With NAFA closed what was the market price different everyone seen between in the round, green and finished fur? Obviously next season/prices are in extreme flux with what is going on right now. Just trying to see and determine if it would be worthwhile to finish fur. My time is precious with having a 5 and 3 year old at home. But on the same side I wouldn’t mind teaching them the tradition from start to finish.

I've always done best with finishing my fur. I also enjoy doing it and it's part of the sport for me. I agree the tradition is great to pass on.

I don't think I have ever sold any fur that wasn't finished.

I have sold both finished and green, never carcassed. Saying that I do take enjoyment in the process of finishing my fur. Also have had the young ones at home and it does make it a challenge at times. However I would say with the way things are going I would say finished would be best. Just look for a cheap freezer to store fur if you run out of time and finish when it's more feasible.

I am going to freeze unfleshed spring beaver until next year since it takes up less.room in the freezer. I have always finished and will later when I can find a buyer. Don't know if my buyer is going to make another trip this spring or not.

yote_trapper20- there are 2 podcasts that have been put out by Hoosier Trapper Outdoors that may give you some information on this specific subject you are asking about. Go to YouTube and find their channel, then go to the playlist menu and click on the Trap House Podcast menu. The two podcasts that talk in depth about selling and marketing fur are, #16 The Future of Fur and #24 The Fur Virus.

If you pay attention to what the guys are talking about in these two episodes, it is very eye opening, and may help you out with your decision on how you market your fur in the future.

I have only ever sold put up and I think you can make money by putting fur up right.I have always followed NAFAs instructions. I also have always cleaned dirty fur and put the fur up on wood mostly.I have been to district sales and seen fur that was put up with no care and cost the trapper money though.

A year ago, I asked my furbuyer if putting up my fur was paying off for me. He said the coyotes he was giving me $85.00 for would be worth around $50.00 on the carcass. I'll definitely put them up for that difference. Besides I enjoy the fur handling.

This year Petska paid $20 nore if coyotes were finished. If I had time I finished some the rest were sold on carcus.

There has been a few very rare times when I sold fur in the round. It was when I was much younger and fur was worth so much more that in my teenage mind I wanted money in my pocket today, not 2 weeks from now. There has also been a few times I have sold some stuff green because I literally didnt have the time to put it up. In todays market you have to put it up if you are going to sell it to a buyer to make it worth you while.

Just this year I was talking to a friend about prices he had been quoted. I told him how many coyotes I had and he scoffed and mentioned how they were not worth messing with. I was a little confused because I had talked to the same buyer and he gave me a price over the phone that was much higher. He was given the price of $12 in the round and the highest I got for a few of them was $45. I think its worth it.

Your not a finished trapper if you didnt learn how to finish your fur to acceptable standards.This doesnt mean you have to finish all your fur before selling-but you should know how to do it.

It costs a buyer the same in labor to put up a $20 coyote or a $100 coyote. The $25-$35 price jumps between put up and carcass scare me (for sure the green to finished number)...but that's just my opinion.

When the price breakdowns get too spread out, there is another reason at play.

A lot of it depends on how much time you have

I always finish fur. It’s my favorite part of trapping now. But I guess it all depends on time and the person. Some people hate it. If that’s the case, sell green. 99.9% of us aren’t making a living of it so do whatever you enjoy.

I had 3 freezers full of this years and last years... I held last years because I thought I could do better this year. I dried it all and got 1/2 as much this year... it's a crap shoot, but I wouldn't bet on next year being any better.