jingle bells,walleyed's swelled,boco's boss is gay

oh what fun it is to cry,while givin fur away-eh.

bob and I are good friends he also has great put up fur and gets payed well for it.,no swooping here in nys still to many buyers show up at these auction and push the prices up which is great for the trappers .I am just a craft buyer maybe buy 50 to 100 pelts a year

saw rats go double market value up there,and that was 2 brothers.

Now you guys are really buttering him up.

I hear a lot of comments that a lot of you guys have limited options to sell your fur.

Serious question; don't your state trapper's associations sponsor fur auctions?

Here in Pennsylvania there are twelve districts statewide that make up the Pennsylvania Trapper's Association. At least eight of those districts have a fur sale once a year.

I am building spec homes this winter......why trap wor free
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theres more spite and attitude at some of those auctions in ny and pa than you could ever imagine.it can be funny when you know some of the stories behind the scenes.

no state auction here just country auctions and the 2 bothers pcr2 talks about is right .if there are going to be at a auction know the prices going to be good

What about the other states where these guys are complaining that Groeny is their only option? Not enough country buyers in the state for their trapper's association to get an auction going?

We asked Groenwold if they’d be interested in driving through Kentucky with a few stops and they did not offer to pay, or bid, on the spot. They wanted us to just load it on the truck and they’d grade later. We were not interested in that though. Is that the deal any of you other new routes were offered?

omg u did it now!!!

A man of many talents!!

They are saving their money for Canadian fur.

No such thing in Wi. And not enough local buyers for most peoples liking.

There are a couple auctions but seems it is a waste of time with this market. Either no fur or no buyers. I really used to enjoy going to the auction, seeing what others have caught and how it is put up. Come to think of it, I don't know many trappers around me that put fur up anymore.

How are they selling it, locally I assume? Groeny doesn't like buying carcass animals in many instances, due mainly to lack of available space on the truck.

It's not greed. It's capitalism. Don't like it. Start your own company and compete with him. He's taking advantage while he can and that's smart. Anyone can do it if they want. It's what makes America great.

GFW does have agents that buy fur at some of the state auctions.These agents usually work under GFW's route pick up buyers. Or If they do not, some of the fur bought at the local auctions will end end up at GFW in the long run.

Well pcr2,

I may be fat, But you are butt ugly, and I could diet if I wanted to !!!

Your ugly is permanent and goes clean to the bone !!!

w

Where will Groenewold sell their fur? They aren't buying your fur so you can have meat for your table. They're buying your fur so they can have meat for their table. Old concept. There is no demand and there's not gonna be. Keep it as a hobby. Skin and flesh if you like, it doesn't matter. What can the best professionals in the best regions NET from their fur in a season. There's money to be made in products but that's all. Someone explain it to me because I trapped in the 1970s. Fur has been in a bear market ever since. Gas was $0.45/ gallon back then too.