there were 496 castors in the 55 lbs.. We counted them. That was kits and all. We save em out of every beaver.

It came out to right at 9 beaver to a pound of castor for us.

Or Some one else on here....Wow

I've been paying $60 a pound straight through for dried southern castor . That's all I can do with my current lure prices. I raised my lure prices last year, and won't do it now. If I don't get enough castor to produce lures at my current amounts, I'll just make what lure I can from the castors I get at that price. There may end up being a shortage of Backbreaker, but at least I won't have to work so hard - lol.

We understand your position but feel like it will sell for morw than that right now up there.

Jerry said if he gets screwed he will be callimg you when he gets back from mississippi next year (we know you want the southern castor for lure) and maybe yall can work a trade for some Backbreaker.

Paul do you know that Jerry still has a gallon of Backbreaker that your dad made years ago that he hasnt even opened.

But you can never have too much Backbreaker

You have the front half or more of a new quad, would be my guess.

Thatd be good We just bought a new Honda foreman for 5500.00 in December

Thank you to the guys who pmd me information. I appreciate it alot.

It sounds like a lot of shells and/or extremely dry.

No more than $60/#, is that's the case.

It isnt but thanks for your input.

8 to 9 beaver per pound of castor is about right, that's alot of beaver and alot of work, good for you, I hope you do well.

Sounds right on beaver to a pound of castor for straight run, ungraded castor. I've been getting right at 8 beaver for a pound of castor this season.

i figure 8 with kits out so sounds good to me.

I got 30 lbs from 150 beaver this year including kits. But most of my beavers are the big ugly river beaver that have whomper castors.

3795.00

Ive heard that far northern and under ice beaver have larger castor but ive never seen any.
Jerrys brother said he saw some in maine that were big as your fist and hard as a rock.
Oir castors arent like that.

Best of luck to ya's, let us know when they sell how ya did.

Can't wait to hear what you get for it, nice run! I was at 68$ a pound this year for my NY beaver. 12.5 pounds

#1 $100/lb at auction

Hard saying exactly what you’ll get since it’ll depend on how much shrinkage you end up with. But if you lose 14% on shrinkage and 9% on commission your #1’s will net $78/lb
I hope they do great for you guys

I'll post the results when it sells so that y'all can see what it brings.

If it brings 100.00 a pound I'll have to give Jerry drugs to calm him down, and hes a tee totaller.

77 average. and some change and he was shrunk 11 oz. even with his shrinkage he got way more than he would have in the country. not sure what the #1 brought.

only one person was paying 65 straight and he was full up.