Well it finally arrived! My proceeds from the last FHA auction that was held 5 weeks ago, with poor clearances and poor prices. Yep, that one.
The same one that waits 2 or more weeks to print a check, then claim to be trucking the checks bound for the U.S. across the boarder to save 40 cents. Give me a break. It then requires ANOTHER 2 weeks to find it's way here.
I have a better idea: Instead of popping me $5.00 for a stupid magazine I didn't order, you just give my check to Amazon, since they can find my house in 2 days!
So can Tim Caven!!!!

Notice the post stamp date, and location.

Notice the return address. It is from Alaska Raw Fur Company (Joe Mattie), the FHA agent in Alaska, it only took a day to get to you from Fairbanks.

Round about way to get the check to you. Printed in North Bay, Ontario. Shipped to Fairbanks, Alaska. Not sure where it was mailed from. Then mailed to you. No wonder it took so long!!

It is sort of like flying out of the Moscow/Pullman airport. No matter where you want to go, your first flight is west to Seattle. Even if you want to go to the East coast.

Maybe I missed it, but how did marten do at the FH sale compared with NAFA. I assume prices were similar??, but how about clearances?

I think until the Russian Sable glut is cleared that North American Sables will continue to be an issue for producers. 250,000 wild Russian Sables at the last Sojuzpushnina sale in St. Petersburg speaks volumes, lack luster clearances even more.

Last fha sale had 70% clearance on 38,704 skins.
3x-2x heavies av. $76.20.
1x heavy $52.69.
Large heavy $33.54.
3x-2x semi $52.22.
1x semi $41.46.
Large semi $28.87.
Top lot $140.00.

If you can't afford to wait 2 years to get your check for a hobby , maybe you need to look at getting a new hobby.

Dirt. Money makes money. It’s not necessarily “afford” but using the money for supplies or some other investments.

He is.more aware of that than most.

If you would not have spent the money to trap in December, you would have your money that you spent trapping instead of waiting to get back some of it in April.

You guys are ejits,money is useless until you spend it.
If you don't spend it someone else will when your old and useless,or dead.

Ha ha yup, not a bad idea to go out with your boots on and millions in debt, thats about the only way a common fella has any chances of winning

I'm spending the money I saved that I did not spend unwisely when I was young and studly now that I' m old and useless.

Dirt . Maybe we are talking apples and pecans...... But you spend $50 for gas in Dec. You sell $500 worth of fur ASAP and have cash in your hand. You then spend $450 for a chainsaw and $50 for gas and bar oil. At the end of trapping season you cut, sell firewood for cash. No Taxes!
Just sayin.

080808 how long is your trap line? You only spend $50.00 in a month. I cant even warm up my snowmobile for that. And you are happy making $500.00 in a season? What you trapping: opossum? I thought you NY fellers had the #1 muskrat in the world & made big money?

$50 worth of gas might get me 25 miles on my line. Bottom line is I have to catch one marten just to cover gasoline for every 25-30 miles I travel. That doesn't even consider repairs & parts. I wouldn't get out of bed for $500 per season in sales

hobby
noun [ C ] UK ​ /ˈhɒbi/ US ​ plural hobbies
​
an activity that someone does for pleasure when they are not working:

work
verb US ​ /wɜrk/
work verb (DO A JOB)
​
[ I/T ] to do a job, esp. a job you do to earn money:

I won't tell you what it costs me to pay my boat registration, launch ramp fees, 50 miles or so round trip to my launch, then get in the skiff and head to the line. Truck gas, boat gas, wrecked props, etc. Haven't touched on break downs, trailer registration, traps, lure, etc., ad-nauseum.
I pay for it all before and during the season. So, yeah, I would like to get paid for my fur as quickly as possible.

An activity that nets a small amount of profit after tax.
Hobby or work?