To start i have never sold fur and do not have the stuff yet. So my question is how can I preserve and sell it. For more detail, with or without fat and how to store it. I don't have boards or the stuff to make them either but I can probably get it if needed

Easiest thing will be to skin your catch and freeze it. (I prefer to lay the hides out flat rather than roll them up because they freeze faster that way.)
Now you have time to find a buyer that will buy green fur, or learn how to put up fur at your own pace.

What are some good places to look for a green fur buyer?

And from what I have read leave fat on to freeze right?

Correct DON'T flesh then freeze.

I suggest learning how to flesh and put up your fur.

Not a lot of "in the grease" raw fur buyers out there.

Groeny does but only with certain furs on select routes.

So many more options with properly fleshed and dried pelts.

I learned how to put up fur by READING all i could. No youtube, tictoc, facegirl computers back then.

Fur fish & Game And books in this antiquated thing called a library. Digging through the card catalog.

I also called up "trappers who wrote articles and lure makers. Went to visit a few in my twenties.

Then trial and error. Asking my fur buyer how I did and what I could do to improve.

Now there's so much more on the world wide web at your disposal.
The archives on this site alone is a treasure trove

thanks for the info

Go on YouTube. Search for Coon Creek Trappers. Watch every one of his videos multiple times. Get a fleshing beam, a good quality fleshing knife and some skinning gear. You can't count on selling unprocessed fur and it costs money to by a dedicated freezer and pay the electric bill on it while you are learning to trap.

I've never really looked at many youtube fur put up videos, because I learned before youtube was a thing, so I can't recommend any particular ones, but I know there are some good ones out there. Different animals take a little different methods, but as a general rule it is pretty similar animal to animal. I agree on learning to put up fur, but, a freezer is a very good thing to have to store your fur until you have time to put it up. I usually put most of mine up at the end of the season, so I'm actually out in the woods getting the fur, not spending time putting it up. It doesn't have to be a dedicated freezer if you aren't catching big numbers. If you put them in an airtight plastic bag (doesn't have to be 100% airtight, I use bread sacks either knotted or with the bread clip closing them for many animals) you can probably get away with using your food freezer without the wife flipping out too much. You probably won't be able to lay them out flat like trapdog recommends though. He has a point, but I've not had a problem with rolling them. If you are storing them for much time in the freezer, not leaving any flesh exposed, rolling or folding them fur out will prevent freezer burn and drying out for quite a while. Airtight bags also helps with freezer burn.

I can assure you that if Miss Rebecca opens the freezer and sees a coyote looking at her I'll never get a home cooked meal again.

Well thanks for the info also and I don't have a wife I am 13 lol

So instead it's my mother lol

Same difference from your perspective, may have to fix your own supper if the woman of the house is too upset. Lol

I skin and freeze if I want to tan something I flesh it then straight to the pickle solution.buyer buys everything green it really doesn?t pay to flesh for me

not sure if you would want some names but Mr Ronnie lewing buys green I'm pretty sure....his company is Ronnie Lewing Fur Company he's in many la....he makes a fur route through Texas if I'm not mistaken

someone correct me if I'm wrong though

Maybe contact Gaylen Oppel out of Watonga, Oklahoma, he was ta Coyote Days and buys green fur I believe.

Galen was at the ITA sale last year, both buying and selling. There was also an older fellow from Texas doing the same thing whose name I can't remember. They were rivals back home so they bought fur from the same areas, and didn't like each other, but they both seemed like nice guys for fur buyers.

Get the tools and work on your skinning and fleshing skills and dry your fur.
Best way to sell fur is to stretch and dry and send to North Bay Auction.
You dont need a bunch of pelts to sell at the auction but if you only have a few and need money right away you can sell dried fur locally also.
Stretching and drying your fur gives you a marketing advantage as you can sell where and when you choose without worrying about spoilage.
Dried furs are cheaper and easier to store than raw skins or whole dead animals.

I had a question about that how long can a dried skin stay good? because I'm trying to figure out if people tan skins to soften them or preserve them