Re: Severely overdried castor value?
[Re: ScottW]
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I don't know, because I've never sold any like that but if I were to guess it would go as #3 castor or shell castor. Still pretty good money in today's market.
And of course it could be ground and gliserine added (plus whatever else you like) to make lure.
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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Not sure but i think i read somewhere that Paul Dobbins likes his castor that way and he grinds it into powder and uses to his perspectives in lures..... dont quote me but memory jogs me bout this.
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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Has anyone been quoted a castor price lately? I've head It's down to around $65.00 a lb.
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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32 lbs averaged $81 on this last Friday's OTC sale.
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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Not sure but i think i read somewhere that Paul Dobbins likes his castor that way and he grinds it into powder and uses to his perspectives in lures..... dont quote me but memory jogs me bout this. Funny you say that Lee, I seem to remember the same thing from a discussion WAY back! Backbreaker is very similar in color to super dried castor. Happy Trapping! ScottW
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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Send it to the fha sale and I bet they dock you a drying fee.....
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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Send it to the fha sale and I bet they dock you a drying fee..... LOL, don't get me started on that! Sold to a country buyer for years, straight run true weight payment. One year I end up having to ship the castor instead of in person. I get the check in the mail and realize I was shorted like 25%…........"oh, well that was the adjusted weight for drying"......after a long discussion I still hold a slight grudge and haven't sold any castor to them since. He had always told me to hang it and flip once to get the whole outer shell dry then freeze it. Then take it out about a week before selling, thaw, and prettyuch repeat that process and you'll get straight weight. Happy trapping! ScottW
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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Has anyone been quoted a castor price lately? I've head It's down to around $65.00 a lb. Just received a check at $85/lb or $11 per beaver. That's more than most guys will skin and sell the hides for.
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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I've always dried mine real good before freezing. Seems to sell good. Wonder what Groney is paying?? Couple months ago he was paying top $75, but I saw him buy from a guy and graded his down for being over-dried and only paid $65. Some of my smaller casters really get dry and quite hard, never had a complaint from my buyers.
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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That's because they're not overly concerned with dinky shell castor as it contributes very little to the overall weight with a normal run of castor.
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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I just ground a couple pounds of what you are talking about. I’ll add a cup or two of 100 proof vodka to it and let it tincture for awhile, then open the container and let the alcohol evaporate, add beaver sac oil and mix to a paste. Then freeze and use as us for beaver or ingredient in other lure I think I'll use that recipe and get it ready for spring beavering! How long is "a while? I've never been good at tincturing.......I still have castor soaking in grain alcohol that I started 20 years ago! Happy trapy! ScottW
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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I've always dried mine real good before freezing. Seems to sell good. Wonder what Groney is paying?? I've gotten away from drying them at all before freezing. Harvest and pack into ice cream buckets. They pack nice and snuck wet then when you plan to sell dry them all at the same time all to the same dryness. Dry enough to look dry but heavy enough to max out at a sale. Always sell private and in person at a trapping workshop and wait until you've got an audience. castor marketing, lol.
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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Canvas, the main market for castor is international and is what drives the market. Lure makers need to mark things up at least 50% to turn a profit.
Doubletrigger, most of the buyers I know of want castor to be semi-dry which you can achieve in just 4-7 days of a good drying situation. I typically find that I lose most of my weight the first three days.... then it just very slowly drops.
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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So new guy question here..... How do you know when it is ready to freeze? Ive had some hanging in a cold pole barn for a week. Ive heard 7 days but I'm sure temp has a big role in that, I also work out of a cool pole barn. I hang mine on a line and after a couple of days flip it to keep from having a soft spot in the cleavage. After it is dry to the touch go ahead and freeze it and when ready take it out and dry it for up to a week to be sale ready. Currently I use a dehumidifier and fans in a small drying room. Under these conditions I have beaver pelts dry and ready to take off the board in 48-72 hours.
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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I've always dried mine real good before freezing. Seems to sell good. Wonder what Groney is paying?? $75/lb straight across the board if dried
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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Re: Severely overdried castor value?
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I've always dried mine real good before freezing. Seems to sell good. Wonder what Groney is paying?? $75/lb straight across the board if dried Just paid a young guy I know $60 He was told it was too dry.
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