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Re: FHA
[Re: hippie]
#7322486
08/05/21 01:54 PM
08/05/21 01:54 PM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,153
NC - Here there and everywhere
coondagger2
"Brat"
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"Brat"
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,153
NC - Here there and everywhere
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So any profit is what auction house get, shipper makes zero profit, so all this sounds very negative for upcome season with increased gas prices an everything else up in price, buy bunch trap supplies is bad idea if this keep up for few more yrs as markets eventually well go down tubes on everthing eventually Only you know if its worth your time to trap or if you'd be better off working a couple hours overtime instead. I would definitely be better of to work 10 hours of overtime every week. Is that what I plan on doing? Heckkk no! I enjoy trapping not because of the value of the fur but because of the heritage and tradition and the enjoyment of connecting with the land. If I was trapping for money I would be dead broke!
Gotta live up to the nickname...
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Re: FHA
[Re: 080808]
#7322516
08/05/21 02:26 PM
08/05/21 02:26 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 19,719
pa
hippie
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 19,719
pa
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I could make much more money per hour cutting firewood.
I WON’T. I'm happy for ya, that's why I said only he knows what's best for him. If he can lose money trapping or not.
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Re: FHA
[Re: wissmiss]
#7322548
08/05/21 03:20 PM
08/05/21 03:20 PM
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 45,574
james bay frontierOnt.
Boco
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 45,574
james bay frontierOnt.
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All kinds of money in the fur buisness.
Just not much for the guy at the bottom.Like a lot of other industry.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: FHA
[Re: wissmiss]
#7322626
08/05/21 05:49 PM
08/05/21 05:49 PM
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,961
n.e, iowa
coonman220
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,961
n.e, iowa
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When you look at the big picture and all aspects of the fur business, there can be good money made. Not super large amounts in super large quantities but in smaller terms. Niche markets are doing very well. You just need to figure out what those niches are and plan accordingly.
Niche markets probably won’t make you a millionaire but they will put food on the table and gas in the motor vehicle, with some left over. For the trapper u mean ? Money in it ? I can't see how very easily in most cases , might be just a very few that make a little , so what is prediction for markets this fall, especially with coon markets ?
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Re: FHA
[Re: wissmiss]
#7322640
08/05/21 06:13 PM
08/05/21 06:13 PM
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Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 5,570
Dunbar, Wisconsin
Pike River
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 5,570
Dunbar, Wisconsin
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When you look at the big picture and all aspects of the fur business, there can be good money made. Not super large amounts in super large quantities but in smaller terms. Niche markets are doing very well. You just need to figure out what those niches are and plan accordingly.
Niche markets probably won’t make you a millionaire but they will put food on the table and gas in the motor vehicle, with some left over. This. On a limited extent the last few years I've developed a weird niche market. I probably would never hang with these folks but they want to buy my fur and dont mind paying.
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Re: FHA
[Re: Pike River]
#7322652
08/05/21 06:48 PM
08/05/21 06:48 PM
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Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 578
Wisconsin
virgil1972
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 578
Wisconsin
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When you look at the big picture and all aspects of the fur business, there can be good money made. Not super large amounts in super large quantities but in smaller terms. Niche markets are doing very well. You just need to figure out what those niches are and plan accordingly.
Niche markets probably won’t make you a millionaire but they will put food on the table and gas in the motor vehicle, with some left over. This. On a limited extent the last few years I've developed a weird niche market. I probably would never hang with these folks but they want to buy my fur and dont mind paying. Furries?
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Re: FHA
[Re: wissmiss]
#7322655
08/05/21 06:52 PM
08/05/21 06:52 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,327
Oregon
beaverpeeler
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,327
Oregon
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Pike River - good for you. And if I were you, I wouldn’t say much else about your niche market. You spent the time and effort to develop it, why give other people the benefit of your hard work.
Just saying……. Sage words....but Pike, if ya wanna pm me I'm all ears! 
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: FHA
[Re: wissmiss]
#7322699
08/05/21 07:57 PM
08/05/21 07:57 PM
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Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 6,355
se South Dakota
NonPCfed
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 6,355
se South Dakota
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Kinda like they scream bloody murder when Groeny has the dollar pile, but not a word when the auction houses sell them for a dollar. No, I think a lot of us would scream as well if a finished larger average sized coon went for a buck. Its the holding out that better skins go for substantially more than GFW would buy them. But maybe that isn't going to happen anymore. My average on the small lot of donated local critters I finished that I sent to FHA this April is 0.0 so far...
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground".
Genesis 1:26
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Re: FHA
[Re: wissmiss]
#7322864
08/05/21 11:03 PM
08/05/21 11:03 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,960
Northern Nevada
Bob
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,960
Northern Nevada
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If you want prices to get better, STOP SENDING THE MARKET ITEMS THEY DONT WANT!!
The fur market has told us all, no, screamed at us, that they have no interest in most coon and beaver. Stop shoving unwanted pelts into the market. Trap the pelts that are worth something, and if you are trapping worthless fur for fun or damage control, either tan and use them yourself, find a secondary market, or pitch them in the ditch.
I know I’m talking to a wall here, but if we all did that for a couple seasons you’d see higher prices than you ever dreamed were possible. Anyone sending coon into this market is just kicking the market while it’s down.
"I have two guns, one for each of ya."
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Re: FHA
[Re: wissmiss]
#7322891
08/05/21 11:23 PM
08/05/21 11:23 PM
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Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 6,355
se South Dakota
NonPCfed
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 6,355
se South Dakota
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If you want prices to get better, STOP SENDING THE MARKET ITEMS THEY DONT WANT!!
The fur market has told us all, no, screamed at us, that they have no interest in most coon and beaver. Stop shoving unwanted pelts into the market. Trap the pelts that are worth something, and if you are trapping worthless fur for fun or damage control, either tan and use them yourself, find a secondary market, or pitch them in the ditch.
I know I’m talking to a wall here, but if we all did that for a couple seasons you’d see higher prices than you ever dreamed were possible. Anyone sending coon into this market is just kicking the market while it’s down. You are so wise for your years. Dam, I wish I was the Dai Lama at 31 (or is it 32 now?). How did your bcats do, didn't you sell them at one of the western "state" markets? Does your logic hold for for western cats, if you stop sending in and selling at $200-300, maybe they'll go back to $600 to a grand when the supply dries up...?
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground".
Genesis 1:26
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Re: FHA
[Re: Bob]
#7322904
08/05/21 11:38 PM
08/05/21 11:38 PM
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Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 5,081
montana
red mt
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 5,081
montana
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If you want prices to get better, STOP SENDING THE MARKET ITEMS THEY DONT WANT!!
The fur market has told us all, no, screamed at us, that they have no interest in most coon and beaver. Stop shoving unwanted pelts into the market. Trap the pelts that are worth something, and if you are trapping worthless fur for fun or damage control, either tan and use them yourself, find a secondary market, or pitch them in the ditch.
I know I’m talking to a wall here, but if we all did that for a couple seasons you’d see higher prices than you ever dreamed were possible. Anyone sending coon into this market is just kicking the market while it’s down. Where is the like button
Kenneth schoening
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