anyone know what turtle prices might be this year, and also looking for buyers in the va/nc area. any help would greatly be appreciated.

Newt be the guy you need to talk to

The price of turtle must be good. I have been getting a lot of orders for turtle nets.318-465-5961

beaverfoot, whats the dimensions of your nets? im going to invest in a few more doz before the season starts thus year

I wish there was a turtle seller here. Its been a long time since I had any. Good stuff!

Brad

The bottom is 30 inches across about 24 inches tall and 4 feet long. That is with 2 inch webbing. They are 60.00 each plus shipping 318-465-5961

I purchased 3 turtle traps from beaver foot, they well made and a great trap!

Wish we could sell them here

beaverfoot are you going to national in Escanaba

No I stay close to home

I will be buying turtles again this season.

Tommy Bryant
252-915-0627
bryantgamebirds@gmail.com

Actually the price is way down from a few years ago. The increase in the people trapping come from the ripple effect, it just takes a while for the news to spread thru the trapping community. the current price is 1/3 of what it was 4 years ago since the overseas market has been shutdown, and I suspect with all the new people trapping them it will start to flood the market this year and prices will drop even further.

Tommy has taken over my turtle buying

I would not worry about "all the new people trapping turtles". Newbees soon learn that turtle trapping is not as easy as muskrat trapping. Simply put it is hard work. Fun yes, easy no. Catching the turtle is just the starting point, you need to transport them home alive, have some kind of live holding system, then be able to transport them (alive) to your buyer, or develop your own meat market (not easy) and butcher them yourself. Almost all new turtle trappers I know of did it for less than 1 season and then quit. Most caught few turtles.
Now that I have gotten the negatives out of my system:It is a great rush to come up on a trap with a big snapper in it, or a dozen or more mid size (15 to 20 pounds)in one trap. It's trapping in summer weather, so my old bones don't get as cold. It's up and out before dawn to see some of the most beautiful sunrises ever. That, money cannot buy.
And yes Beaverfoot makes a great net trap.

Im guessing your looking at live weight price vs actual price of meat after processing?

Nice pictures Eric