Hello folks,
I am putting a fur sale update on here. If you have never attended one of our Idaho Trappers Association sales before we treat them like a mini convention. We will have trap supply dealers, IDFG trapper ed classes, trapping demos, fur handling demos, Moyle tannery pickup trailer, IDFG tagging cats and otter, fur sewing demos, skinning contests, live auction w/donations, general membership meetings, food, IDFG meetings, Miss Rodeo taking pics, kids activities, live band and much more. We get a fair amount of folks that come just to hang out.
As far as fur market goes, I know I will get a lot of flack on here but this is what my craft buyers are already asking for. High demand: striped skunks, spotted skunk, badger, squirrels all colors, pretty backed bobcats, wide bellied bobcats, otter, weasel (all colors), cougars, wolves, lynx, color phase coyotes, color phase possum, color phase coon, fisher, marten, ringtail cat, kit fox and cross fox. All of these are more desirable with feet left on, you will add $5-$50 a piece with properly handled feet left on. Medium demand: heavy beaver, heavy coyote, red fox, gray fox, some heavy coon. Low demand: early coyotes, early beaver, muskrats, mink, racoon. On the raw skull market: High demand skulls: otter, badger, fisher, bobcat, bear, fox. Low demand skulls: coyote, beaver, muskrats, coon.
I have been getting calls from buyers already needing fox, heavy coyotes and beaver. They don't need thousands of these but defiantly coming to buy some for the garment and blanket trade. We have a lot of craft buyers coming and they are looking for little of everything: snake skins, steer skulls, fur coats, tanned fur, badger feet, raw skulls, clean skulls, antlers, baculum, turtle shells, salted bird skins, practically anything wildlife related we have on our auction.
Last year we had fur from 20 or so different states. We do accept shipped in fur but you must call me first so we can discuss what you are shipping. I always get someone shipping a bunch of flat coon or coyotes and then gets upset they are upside down on shipping costs. If you are shipping fur then need to start making arrangements soon. Postage is super slow anymore and every year I get some boxes the day of the auction or even the day after the auction. Support a fur sale that is protecting trapping!
Commission is 6% in person and 7% for shipped in fur. A person must become a ITA member to sell at the fur sale.
Thank you
-Rusty Kramer
-Idaho Trappers Association President
208-870-3217
