Peska, and few others 2-4$ iowa coon.

This isn't anything new Ken, sad isn't it. I personally, don't think its going to improve for many years if it ever does. Considering the higher costs to produce them, the price is even lower than last year, when people said it can't get worse.

I might trap 1 to have a hat made.

Probably not the year to sell early.

Still paying about same as rats here, and there are a ton of coon around this area. Going to trap them hard to help pay for gas while coyote trapping. I am waiting until Thanksgiving to start.

I just looked at my dp’s today and had a thought about setting a couple for fun, since the last few years the only thing I’ve trapped has been beavers for adc work, most through the ice, I had the thought that it might be fun to catch something dry and on flat ground.

Yes it is a sad state of affairs.
I think I would have the wife throw white jelly beans in the snow bank for entertainment
in stead wow sorry guys.
But here one for you .
In montana you look at the fur market as this it's about the amount of buyers you see or hear from
,,, when they ain't calling she is going to be tough year.

Blame the retail market fur usage every other retail market is recording record years make a guy scratch his head.

Just wait. Oil is gonna go through the roof. Possibly could raise the fur market.
At least that's what I am hoping for since I have a pile of mink to unload.

Lots of them here, and lots of disease going around. They need to be thinned out badly. I find plenty of dead ones along creek banks, obviously died of disease.

I think they are going to end up better than that. Not a ton better, but some.

No trapper should supply good fur at that price for someone else to make obscene profit on.
FHA has said the coon and mink markets are the two stagnating..

Obscene profit? Do tell.

Do you now what finished goods go for?You wanna supply it-have at er.175% and 125% manufacture and retail profits respectively.
The primary producer takes it in the rear.

I just set a coon set for the neighbor who is having problems with them. This the only reason I would do this. If I catch any the fur will be donated to the state trapping org. for they're tanned fur project.

True. There is a large gap between producer and retail product.

Yes much more than the profit quoted when you add costs.

Im gonna buy a new truck with my coin this year. Prolly need about 20,000 of them.

At least lol
Sound like our coyotes is next in line . We Will See

On the OSTA Facebook page, one of the Ohio fur buyers is offering up to $2.00 each for carcass coons that weigh a minimum of 14 pounds. Dry, they are offering up to $7.00 each.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/456132764517105/posts/2422977134499315/

At $4.04 a gallon for diesel, trapping can put you in the hole very quickly.

Keith