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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Humptulips on October 26, 2019, 08:14:36 PM

Title: NAFA, out of the wild fur business
Post by: Humptulips on October 26, 2019, 08:14:36 PM: Well, it looks like I was too optimistic. NAFA is not going to handle wild furs this year. Will they ever again?
Can FHA handle everything. Looks like FHA and private dealers are all there is this year. Maybe send to some State auctions.
Not a good outcome, Retrenchment in an industry is never a good thing.
From what I read mink ranchers are the ones got NAFA in financial trouble. They were bailed out. Trappers got screwed.
Hope you are not one of the many holding a rubber check.
Title: Re: NAFA, out of the wild fur business
Post by: Tracker0721 on October 26, 2019, 08:17:54 PM: Yikes! Crazy to me when a company like that comes to an end
Title: Re: NAFA, out of the wild fur business
Post by: Humptulips on October 26, 2019, 08:22:42 PM: Sad sad day! What to do? We do have buyers come to our Winter Rendezvous and George Brady has been making the event. He is an agent for Fur Harvesters, The last wild fur auction house standing.
It will be interesting to see if FHA ramps up their ability to handle more fur. Hard to see how this will not have a negative effect on prices at least short term.
If you are in E WA you have a few more choices, couple buyers over there plus ID state auctions. Not good though wherever you are I think.
Title: Re: NAFA, out of the wild fur business
Post by: Tracker0721 on October 26, 2019, 08:57:11 PM: My buyer from last year sells to FHA. Couldn’t imagine being amongst the trappers with checks that bounced. Truly sorry for all of them!
Title: Re: NAFA, out of the wild fur business
Post by: Trapper John on October 28, 2019, 10:39:13 AM: :bash: "1987" ALL OVER AGAIN ! :bash:
Title: Re: NAFA, out of the wild fur business
Post by: big wood on October 29, 2019, 08:20:11 PM: What about the mountain of fur that has not sold on previous sales. I know i have cats in their warehouse
Title: Re: NAFA, out of the wild fur business
Post by: Hannibal on November 16, 2019, 10:37:55 AM: Brady loves blue coon,,,,,,,,,,,,,lol