Why are grinners so bad? - Trapperman Forums

Strictly Trapping

No Profanity *** No Flaming *** No Advertising *** No Anti Trappers *** No Politics
No Non-Target Catches *** No Links to Anti-trapping Sites *** No Avoiding Profanity Filter

Home~Trap Talk~ADC Forum~Trap Shed~Wilderness Trapping~International Trappers~Fur Handling

Auction Forum~Trapper Tips~Links~Gallery~Basic Sets~Convention Calendar~Chat~ Trap Collecting Forum

Trapper's Humor~Strictly Trapping~Fur Buyers Directory~Mugshots~Fur Sale Directory~Wildcrafting

Trapper's Tales~Words From The Past~Legends~Archives~Kids Forum~Lure Formulators Forum

~~~ Dobbins' Products Catalog ~~~

(Please support F&T Trading Post, our sponsor for the Trapping Only Forum)

Please support Trappers post, a sponsor of the Strictly Trapping Forum

Register Log In Home Forums Trapping Only Why are grinners so bad?

Print Thread

Hop To

Page 2 of 2

1

2

Re: Why are grinners so bad? [Re: eastwood44mag] #6336089 09/29/18 10:45 AM 09/29/18 10:45 AM
Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 4,764 Beatrice, NE L loosegoose trapper
loosegoose trapper L Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 4,764 Beatrice, NE	Possums are a good critter for kids. Easy to catch, easy to deal with in a trap, even if that means teaching how to let a critter go. They're usually pretty calm.

Re: Why are grinners so bad? [Re: eastwood44mag] #6336107 09/29/18 11:16 AM 09/29/18 11:16 AM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a. P pcr2 "Twerker"
pcr2 "Twerker" P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.	they were also one of the hardest pelts for me to learn to flesh.i keep my hogs and release most of the smaller ones.

Re: Why are grinners so bad? [Re: eastwood44mag] #6339415 10/03/18 01:47 PM 10/03/18 01:47 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,174 Rochester, MN Teacher trapper
Teacher trapper Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,174 Rochester, MN	We’d be more forgiving if grinner fur had some value. The skin rips easily and they aren’t used much for anything. Maybe felt, I don’t know. HOWEVER, if we could get wool users to mix grinner fur with wool, I’m told it makes warm garments. In Australia, they mix their opossum fur with wool and the garment industry has embraced the end results. For the record, the Australian possum is much different than it’s North American cousin. But the idea is the same: blend North American possum fur with wool and we’ll have a market for it. Never too old to learn

Re: Why are grinners so bad? [Re: eastwood44mag] #6339435 10/03/18 02:22 PM 10/03/18 02:22 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a. P pcr2 "Twerker"
pcr2 "Twerker" P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.	i tan em and sell as genital warmers.

Re: Why are grinners so bad? [Re: eastwood44mag] #6339951 10/04/18 10:25 AM 10/04/18 10:25 AM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 681 Southern Wisconsin F Fishdog One trapper
Fishdog One trapper F Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 681 Southern Wisconsin	I have to think that coyotes will eat them, I know Great Horned Owls will eat smaller ones. Born twice, die once

Re: Why are grinners so bad? [Re: eastwood44mag] #6341592 10/06/18 11:18 AM 10/06/18 11:18 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,174 Rochester, MN Teacher trapper
Teacher trapper Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,174 Rochester, MN	If coyotes ate them, Minnesota wouldn’t have many. Alas, coyotes will eat other coyotes (carcasses) faster than possums! Never too old to learn

Re: Why are grinners so bad? [Re: eastwood44mag] #6341950 10/06/18 07:55 PM 10/06/18 07:55 PM
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 639 Southern Illinois I ilbucksndux trapper
ilbucksndux trapper I Joined: May 2015 Posts: 639 Southern Illinois	I skin every one of them. easy to skin, easy to flesh easy to put up. I tan a few and they sell quick. The rest of them get me $3-$5. Gary Bartlow

Re: Why are grinners so bad? [Re: Teacher] #6342272 10/07/18 08:15 AM 10/07/18 08:15 AM
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,311 Indiana K kyron4 trapper
kyron4 trapper K Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,311 Indiana	Originally Posted By: Teacher We’d be more forgiving if grinner fur had some value. The skin rips easily and they aren’t used much for anything. Maybe felt, I don’t know. HOWEVER, if we could get wool users to mix grinner fur with wool, I’m told it makes warm garments. In Australia, they mix their opossum fur with wool and the garment industry has embraced the end results. For the record, the Australian possum is much different than it’s North American cousin. But the idea is the same: blend North American possum fur with wool and we’ll have a market for it. What is opossum fur used for ? All those pelts go somewhere for something.

Page 2 of 2

1

2

Moderated by Drifter, Wolfdog91

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1