Ouch on both! Apparently Groenewold has backed down on beaver prices he was paying at the beginning of the season? I assume that NC has a fairy decent beaver and otter.

Yes we do have good quality of both. I wasnt shocked with prices honestly. I did expect better on otter, and was disappointed with there being no difference between put up vs green frozen. Castor im saving for a friend who makes lure.

I didn’t stick around to ask prices, but there were a lot of folks selling put up coon, fox, and coyotes. I am sure that didnt go well.

The universal law that you must screw up your best pelt of the year hit me. Made a knife slit on the tail while I was filleting it out on the 31 lb otter.

Nice clear otter too. It stretched 8" X 45"

BP, you flesh the tails with your beaver knife? For a clean skinner like you that is probably easy work.

I prefer the fleshing knife but I guess that's just how I learned