I don't know if this is a contest, but the ones who said Ludy Sheda, win the award for the most memorable experience. If you knew Ludy, you know why.

1965 i had 6 muskrat. Didn't have any stretches so I put them up on shingles. No belly boards. Had to cut them up the belly to get them off. Got. 50 cents apiece from ford Peterson. Next time he came through he brought me 6 wire stretches for free. He took the 8 I had and paid me $1.00 each. I was in tall cotton

A lot of us learned about belly wedges the hard way didn't we?

A fur buyer right up the road from me in the next town. That was 1978. He ended up being a trapping partner 20 years later after he retired.

Always enjoyed talking with Roger at the OTC sales. I won a hat he donated for the raffle at a sale a few years back. Black hat with neon like fire flames down both sides.PACIFIC, Spokane, steel, hides, furs,recycling.
Still like new, hanges on the wall where I can look at it. Might just wear it to the sale in a couple weeks.

Wiebke Fur in Eitzen to a young Tom back in the 70s. Still do business with them It’s Jason now at the Eitzen location. Still recall being in High School in 1977 I believe and getting eight prime coon one night hunting and getting a check for around 500 dollars. The fur boom I thought shoot it’ll always be this way. LOL A lot of old buyers names on this thread. Kind of nostalgic.

If I remember correctly, I sold to Sears & Roebuck and i.e.Fox company in the mid to late 1960's. I had to pack them and ship them out, then wait for a check. I didn't know of any fur buyers back in those days locally. I wasn't connected or knew anyone else that trapped back then. i was a loner and didn't have many friends at that time, living on a small farm.

1976 Fur Takers fur Auction Indiana Chapter 7C in Boonville IN. It was the most money I had ever made as a 14 year old kid.

Buckhorn Fur in Richland Center, WI back in the 70's. I think Archie Pulvermacher was the man, sold ginseng to him also.

Zim

Triplett fur. Can't remember either Seneca or Racine Missouri.

Ohsman & Sons, Mankato MN.
Used to send out post cards listing current fur prices (up to)............
When you got to the grade room you found out why your fur didn't reach the up to price.
Anyone who ever sold mink there probably saw his monster mink as long as your arm.
"If your mink looked like this one here you'd get the up to price".
Actually did sell lots of fur there and was treated fairly with good competative prices.

Still can’t remember his name,,,,,,, he had a shop outside of Manning IA. on hwy 141

Sold my first to FnT.

Drove up to their original shop and sold beaver in the round.

Tman member Northcountry had been there just before us and I remember his fur all lined up on their floor, looking beautiful. I remember thinking it looked like he had washed and blow dried every critter.

Scott Johnson in Willmar Mn. He always treated me fair.

A guy at "Lord and Taylor" in Union NJ wanted all my rats not put up, in the whole early 1950. My Dad would drive me there every week and BS with all the guys there then we leave with dollars in my pocket, not quarters......jk

Ezra Vincent in Chippewa Falls, WI

Barry Clark in NJ. Then Tom Mulea in the Teaneck NJ fire department. Sooooo long ago.

Jack Vanhoose in Greenville, MI. Early 80's, absolutely loved going to that place. I can almost smell it now as I think about it. He was a character and fun to talk to. He seen a lot of country in his day. Sold a ton of coon later to Gunner's Trading Post in Indiana. Can't remember his name, but he was always very fair.

Scott Parks in Boonville IN. Before the... well incidents.


I never got cash always put any proceeds on trade for more supplies.