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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: wingnuts on January 20, 2011, 04:33:05 PM

Title: Nutria prices
Post by: wingnuts on January 20, 2011, 04:33:05 PM: I hear tell nutria may be the next big seller.Maybe just BS but one can still hope.I know we got quite a population here in thurston county.Easy to catch as well!Anyone else hear anything on this?
Title: Re: Nutria prices
Post by: singleshot12 on January 20, 2011, 04:42:04 PM: That would be cool. may have to go out and buy some more conibear traps. I wonder what would be considered a good price for one..ten bucks?
For a Nutria fur that is
Title: Re: Nutria prices
Post by: Kain on January 20, 2011, 05:03:01 PM: I have heard/read that Washington nutria are considered the best quality for the fur market.
Title: Re: Nutria prices
Post by: wingnuts on January 20, 2011, 07:13:54 PM: Quote from: singleshot12 on January 20, 2011, 04:42:04 PM
That would be cool. may have to go out and buy some more conibear traps. I wonder what would be considered a good price for one..ten bucks?
For a Nutria fur that is
not quite sure why you would buy conibears...we can't use them w/o special permit.Swim throughs and racoon size cage traps!
Title: Re: Nutria prices
Post by: singleshot12 on January 20, 2011, 07:17:37 PM: Really! it's been years since I've trapped.. thought just the leg holds were banned, Dam!
Title: Re: Nutria prices
Post by: Humptulips on January 20, 2011, 09:52:40 PM: For right now I think the OTC sales are the best place to market nutes. Still not worth a lot, maybe $3.
OTC sales schedules are on our website, watrappers.com
Title: Re: Nutria prices
Post by: 70sdiver on February 13, 2011, 05:10:21 PM: are they as easy to put up as muskrats?
Title: Re: Nutria prices
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on February 13, 2011, 05:25:36 PM: Quote from: singleshot12 on January 20, 2011, 07:17:37 PM
Really! it's been years since I've trapped.. thought just the leg holds were banned, Dam!

ALL body gripping traps.
Title: Re: Nutria prices
Post by: Humptulips on February 13, 2011, 09:18:43 PM: Quote from: 70sdiver on February 13, 2011, 05:10:21 PM
are they as easy to put up as muskrats?

No. It is real easy to tear the belly open and make a mess. They take a good deal more pulling to skin and they are tender. Hard to pull from a gambrel without tearing in two and a little big to handle like a rat.
When skinning around the mouth it is hard not to hit the teeth and dull your knife.
Easy to flesh but not as easy as a rat.
Belly is the best part of the fur so take care with it.
Less then 26" are not worth much.