I'm in a lower 48 state not served by FHA as well. I have to get my fur up to Washington state that has an agent. An added expense for sure.

Boco, Do Canadian trappers have any other option? I have seen Canadians post that they wish there were country buyers in Canada. I know Grony started buying in Canada after NAFA shut down. I have no idea if he still is. Does anyone know if he is still buying in Canada?

MJM just go to their web page
yes they are still buying in Canada

FHA shows agents for 33 states but only show pickup schedules in 14. They list agents for Tennessee and Virginia but I do not recall ever seeing a route or a drop off point listed for either state. It appears to me that FHA does not want any southern fur.

GFW runs several southern states and I believe they have added another one or two this year.

Are there other buyers in Canada?

QBD
FHA never had a pick up in ND until NAFA closed. So it was wider spread than the south. That was the main reason I always shipped to NAFA. Why add expense to selling fur.

Sometimes it takes money to make money. Trappers seem to be lazy when it comes to marketing fur. Groeny is telling people all you got a do is trap it and skin it and I will pick it up. It doesn't work that way here. I switched to FHA, when I decided I couldn't trust NAFA and their agent. Only a 600 mile round trip in a van and the normal 130 mile round trip on a sno-go to deliver to FHA agent at the time. They have this thing called mail, I have used a time or two. Sometimes it pays to ship to places that pay better.

I wonder if Groeny could just hire ( for wages ) trappers to catch beaver? Maybe Poncho would like a break from the fleshing machine?

Unfotunately felt makers write contracts for tens of thousands of pounds (usually).

Nope, send FHA your otter and see what they do, pretty good! Compared to most other sales, except in the western U.S.

It's been quite a while since I've seen any ''pretty good'' Otter prices.

Maybe you are too far north?

I can tell you I'm pretty far north of a twenty five dollar avg.

Maybe one needs to figure it's pretty good for the market. I always laugh when people say that. It is a nice way of saying it stunk.

I get a kick out of that as well, "it's pretty good for the market". What ever you sold for is the market!

I hate to bust anybody’s bubble but to offer top price on anything is an old marketing ploy, they pay you their top price, in which they choose, it means absolutely nothing.

Average after commission is the only thing that counts.

Average including your unsold after commission would be better.

I remember the day I realized that Top Price was a marketing ploy. There was a sign on Main Street on a Fergus Falls Mn pawn shop, it read Top prices paid for guns. I had been in there many times and bought several guns there but the day I tried to sell a gun and got low balled like any other gun dealer the truth hit me in the forehead like 2x4(the only way I learn anything).

Have to get the Dolly Llama (sp)back on board with the otter !

^^^Hard to believe that a dirt poor country like Tibet supported the whole otter market at record prices for those years. Head scratcher for me.

Google "Precious skin-jstor" and read about why otter fur and all fur lost their luster in Tibet.