"NEW" Questions & Answers

[Trapper John]

Hello Folks
We are going to have a "New" column in The Fur Shed magazine called:  Questions & Answers.
So do you have a question on fur trapping, trapping equipment, putting up fur or about the fur industry in general?
You can "Ask Here" or; email us at: jc.wsta@yahoo.com.  We have the staff or trappers on hand that can answer your questions.

JC     ~ Publisher / Editor of The Fur Shed

[Trapper John]

Anyone have a question or three?
W have a staff of trappers ready to answer your questions.
JC   

[big wood]

Here's 1. Why does the trapper bust his arse for the last 250 years and get screwed buy the fur buyers

[Special T]

Do you need a fur sellers lic if you make products for sale from what you trap. Say if I made a bunch of wallets from beaver tails, or string silencers from hair?

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[UrbanTrapper]

What are some good foothold set techniques to target urban and suburban coyotes and NOT catch raccoons?

[JakeLand]

Here's 1. Why does the trapper bust his arse for the last 250 years and get screwed buy the fur buyers

im trying to figure this one out myself!! Beaver prices were up ( compared to last couple years) but other prices were crap !

[JakeLand]

What are some good foothold set techniques to target urban and suburban coyotes and NOT catch raccoons?

piss pole sets ! Coons won’t go near it

[big wood]

Here's 1. Why does the trapper bust his arse for the last 250 years and get screwed buy the fur buyers

im trying to figure this one out myself!! Beaver prices were up ( compared to last couple years) but other prices were crap !

beaver, 11.70 avg. Alot of time fuel and work for so little

[dc]

Anybody know anyone from a leg hold trap still legal state.  My dad has many from days of old.  I would need to do a inventory, but if someone is interested I would do that.

[Trapper John]

Anybody know anyone from a leg hold trap still legal state.  My dad has many from days of old.  I would need to do a inventory, but if someone is interested I would do that.

What are you asking in your first sentence?   Are you asking if someone is interested in buying foot-holds or?
JC

[RafaelG]

I am new to trapping and looking to build my own trap since im a broke kid can you tell me how to make some good live traps of all varietys

[Katmai Guy]

Here's 1. Why does the trapper bust his arse for the last 250 years and get screwed buy the fur buyers

Because they have you by the short hairs.

[Uncle Juju]

I am new to trapping and looking to build my own trap since im a broke kid can you tell me how to make some good live traps of all varietys

As with any new trappers, myself included, you have to determine what your going to trap. Then you can determine what you need. Also consider what your time is worth...

[Uncle Juju]

John here are some good topics:
What are the top 5 must have tools for the first year trapper?
What are the 5 most important things to consider when establishing a fur shed or trap house?
I know many of you will have different opinions and there are different requirements for different animals. But as a new trapper these are questions I ask myself.
Looking forward to the new column!

[Trapper John]

   Now that's some good questions.
The "New" Column Q&A will go into the next (Winter - December/January) Issue.

I just dropped off the Fall Issue to the Printer today.  He has it on his schedule and it looks like he might run it this Friday if not next Monday.  From there it goes to the Mail House (Data Base Company) then down to Seattle to the Post Office and out to you folks.  So with a little luck you will have your "Fall Issue" by next Friday or Saturday.
I hope you all enjoy this issue.

As for the "New" Q&A Column, I will let the guy that is going to have that column know these question.
JC   

The Fur Shed - Publisher/Editor

[one more]

I have a question:  Do the weasels here turn white in winter?  I caught one in January in a cage trap  one year here that was brown and I let it go.  Mostly because we have a big problem with moles/gophers/chip monks that make a lot of mounds in our lawns and I hoped the weasel would eat them.  There was no white on his head or back.  In Alaska in the late fall they turn white with the tip of the tail black.  They don't turn brown again until the start of "break-up".  Then the fur around their eyes turns brown and the color spreads over their body.  We kept one once through the change. 
Diane 

[Mfowl]

I have a question:  Do the weasels here turn white in winter?  I caught one in January in a cage trap  one year here that was brown and I let it go.  Mostly because we have a big problem with moles/gophers/chip monks that make a lot of mounds in our lawns and I hoped the weasel would eat them.  There was no white on his head or back.  In Alaska in the late fall they turn white with the tip of the tail black.  They don't turn brown again until the start of "break-up".  Then the fur around their eyes turns brown and the color spreads over their body.  We kept one once through the change. 
Diane

I have only seen a few weasels here in Wa and they were all brown. Can't say I've ever seen one in the snow though.

[81husky]

They turn white here in Eastern Washington. Last year they were white before it snowed, and they stood out like a sore thumb.

[Uncle Juju]

Another good topic would be Fur Handling and Fleshing. I'm sure I'm not the only new guy who is questioning what he's doing and if it's correct.

[DishBogget]

Another good topic would be Fur Handling and Fleshing. I'm sure I'm not the only new guy who is questioning what he's doing and if it's correct.

Doug Stanley has had an ongoing series in the fur shed on that very topic


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[UrbanTrapper]

I have a question:  Do the weasels here turn white in winter?  I caught one in January in a cage trap  one year here that was brown and I let it go.  Mostly because we have a big problem with moles/gophers/chip monks that make a lot of mounds in our lawns and I hoped the weasel would eat them.  There was no white on his head or back.  In Alaska in the late fall they turn white with the tip of the tail black.  They don't turn brown again until the start of "break-up".  Then the fur around their eyes turns brown and the color spreads over their body.  We kept one once through the change. 
Diane

I have only seen a few weasels here in Wa and they were all brown. Can't say I've ever seen one in the snow though.

I've had this same question. I got a brown weasel on my cam just this week, near Snoqualmie but I have pictures of white weasels over the pass near Roslyn from February.