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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: alecvg on August 17, 2009, 08:00:21 PM

Title: Hide Values?
Post by: alecvg on August 17, 2009, 08:00:21 PM: Hey guys, I hope to get into trapping in the next year or so, buy am wondering what the different hides are selling for? I.E. Bobcat, coon, coyote etc.
Thanks for any help!
Title: Re: Hide Values?
Post by: tlbradford on August 17, 2009, 08:45:45 PM: http://www.nafa.ca/page.asp?page=trapper/results.asp&menu=trapper (http://www.nafa.ca/page.asp?page=trapper/results.asp&menu=trapper)
Title: Re: Hide Values?
Post by: alecvg on August 17, 2009, 08:54:52 PM: Thanks, where do you sell them at though? Are there places in WA?
Title: Re: Hide Values?
Post by: Hannibal on August 17, 2009, 10:03:08 PM: Cascade Trap supply..........put up fir
Cascade biological.........whole or in the grease
Title: Re: Hide Values?
Post by: Elkslayer on August 21, 2009, 12:49:51 PM: Prices are gonna vary every year. A $300.00 cat this year might only bring $75-100 next year. Ya just gotta keep an eye on the market and hope for the best. The most important factor in determing how much you get for your hides is how well it is put up. So take your time and do a good job
Title: Re: Hide Values?
Post by: tlbradford on August 21, 2009, 01:58:20 PM: Pick up a copy of Fur, Fish, and Game. They forecast fur prices a year in advance, but like any commodity, it can fluctuate wildly.