Sold some fur to Groenewold yesterday. Rats $6 tops $3.06 average. Mink $10 tops $6.28 average. Fisher $30. Most disappointed with the mink price as this is what I target.

Disappointing for sure but not a shock.

Brian

I got a $3 average on my rats selling to a local fur dealer and no comission fees.

How many rats and what sizes, do you know? I sold 75 three weeks ago for $3.25 average, before they advertised the $0.50 increase per size. Not to take anything away from what you sold, just making a point to others looking at prices that averages are sometimes misleading.

114 muskrats.Everything I caught,small,big,damaged.All of them.

In the short time I've been around it seems like people complain more about Groenewald more than others. Why continue to sell to them?

Does WTA buy furs by chance?

For the average trapper it's not going to make or brake them who they sell to .

The others know what their choice is .

One advantage to selling, or at least offer to Groeny is you know the price right then. If you ship to one of the auctions? You’re taking a gamble. Just a chance you take and better be prepared for the outcome. Good or bad. You have no choice once they receive it.
Before someone jumps all over me. I’m not saying one is a better choice than the other.

When groney makes his next stop. I'm going to put on my blaze orange groney shirt and I'm going to take my 80 rats and make him a offer. $4.00 nose count or I'm walking. What do you think the odds are on making a sale?

I have NO damage at all and I don't think there Is a rat that's less then 14" with a lot of them over 16" and 7 that are over 18"

If I sell I'll give old groney a bunch of free advertising On T Man. LOL

Don't do it Beav !
He might give ya $4.22 nose .
Hate to lose out on 17-18 bucks !

If no damaged or kits? I’d say you have a good shot at that goal. When is his next stop? 8th?

What happened to George he wasnt there the last time I went. Was a lot of Unhappy guys to say the least in december

If It was Guy who took his place I can understand the hard feelings.

Hey Bruce, Who are the dealers up your way? Do you know of any near Ashland?

Thanks

I’m guessing everybody believes their rats are the same as everyone else’s. That may not be the case and should be taken into consideration. It’s certainly true for coon and I can’t see why it wouldn’t be the same for rats. Even in the same state.

The guy who does the Rat Race video with colony traps talks about the difference between marsh muskrats and creek bank rats where the feed is different. And he’s from Michigan - one state with different qualities of fur. That’s got to be true in all states: different feed, larger breeding stock, and so on.

That's so true teacher. The marsh rats are darker and silkier. Must be all that sweet flag and cattail roots etc.The creek or trout streams rats have a lighter tint and not as big generally....at least where I trap.

Used to be a bunch years ago such as Bruce Gould,Walter Bean to mention a couple.Only one I know of right now is Stevens from Holden Maine just east of Bangor.

I sold a few furs to Groney last Thursday but I couldn't make it so had my 14 year old partner sell for us. Rats and mink were what I expected, but I send along a red fox I caught in mid Dec that got too far through a cable restraint and lost some hair on one flank. I knew it wouldn't be worth much but Guy questioned if it was caught last year and slipping, he said no it was just caught. He gave him a buck for it, I would have let my dog chew on it before selling it for a buck. It's nice to know there are still buyers taking advantage of kids, just like when I was a kid out there selling .

Line Jumper, how many rats did you sell and what was your average? Mink too. Thanks

I am away from home and can't remember exact numbers, but muskrat average was around $3 and mink was $10 for males and $6 for females and Y of Y males. All were stretched and dried