Let's take up a collection to buy one and send it to DJT. He wears it once on the campaign trail this fall and every yote in a red state will be in trouble.

There you go tiguy! Good thinking. And good ol' Trump would love having the liberals mad at him for something new. I think you might be on to something! Bring fur into the culture wars.

Picking up where Canada Goose left off. Start setting coyote traps again!!

You’re on to it! And it wouldn’t take but a few bucks to do it!! I doubt he’d charge anything to wear it. That’s just the way he roles.

Exactly

Fur is already a big part of the culture wars. The left thinks utilizing fur and/or other animal parts is horribly cruel and inhumane. The right sees it as a renewable resource.

Another ice age would boost sales

But I bet 99.9% of the left libetards sit on a leather seat when they ride in a vehicle! Last I checked that is an animal skin !!

Not sure why they chose to not attend NTA. For me it was the NTA's current power structure and conduct. I think this is really cool.

$450 for a quality, wear all day, any weather work coat with the proper insulation and materials isn't a bad price point. But if it's a $45 winter coat with fur trim added to the hood, cheap shell materials and poor insulation, it won't be flying very far. Just have to see what the coat looks and wears like.

They donated the grand prize at the NTA, the ATV. Couldn’t make it, limited time and resources.

Why not just make fur trim ready to sew onto your own garments?
I could see beaver fur collars for packer type coats, fur trim for hoods and cuffs etc.
We have tons of nice warm coats, that are expensive.
Make some nice fur trim we can just attach to what we have.

I could get behind that. Send him a raccoon coat too though

Crap! Just when I had finally convinced myself to give up on the coyote line this fall................

Glad to see. Way to stick it out there! Good luck.

I was told by Bryce at GFW, that they donated a $7500, four wheeler. I'm not sure why some think that certain businesses are obligated to be there.

As far as the parka's go, this is a risk GFW is willing to take. It is clearly a good thing for trapping and fur. Could they profit or lose money? Either one is a possibility. I am elated they are stepping up!

**Disclosure – I don’t read too much on this board, but some topics pique my interest. This topic did.**

I am a trapper myself, buy a little fur every year and have a part-time furrier business. From my past sales history, I have probably sold 1 fur item out of every 10 sales to trappers. I am quite certain I am not the first person to comment on how we as trappers don’t market our product very well. The overseas fur market that we are all used to is slowly dying and all signs point to a very long road to get it back if it ever comes back. Unique marketing strategies must be developed to get fur out to the public.

The people of the United States (not speaking for Canada) are not exposed at all to fur. The trade shows I attend surprise me every time how most people have never touched fur let alone owned a fur hat or fur coat. Another opinion I have after talking with people is that the anti-fur crowd is not the biggest hurdle, we as trappers have. They are so small compared to what we think they are doing against us. You would be surprised where I have sent fur hats the last couple years. I sure was. The biggest hurdle we have as trappers is the limited opportunities to showcase our fur domestically in the US. (again, not speaking for Canada as I live in the US).

Selling these parkas at reasonable prices is a great idea to try and prop up demand and exposure for fur in the United States. $450 price point is reasonable, if manufactured to take the abuse of being outside working in the elements. Any type of sales strategy that showcases our product will help our industry in years to come. If everyone just throws up their hands, complains, and reminisces about the old days, well the fur industry will be dead before we can blink.

I haven’t met many cattle farmers that don’t eat their own cows they raise.

Sadly, I don’t meet many trappers that wear the fur they catch either.

Trap fur, sell fur, but most importantly wear fur. It’s one of the best marketing tools we have as trappers.

That is a great post.
It is how I started selling fur products 40 years ago.
People seen me wearing my own fur and wanted the same bad,would pay near anything to get it.

Amen trapper

Congratulations to GFW for doing this. It can only help a depressed market. I think we all owe them a big thank-you. I hope they make a bundle of money on this venture.