! The other coyotes will eat them quickly, some times over night they are reduced to bones and fur!

[Humptulips]

Is there anyone that you could sell the dogs to after hunting them?

About the only one I know that buys coyotes in the round is George Brady in Pateros.

When I used to trap coyotes they would be pretty flat until late in Oct. I would start first of Oct and they would start getting decent in the middle of the month depending on age. Young grow out a little later then old ones.
On the west side they are going bad by the end of the year but stay pretty good on the east side until 1st of Feb.

[coyotehunter]

I’m gonna just throw my 2 cents in here. If you are gonna go through the trouble of hunting, calling and shooting a coyote especially when the pelts are prime(Late October to Mid February) learn how to case skin them and put them up for the fur market. This past January’s sales the average price for the fur harvesters auction for a large prime, well put up coyote was $70! The top price was $145! Yes it can be time consuming, but its not that hard. Take a look at wolftrapper’s photo, those are ALL really well put up coyotes, they may vary in belly color and back color which will effect the “grade” But I’m willing to bet he will get better than average prices for those skins. You do the math! At the very least it’ll pay for gas!  There are a lot of good videos out there that will show you how to skin and “put up” skins. If you have questions on how to put coyotes skins I don’t mind answering any PM’s. Also the 2 main fur auctions sites are Fur Harvesters and NAFA. Give them a call they have always been helpful when I’ve contacted them. Again, this is my 2 cents.

[Seahawk12]

tag

[fast1]

I agree with you coyotehunter,figure if a guy averaged $50 a fur that would pay for a year's worth of ammo or a tank of fuel with a little practice. This year the ones that were salvageable I gave to a friend so that they wouldn't go to waste. If a guy can make money on this sport,why wouldn't a guy want to? Laziness?? Makes a guy wonder. Wolftrapper does a fantastic job on his furs and takes pride in his work and it shows when the checks are cute.

[jasnt]

I do not hunt coyotes yet but have a grandson that wants to start this year. He's not in pelts, just wants to be out hunting and to get better at it. So after reading the posts here I am curious what do you do with the coyotes you shoot from late February to end of October?

Do you just leave them in the field to rot; take them to a state disposal site or what? What does the state & feds say to do on managed land and what do most private land owners say or do they even care?

i leave those lay where they fall most times(public land) but private land I pack them home to dispose of. They do not rot! The other coyotes will eat them quickly, some times over night they are reduced to bones and fur!

the ones I was talking about leaving lay are after prime season. Aka  summer dogs. I do skin every dog that's not terrible. Even a few past prime