That sounds more than generous for put-up early coon.

A pair of gloves or someone said $3.00 for a large hide.

thanks,nobody buying them here

No idea. I honestly haven't asked for years because when I was in my teens (30 now) no one was buying them.

One of the dead stock guys near us was saying that China did not want any cow or deer hides after the 1st of the year. I don''t know if that still is what will take place as there are some discussions still taking place.

Bryce

Heard the same thing here in Pa. The deer processors aren’t buying them, many are pitching their hides instead of salting them. They’re paying for dumpster space instead of making $6 off of them.

Aside: I was in Trader Joes Chelsea NYC (Orange-Man-Bad Territory like you've never seen) this morning and saw a 20-something hot girl wearing a short midriff-like winter coat that looked like coon (entire coat was fur). And cute because it was short and youthful looking. I stopped and asked her what it was....RACCOON. She said is always afraid to say it because someone might hit her in this town. I'll have to check the law books, but I'm pretty sure we're getting married now.

Good to know she knew what she was buying and willing to share that as well.

Bryce

what I heard Is that china Is saying that deer hair Is toxic and now the deer hides are going to Mexico and being de haired before shipping to china.

have the 6500 Guamanian hump humps shave the hair off to keep em busy....

The rat demo they did I learned a couple of things and in it they said it was controversial but that they preferred wire stretched rats. The main reason I remember is that they stack up better and when you dealing with thousands of them you don't want the stacks to keep falling over. Not sure if it applys to coon but Im not sure why it wouldn't. Seemed interesting none the less.

That would be a Interesting flick.

I think they would rather buy wire stretched rats because a wire stretched rat when stretched and dried come up smaller then a rat done on wood. So are they paying less on a smaller rat? I'm betting they are.
This stacking thing In my opinion Is BS. Fur Is baled like card board and I can't see where a thicker wood done rat Is going to make any difference.

I'm betting the same applies to coon.
Well when they buy green skinned coon and carcass coon the cut them right down the middle power flesh them and throw them on a wire stretcher with some way of holding them on and let them dry.

Buying wood stretchers would also mean more money.

I'm going to keep on using wood.

I have wood and will keep using it. LOL.

Interesting. I'm using wire right now because it cheaper and stores easier.

Wire on most my 'rats. Damaged 'rats go on wood to pin together bites.

It's been wire for me since day one but if the Beav's going to be 80 and he's got wood... I'll just leave it at that.

And Gall stones LOL

You can just get that gall bladder cut out. I did, 2 years ago. Looked like I was holding a handful of gravel when I went for my follow up visit.

Actually Beav( Sorry I don't know your real name),but I am definitely buying the wire stretch on rats for stacking.We handled over a million rats in one season in the early 80's and before we bailed them they were all layed out in stacks of 100's on the floor before hand.If they were stretched on wood it would have been he double hockey sticks.Trust me I was the little gopher running around counting and stacking them all LOL.We shipped all over the world in bales of 1500 /bale-I even sewed up all the bales before they left for europe etc..But again if they were wood stretched rats-I would have lost my mind from them falling over all the time.

It seems, but I'm just ball-parking here,that situation could have been dealt with some extra-terrestrial thinking,...I mean it's just stacking!
Not trying to be demeaning.