Anyone have any results from last weekend sale in Mont.? Cat and coyotes, martin ect.

The MTA is working on it currently. The computer program had some issues and that is the reason it is taking some time to get results. Lots of volunteer hours working on getting the results posted and most importantly accurate

Thanks for the response,
Waiting patiently.

Yep, waiting for the results also.

TTT

Following.
Always looking for any info on sales

I will post results as soon as I see them. As far as individual trapper results I would imagine you will get them with your fur sale check. Just my opinion on that part of it

According to my information the sale had issues as far as how it was run with the computer system. So seeing results here may take some time if it happens. Not sure why you would have a smaller western sale that would coincide with Fallon? I would think it would affect the prices.

Usually Montana and Fallon sales don’t conflict. This year was an oddball because of the calendar. A bit difficult to explain but I will try.

There are only so many weekends in the prime fur selling season (February and March) and there are X number trapping associations that want to have sales. Over the years, they have worked out a system so the sales don’t conflict.

Traditionally it started out like this -

January - Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho
Midweek of the second week of February - Colorado
2nd weekend - Utah
3rd weekend - Montana
4th weekend - Fallon
1st weekend March - Prineville, Oregon
2nd weekend - Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho
3rd weekend - north Idaho
4th weekend - Klamath falls, Oregon.

This year, the 4th weekend of February was early (22-23), so that meant Fallon because it was the 4th weekend. But since it was early, the dates were similar to what would normally be the 3rd weekend, which is Montana. Which resulted in the conflict.

I’m sure that doesn’t make sense to many of you, but I understand what I said and how the conflict happened.

In theory, Montana should have moved their sale to the 14-15, which is actual 3rd weekend but there might have been a conflict at the fairgrounds they use.

Any way, I’m not “talking “. LOL

As I recall there was a sale in Blackfoot Idaho which was the start of the buying season in
January. There are also sales in New Mexico(this weekend) and Arizona coming up at some point. Some buyers try to send their staff/family etc. to cover some of the extra sales. Still it's not like having the main buyer there. Sometimes it is hard to find people with enough knowledge and a license to cover sales.

I heard the very same thing today. Only it was a really big problem with the computer, and it took the entire night to get it figured out. Sounds like there should have been a "Dry run" before they used a new program for the sale.

blackfoot idaho is now the last weekend in march also wyoming has a sale in riverton the 12 and 13 of march

Dry runs are nice but unless you do a complete sale - 600-700 lots, 100 or so sellers and a dozen or more buyers - you can’t predict what is going to happen. A dry run with a small sample size doesn’t adequately test the program. The amount of time to input data for a complete sale could be 8-10 hours or so. Would it have been worth the time - maybe.

I thought Montana had a fully function program similar to OTC.

ttt

Martin?????....theres a market for the little purple birds?

Martin........you'd think trappers would know better! Right on Bruce.

Most misspelled furbearer on the planet

Any word yet?

Crickets…

Should have results by Monday