If you have nice size prime eastern beaver well put up you will get way more money for them at the auction in N Bay than from any private buyer-unless you are selling tanned beaver to a manufacturer.

What's way more money? $10.00 instead of $8.00. Then you have to figure In the price per pelt charge and the commission. So all of a sudden It's not way more money. And In some cases the local buyer Is paying $8.00 for green skinned pelts. You have to take Into consideration your time spent putting up those $10.00 and $12.00 beaver.

Last sale the good large dark easterns were around $40.

And Was that the average or the top price for that type of beaver?

Read what I wrote.

You still didn't say If that was the average or the top lot price. Stop beating around the bush.

Well fellas, I'm still at it. I had 3 more beavers to do and I put them all up today. That makes 6 for the year and that may just be it, we'll see. Any guesses how long it took me? Hint- A long time! Here's some pictures of two of the ones I did today. One on the left was on a drowner that he drug up, so his head was a little more difficult to flesh. I think I'm getting better though. Boco, I trimmed off the lips and nose to try it out.

I wanted to say thanks for each of you providing tips and feedback, I've been experimenting with all of the things you have passed along.

Good job.

Yes they look very good.

Yep they look good.

Quite an improvement from the first one too. Probably a good thing you took the advice on the trimming from Boco too. Nice job!

That's not my tip. Selling to a fuybuyer is also pretty much a money loser too. Here it is less of money loser.