Re: FURHARVESTERS
[Re: strike2x]
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04/20/21 10:37 AM
04/20/21 10:37 AM
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Posts: 3,635 Pottawatamie co. IA
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"The Coon Combine"
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"The Coon Combine"
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I will be trapping next season for sure. Due to all the money people got from the government and unemployment I was to busy to trap last season. I did set a few out at times but this year,thanks to all the work I have had, I will be trapping at least the whole month of November and part of December. I won't send fur in anymore since the NAFA deal. I will sell go Trevor Barnes and get a fair price judge by quality of fur I produce. I am doi g this as a vacation a d any money made will just be a bonus. The more guys that don't trap the better for me so by all means, keep those traps in the shed this coming season. I think a lot of trappers a afraid to ship fur and don't know where else to turn besides GFW and they pay poorly compared to Barnes. Good luck to all of you that decide to trap. Critters still need to be thinned out in most places or we will have problems later. And this is why the prices will never advance. Why pay anything when they are pleased with just a little gas money? You are helping to get rid of the fur industry and don't even realize it. Less trappers means less of those who can defend the way of life. Less fur means they will use something else. This industry in a whole is in big trouble. As for thinning of critters, well what is wrong with getting paid to do that? It may be the only thing paying in the trapping world before long. Oh well carry on. LLL
Isaiah 51:6 But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
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Re: FURHARVESTERS
[Re: ponyboy]
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04/20/21 10:39 AM
04/20/21 10:39 AM
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Swamp Wolf
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[quote=GARY M.]Where GFW was paying 3 to 5 for southern raccoon, FHA paid between 1 and 2.50.
No, actually GWF pays the same to everyone. Bring in first week blue coon and you get $3. Bring in your nice prime stuff later on you get the same. He does not buy on quality, he buys on average. It does not pay to sell your higher quality coon to GWF.
Looks like it dont pay to sell your higher quality coon thru FHA.
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Re: FURHARVESTERS
[Re: LLtrapper]
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04/20/21 11:31 AM
04/20/21 11:31 AM
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Turtledale
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I will be trapping next season for sure. Due to all the money people got from the government and unemployment I was to busy to trap last season. I did set a few out at times but this year,thanks to all the work I have had, I will be trapping at least the whole month of November and part of December. I won't send fur in anymore since the NAFA deal. I will sell go Trevor Barnes and get a fair price judge by quality of fur I produce. I am doi g this as a vacation a d any money made will just be a bonus. The more guys that don't trap the better for me so by all means, keep those traps in the shed this coming season. I think a lot of trappers a afraid to ship fur and don't know where else to turn besides GFW and they pay poorly compared to Barnes. Good luck to all of you that decide to trap. Critters still need to be thinned out in most places or we will have problems later. And this is why the prices will never advance. Why pay anything when they are pleased with just a little gas money? You are helping to get rid of the fur industry and don't even realize it. Less trappers means less of those who can defend the way of life. Less fur means they will use something else. This industry in a whole is in big trouble. As for thinning of critters, well what is wrong with getting paid to do that? It may be the only thing paying in the trapping world before long. Oh well carry on. LLL If I quit trapping then all is already lost There is a big difference between the hobby trapper putting a few pelts on the market and a professional trapper putting a thousand or more coon on the market himself Some people trap solely for money and others for pleasure some a little of both A one size fits all solution is not out there
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Re: FURHARVESTERS
[Re: ponyboy]
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04/20/21 11:45 AM
04/20/21 11:45 AM
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Re: FURHARVESTERS
[Re: LLtrapper]
#7247804
04/20/21 01:38 PM
04/20/21 01:38 PM
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Steven 49er
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I will be trapping next season for sure. Due to all the money people got from the government and unemployment I was to busy to trap last season. I did set a few out at times but this year,thanks to all the work I have had, I will be trapping at least the whole month of November and part of December. I won't send fur in anymore since the NAFA deal. I will sell go Trevor Barnes and get a fair price judge by quality of fur I produce. I am doi g this as a vacation a d any money made will just be a bonus. The more guys that don't trap the better for me so by all means, keep those traps in the shed this coming season. I think a lot of trappers a afraid to ship fur and don't know where else to turn besides GFW and they pay poorly compared to Barnes. Good luck to all of you that decide to trap. Critters still need to be thinned out in most places or we will have problems later. And this is why the prices will never advance. Why pay anything when they are pleased with just a little gas money? You are helping to get rid of the fur industry and don't even realize it. Less trappers means less of those who can defend the way of life. Less fur means they will use something else. This industry in a whole is in big trouble. As for thinning of critters, well what is wrong with getting paid to do that? It may be the only thing paying in the trapping world before long. Oh well carry on. LLL Larry, you don't suppose part of the reason the coon price doesn't advance is you Iowa boys didnt take a vacation the last three years or four years?
"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
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Re: FURHARVESTERS
[Re: Oley]
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04/20/21 01:57 PM
04/20/21 01:57 PM
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I figure this will quiet the Groeny bashers up for awhile.
No, actually GWF pays the same to everyone. Bring in first week blue coon and you get $3. Bring in your nice prime stuff later on you get the same. He does not buy on quality, he buys on average. It does not pay to sell your higher quality coon to GWF. So what's your excuse for the dismal auction prices???
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Re: FURHARVESTERS
[Re: bodycount]
#7247851
04/20/21 02:37 PM
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Saskfly
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I would like to see a NAFA type organization be created again but probably won't happen. Have it be for wild fur only for trappers. I took great care putting up my fur and it paid off in many top lots which made my day. When I went to the ITA convention in the fall the NAFA agent gave me a free hat, pin and tee shirt. These days if I sell to locally extra nice pelts get no more pay than shoddy put up pelts. So I sat out last season as I was still upset with the bad NAFA check of a couple years ago. Such a rotten deal not not getting paid anything and then the rubber check bank charges. If only NAFA had ben run for wild fur only. It was run by trappers but they made a mistake and let ranch fur in. Thank you for your time. Was this suppose to be tongue in cheek? You literally just described FHA........just saying. Older article but you get the idea https://www.northernontariobusiness...hub-of-10m-fur-trade-industry-303-363736
Last edited by Saskfly; 04/20/21 02:43 PM.
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Re: FURHARVESTERS
[Re: coonman220]
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04/20/21 03:45 PM
04/20/21 03:45 PM
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So better coon sold for what ? $15 top ? Auctions have more "piles" than country buyers so tops means squat to someone who sends a collection. Average is most important when someone gives one on their whole collection.
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Re: FURHARVESTERS
[Re: ponyboy]
#7248035
04/20/21 06:48 PM
04/20/21 06:48 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 3,635 Pottawatamie co. IA
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Larry, you don't suppose part of the reason the coon price doesn't advance is you Iowa boys didnt take a vacation the last three years or four years?
Kinda like some diary farmers I know. They complain about barely breaking even with low milk prices, but they keep adding cows! Like digging a hole to put dirt in...[/quote] Did not trap a single coon this season and probably won't until they get this mess dealt with. The market was still decent and I was told by GFW and FHA that it looked like things were going to get better when I trapped these coon. I trapped them all before Dec. 15 2020 way before the China flu. At the time I was trapping they were seeing 12.00 averages in the country. By the time my coon were ready to sell the crap had hit the fan. It takes a few weeks to scrape a thousand coon. LLL
Isaiah 51:6 But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
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Re: FURHARVESTERS
[Re: bodycount]
#7248153
04/20/21 08:13 PM
04/20/21 08:13 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 3,635 Pottawatamie co. IA
LLtrapper
"The Coon Combine"
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"The Coon Combine"
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 3,635
Pottawatamie co. IA
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I would like to see a NAFA type organization be created again but probably won't happen. Have it be for wild fur only for trappers. I took great care putting up my fur and it paid off in many top lots which made my day. When I went to the ITA convention in the fall the NAFA agent gave me a free hat, pin and tee shirt. These days if I sell to locally extra nice pelts get no more pay than shoddy put up pelts. So I sat out last season as I was still upset with the bad NAFA check of a couple years ago. Such a rotten deal not not getting paid anything and then the rubber check bank charges. If only NAFA had ben run for wild fur only. It was run by trappers but they made a mistake and let ranch fur in. Thank you for your time. Sure they do. GFW always has a top lot. One at 15 and the rest at 3 and some no value. It really is the same except you don't get a fancy certificate and a stupid hat. I have enough top lot certificates I could wallpaper my shop. It used to mean something but now they hand them out like participation trophies. I had a coon in the top lot of the last internet sale that sold for 25.00 and they never even sent me my certificate. The postage was as much as their commission I guess. LLL
Isaiah 51:6 But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
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