Caught a Samson fox the other day. Not sure what to do with it. Anyone have a picture of one mounted? How do they tan? Any info would be great. Thanks

That is so interesting to me...looks like someone sheared and plucked it, like a beaver coat.

I caught five all the same morning !! The furbuyer wouldn't even take them free !.

Probably tan up ok if you had a project for the fur.

I have caught a few over the years.The coolest looking one my buddy caught-a sampson cross.
They make a nice hat,I made one for my daughter years ago when she was young. Very soft fur exactly like a plucked pelt.

That's a nice hat, Boco. It does look exactly like the beaver coat I had made , plucked and sheared....these look just like that coat.

Interesting! Looks like a red otter!

Les, I told you I had caught two, but didn't tell you that I tanned and made a wall hanger out of one.

I’d tan it and make something. Not worth anything on the market but it looks soft and beautiful.

The market for Samson fox is the craft/tourist market. If in the US and you skin it with feet/claws and do a good job on the head - it is worth more than fur market value.

I found an old pic of my daughter wearing hers.
She loved it-so soft and warm and looked great.
You should definitely get it tanned for now.Then decide what you want to do with it.
They are quite rare and not enough are produced to match into lots for the industry.

Last one I shot was back in 1997, Before that, 1976.

Caught one in ‘81 and the fox market was still hot and the buyer gave me $10 for it!

I've caught few. But has anyone caught a samson coyote? I wish I'd taken a picture of this coyote I caught this year. It had no guard hair just a full coat of under fur.

Thanks for all the info. I appreciate it. I made a few calls and ended up selling it to a girl that does soft mounts out of foxes. It’s going to turn into one of these.




I sold it for $150 Canadian dollars or $116.91 US dollars

I need to catch more but it was my first one. The fur feels like the belly of a muskrat.

I averaged 120 fox a year, then mange kill nearly all of them, I noticed I got one sampson out of about 100

Before the fox crashed in Southern MN we would get about 5% samsons.

Les,thats a very good price I sold one for $35 back the late 80's he tanned it up.I hope you get a couple more,better price than a good heavy coyote this year.

Only ever caught 1 back in PA.

Wish I had tanned it as I got $5 for it, super soft from what I remember

I know this thread is a little old, but thought I'd bring it back up to the top after what my brother-in-law got this morning.



He saw it this past weekend but it was too far away. Saw it again this morning and got it with his deer gun, that's why the back half isn't in the picture.

I told him it would probably sew up fine and he should still get it tanned. He just texted me and said he sold it to someone for $500! Not sure if this is a Samson or Sampson or not, but cool nonetheless and worth more than all the fur I've put up over the last 3-4 years.

Dingo?

lol