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Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? #6113007 01/04/18 03:59 PM 01/04/18 03:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,284 Manitoba Canada M MB Coonguy OP trapper
MB Coonguy OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,284 Manitoba Canada	Has anybody sold any rats lately? If so what are the tops and averages? I had heard Groeny upped his top price to $7-what about guys like Weibke? Just trying to gauge where the market is at is all-since there is going to be a lower harvest from what I have heard-it may bring things up? Last edited by MB Coonguy; 01/04/18 03:59 PM.

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6113020 01/04/18 04:07 PM 01/04/18 04:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,606 Maine S shorthair trapper
shorthair trapper S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,606 Maine	3-3.50 average "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my traps for what I said I paid for them."

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6113058 01/04/18 04:31 PM 01/04/18 04:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,239 Co.-Wy. part time AK. W wy.wolfer trapper
wy.wolfer trapper W Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,239 Co.-Wy. part time AK.	Originally Posted By: MB Coonguy Has anybody sold any rats lately? If so what are the tops and averages? I had heard Groeny upped his top price to $7-what about guys like Weibke? Just trying to gauge where the market is at is all-since there is going to be a lower harvest from what I have heard-it may bring things up? I probably would not get to terribly excited about rat prices, they are not going to make a measurable move upwards when female brown ranch mink are still only worth 10 bucks or less. There's a LOT of mink coming up for sale in Europe this season. The price should go up now because the best rats are only starting to be caught. Last edited by wy.wolfer; 01/04/18 04:57 PM.

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6113062 01/04/18 04:34 PM 01/04/18 04:34 PM
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 3,991 South Dakota R Rat Masterson trapper
Rat Masterson trapper R Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 3,991 South Dakota	Wiebke is 5 4 3 as of yesterday. Gronys top is 6 but that will take a good rat.

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6113063 01/04/18 04:34 PM 01/04/18 04:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,120 Washington C cat daddy trapper
cat daddy trapper C Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,120 Washington	I think I’ll just concentrate on catching the $7.00 ones.

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6113080 01/04/18 04:44 PM 01/04/18 04:44 PM
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 3,991 South Dakota R Rat Masterson trapper
Rat Masterson trapper R Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 3,991 South Dakota	As stated earlier, there are no $7 rats unless Groney just went up again.

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6113093 01/04/18 04:53 PM 01/04/18 04:53 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA S seniortrap trapper
seniortrap trapper S Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA	Our sale at Clare, Mi. had a number of $6.00 rats. Vietnam--1967 46th. Const./Combat Engineers "Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction." "After the first shot, all plans go out the window!"

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6113097 01/04/18 04:56 PM 01/04/18 04:56 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA S seniortrap trapper
seniortrap trapper S Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA	https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2017/12/full-11902-396446-jays_sale_12_16_17.jpg Heres the list Vietnam--1967 46th. Const./Combat Engineers "Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction." "After the first shot, all plans go out the window!"

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6113399 01/04/18 08:33 PM 01/04/18 08:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 792 Indiana 4 4488 trapper
4488 trapper 4 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 792 Indiana	The rat price is tied to the ranch mink price. The harvest has very little influence on the price. Have you seen a muskrat coat lately? No way! They are mostly used for lining expensive mink garments. That really hurts the price paid for NY rats or Michigan thumb rats. These are the best in the country, but who cares? Same with beaver. They turn the good ones into felt, same as the junk ones. It is what it is!Happy new year.

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6113471 01/04/18 09:11 PM 01/04/18 09:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,284 Manitoba Canada M MB Coonguy OP trapper
MB Coonguy OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,284 Manitoba Canada	Oh well I guess back into the freezer they go-hopefully the market improves-no biggy was just curious Last edited by MB Coonguy; 01/04/18 09:12 PM.

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6113635 01/04/18 10:36 PM 01/04/18 10:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 27 Minnesota west F Farming trapper trapper
Farming trapper trapper F Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 27 Minnesota west	ttt

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: Farming trapper] #6114166 01/05/18 11:38 AM 01/05/18 11:38 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,354 East-Central Wisconsin B bblwi trapper
bblwi trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,354 East-Central Wisconsin	On another forum there was a report of a buyer in Western WI that paid and average of $3.45 to a trapper with over 1700 rats. That price fits the ranges we have been seeing on the prices posted or anticipated. If that is all in with fall rats that is not too bad even if it was a good collection. Bryce

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6115295 01/06/18 09:20 AM 01/06/18 09:20 AM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 487 Northeast Ohio zook trapper
zook trapper Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 487 Northeast Ohio	Called our buyer last week here. He said rats were $3 tops for nice put up fur. Can't kill em sittin at home.

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6115949 01/06/18 08:29 PM 01/06/18 08:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7 Ne wisconsin T trapper Doug trapper
trapper Doug trapper T Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7 Ne wisconsin	Sold to Grozny this morning 9 @ 6.00 17@4.50 All put up on boards and all caught under the ice

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6115958 01/06/18 08:34 PM 01/06/18 08:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,120 Washington C cat daddy trapper
cat daddy trapper C Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,120 Washington	I was going to sell to Groeny but if Grozny is paying that much, I’ll have to reconsider.

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: trapper Doug] #6115969 01/06/18 08:40 PM 01/06/18 08:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,239 Co.-Wy. part time AK. W wy.wolfer trapper
wy.wolfer trapper W Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,239 Co.-Wy. part time AK.	Originally Posted By: trapper Doug Sold to Grozny this morning 9 @ 6.00 17@4.50 All put up on boards and all caught under the ice Over a $5 average is pretty good for Ohio rats. A little more work catching them when they are fully prime and under ice, but good fun!

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: MB Coonguy] #6116155 01/06/18 10:20 PM 01/06/18 10:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7 Ne wisconsin T trapper Doug trapper
trapper Doug trapper T Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7 Ne wisconsin	Wisconsin rats not ohio

Re: Muskrat Prices-what are they paying? [Re: trapper Doug] #6116216 01/06/18 11:09 PM 01/06/18 11:09 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,843 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,843 Wisconsin	Originally Posted By: trapper Doug Sold to Grozny this morning 9 @ 6.00 17@4.50 All put up on boards and all caught under the ice I'm assuming that you mean Groney? The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

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