We base what he sells his Marten on western sales.
Last year the Idaho sale averaged right around 50. He got 45 and count em on his..all in. No commission.
This year with the Idaho sale a couple weeks ago averaging ( not blackfoot id) 83. And with the market rising heist will.sell.for.75 at least and while they won't reach 150..in my opinion 100 straight on them.isnt out of the question if the market continues to rise.
The 300 Russian sable will help to bring the price of all sections of marten to.go up.
It's like any other fur market..for example..as the western cat prices go up..the other sections of cats will also rise in price.
The overall catch of Marten will go up across the board next year as people try to capitalize on the market.
This year there were 2 other trappers trapping where Jerry traps..one quit 3 days after he got there and the other one wasn't too serious about it.
He'll just trap harder and smarter if competition shows up.
Im confidant he'll hold his own cause he'll go harder, farther and longer than 90% of the other guys out there.
The best hes ever done in a fur season..all fur in was he caught enough to buy a new Nissan out right..cash out the door..he's done that twice actually.
Sometimes the buyers that contact him have an order for a specific number of pelts and his hides have actually brought more than the high averages on the sales because buyers want the full number or hides so they'll pay more for the ones they need to fill out there orders.
Quite frankly right now, It's a sellers market on the Marten so he'll do well.
Better in fact than he figured when he made the trip west.
The trick is to know when to hold em and know when to sell em..
im a gambler..I dont mind waiting to make the deal because this year's catch is pretty much done across the country and according to the interest I've been getting about his marten, the money will be there.
Right now..if we sold em now.,which we aren't, wed want..and more than likely get, 75 straight on them.
