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How much? #8031462
12/26/23 01:03 PM
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When you guys that sell frozen skinned wolfheads,how much do you ask for them.
I usually give them away to people who want to boil them up.
But,one person who I have given a couple to wants more and I feel She will hog them all if I dont put a small price on them,I was thinking 35?for the wolf heads and 10 for the cats.

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Re: How much? [Re: Boco] #8031509
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I've sold them from 75-100 depending on size, condition and the market


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Re: How much? [Re: Boco] #8031510
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I don't know about wolf skulls, (bet I could get at least $45.00 for un-damaged), but always got $75.00 for wolverine.
U.S. dollars.


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Re: How much? [Re: Boco] #8031545
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50 US at least! Check skulls unlimited for what they charge.

Re: How much? [Re: Boco] #8031554
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$50 is the lower end, normally smaller specimens. Adults with good teeth start at $75.

Re: How much? [Re: mad_mike] #8031599
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Originally Posted by mad_mike
$50 is the lower end, normally smaller specimens. Adults with good teeth start at $75.

USD

if they are going to someone in the Wolf clan...they can afford it.
With lynx you have a problem is shipping to the USA and getting permits

but if there is data to it; ie museum measurements than they can go as scientific specimens
measurement such as ;length,tail lenght, hind foot, and ear measurements as well as location are needed to go with each skull

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Thanks for all the replies.


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Re: How much? [Re: Boco] #8032032
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I sold mine at the ITA fur auction last year and got $125 a piece for them. That was green, frozen. I've sold a couple this year to individuals and when they asked how much I just told them, "I got $125 for them at auction last year." They didn't blink, just pulled out the cash. In the past I had sold them to a local fur buyer that just lives a couple miles from me and he usually paid around $75, less with any broken teeth and up to $100 for a really nice large specimen.

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If you let them get rotten, probably knock a little off the price. They will clean up just as nice, but they aren't as pleasant to work with when cleaning them.

Re: How much? [Re: Boco] #8032163
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The prices on cleaned stuff is a little nuts.

https://www.skullstore.ca/collections/canines

All kinds of bones here for sale. My first wolf from last year certainly ain’t for sale. My uncle wanted it for his cabin and offered $200. I’m going to clean some up in spring and try selling em.

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Originally Posted by Boco
When you guys that sell frozen skinned wolfheads,how much do you ask for them.
I usually give them away to people who want to boil them up.
But,one person who I have given a couple to wants more and I feel She will hog them all if I dont put a small price on them,I was thinking 35?for the wolf heads and 10 for the cats.


She is probably selling them. I am sure she remembered you at Christmas with a token of her appreciation correct?

Re: How much? [Re: Slick Pan] #8032360
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Originally Posted by Slick Pan
Originally Posted by Boco
When you guys that sell frozen skinned wolfheads,how much do you ask for them.
I usually give them away to people who want to boil them up.
But,one person who I have given a couple to wants more and I feel She will hog them all if I dont put a small price on them,I was thinking 35?for the wolf heads and 10 for the cats.


She is probably selling them. I am sure she remembered you at Christmas with a token of her appreciation correct?

She is a good repeat customer for tanned furskins and articles.I will give her a good price on the wolfheads.


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There's a reason she is a repeat customer. Get some beetles and clean your skulls. I am little surprised since you seem to put a lot of effort in providing a good product and post about getting more money by doing it that you have not looked into marketing your skulls.

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Probably $75-$100 but it does depend on the condition, if it's clean, not broken, Etc.


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Re: How much? [Re: Slick Pan] #8033719
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Originally Posted by Slick Pan
There's a reason she is a repeat customer. Get some beetles and clean your skulls. I am little surprised since you seem to put a lot of effort in providing a good product and post about getting more money by doing it that you have not looked into marketing your skulls.

I give away a lot of stuff to people,But if someone wants more than a couple then that is different.Then it becomes commerce.

i dont have time to mess with cleaning up hundreds of skulls.Plenty busy selling fur.

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the bugs do the work + you are not cleaning every skull just the ones that are worth it.Do you have a roadside stand to tend to where you sell your fur? You spend enough time on trapperman that you could be peddling skulls and makin more $ Just sell them raw then-there are buyers. What are ya doin with them now?

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Most go back to the foodchain.The bugs do the work there.
I dont take long to make a post on t-man while doing fur work,lol.
I'll sell the wolfheads to Sheila for 40 bucks a pop.Se is a good customer and buys a lot of fur articles.
I have no intrest in being a roadside peddler,lol.

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Re: How much? [Re: Boco] #8040004
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slick pan there is an outfit in montana that sells beetles anyone know of them? next spring i am going to start 2 different tanks of 2000. i believe it is skull taxidermy in deer lodge if i remember correctly. id like to market all my skulls i catch and also do euro mounts for myself and friends.

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Originally Posted by MuddyMike
slick pan there is an outfit in montana that sells beetles anyone know of them? next spring i am going to start 2 different tanks of 2000. i believe it is skull taxidermy in deer lodge if i remember correctly. id like to market all my skulls i catch and also do euro mounts for myself and friends.


https://www.skulltaxidermy.com/buy-dermestid-beetle-kits/

There are others also just google:

dermestid beetles for sale

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thanks man i appreciate it.

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