Agreed. Better than a soap opera. When the price plummets it the fault of Republicans and Democrats.

Yes Wissmiss-you've probably been in this business as long as I have or maybe longer-but I find it extremely hard to believe that after all the guys suddenly wanting skunks after the sale etc..that it was a flash in the plan. But either way I am dryland trapping this fall instead of beavers LOL Guess we'll see where it goes

“Teachers leave them skunks alone” to quote Pink Floyd. LOL

i will be taking 7 tanned skunks to gfw at the nys trappers convention to sell end of this month can always say no want a 40.00 avg

I sold 6 out of the freezer nothing special just some I had and I averaged $50 for them.

Jerry - were those 6 just what ever you had or did you specifically pick ones with lots of white in the tail? Just curious. Thanks

Yep, I guess someone could call GFW and ask if they're still offering the same price. That would end some speculation

This was just posted here on Trapperman as well as FB and I’m sure other places.

https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthr...eeds-skunk-tails-keep-them-coming#UNREAD

Doesn’t sound like the skunk market is down.

Bingo I just saw it too!

The only 6 I had at the time I have markets for most of them the rest I’d get tanned but never have enough to send in.

2000 skunks at 42 per hat would equal less than 50 hats.

what has that got to do with the price of wheat in Kansas..

I grew up with him. Don't believe hiim.

I was told that they were buying tails no matter what month they were skun. Don't know whether the price would be different between a august tail or a October tail. It's all about the white in the tail.

Please stop with with the facts and stuff. You're ruining the fun.

Reminds me of a time when everybody got 120.00 for any coyote and coyote trappers and predator callers came out of the woodwork
If the trend carries over to small black possum i may show interest

Where are these hats sold, Israel? How many makers are there, maybe 3. What is the actual process to produce a hat? We knew the major players and the felting process when beaver were in demand. I would have thought that by now, the T man people would have been all over this. What has been the historical yearly sales of these hats. I would imagine 6,000 hides will make 140 ish hats. Is that a lot on the world scale?
There are a few who know these answers.

For the record --- I do not have the answers

The hats will go to the bigger cities.

Maybe there’s a TV series over the pond about some Orthodox family boss sporting a skunk tail hat, while his minions wear marten tail hats? …lol
If you check them hats out, picture one made of skunk, it’d probably look pretty cool!