Cant believe guys are trapping for that kind of money??

Stack better? In the baler? Muskrats are all about size. Quality is only a bonus for the middleman.

Coons stretched on wood shrink more than coons on wire also.

I can catch over 100 rats in a day and put one up in a couple minutes. For me, even with these depressed prices, rats are still the best paying fur out there...

WyFurSlacker you abviously did not watch the clip and hear the quoted prices. Seems to me they have doubled from last year prices.

I'm just telling what I was told. I'm response was what do I care about how they stack.

When I sold to Groenewold in November (Guy was buyer) I was told to use wire. The reason he told me was because they stack better. All this did was P__ me off because years age I used wire and Groenewold was the one who convinced me to use wood. I made my mind up instantly that I'm done with them. If the pin holes are an issue then what about the teats on females. Not much difference there.

Cant believe guys are trapping for that kind of money??

Cant believe guys are trapping for that kind of money??

Really?

It seems to me that when a coon dries It shrinks and If It's On wire It will collapse the wire as It shrinks. When using wood that Isn't going to happen. You will also loose length as a coon or a rat dries on wire, those toothed hide holders aren't ever going to hold that hide In position. And clothes pins won't hold those rats skirts In postilion either.

When buyer measures a rat or a coon they measure to the shortest part of the hide. And with wood you can square off that skirt so you get a longer measurement. There Is NO way you can square off the skirt on rats or coon when unseeing wire.

And as to stacking that's a bunch of bull pucky. My boards aren't much thicker then a wire form, In fact some of my wood forms have the edges milled down to a pretty sharp edge.
Pin holes have to be removed give me a break. What about the damage done by those toothed arms on your wire forms.

The bottom line Is you can't make a rat hide any bigger then It Is but you can display that hide to your benefit as a seller. The end user Is still getting every square Inch of fur on that rat. It's the buyer that If he's fair and buying buy the length Is paying more then He wants to. The buyer wants to measure your rats or coon to the shortest part of the hide and that's why he doesn't like wood.

Those who truly enjoy trapping, trap.

Those who are in it only for the $$$, make excuses.

w

I’m talking about in the tanning process. Sure I can stretch a coon 2” longer on a board than a wire but during tanning it shrinks back. Also when a coon is over stretched on a board the fur will not look or feel full. This causes down grade from (let’s say) north central to eastern or eastern to central. Hope this helps explain the dislike of rats on boards. The great NAFA did not like rats on boards:)
Really?

It seems to me that when a coon dries It shrinks and If It's On wire It will collapse the wire as It shrinks. When using wood that Isn't going to happen. You will also loose length as a coon or a rat dries on wire, those toothed hide holders aren't ever going to hold that hide In position. And clothes pins won't hold those rats skirts In postilion either.

When buyer measures a rat or a coon they measure to the shortest part of the hide. And with wood you can square off that skirt so you get a longer measurement. There Is NO way you can square off the skirt on rats or coon when unseeing wire.

And as to stacking that's a bunch of bull pucky. My boards aren't much thicker then a wire form, In fact some of my wood forms have the edges milled down to a pretty sharp edge.
Pin holes have to be removed give me a break. What about the damage done by those toothed arms on your wire forms.

The bottom line Is you can't make a rat hide any bigger then It Is but you can display that hide to your benefit as a seller. The end user Is still getting every square Inch of fur on that rat. It's the buyer that If he's fair and buying buy the length Is paying more then He wants to. The buyer wants to measure your rats or coon to the shortest part of the hide and that's why he doesn't like wood.

Those who truly enjoy trapping, trap.

Those who are in it only for the $$$, make excuses.

w

LOL Doubt they will miss your business as much as you will miss sitting on the fur you can't sell.. If you don't want to use wire use wood. BUt I never saw the need for wood. I'm not good at it but I can stretch 10 rat to 1 on wire VS wood. Coon 15-1. Plus don't have to keep up with push pins laying all over. Mink I use a board , but at 4 bucks apiece I say let them breed.