Posted By: Idahotrapguy
Idaho Trappers Association Jan Fur Sale Results - 01/17/22 11:04 PM
Man I can finally catch my breath! I took a load of stuff down Wednesday night and have been at the fairgrounds until Sunday evening. Waking up at 6AM every day to get things rolling and then staying until the wee hours of the night running security. Sometimes running security late at night with Andy Weiser, Clayton, JD, Hayden, Murdock boys and Josh means that it is extra hard to wake up the next morning. Ha ha. My liver needs to recover for a week.
Coyotes were not a surprise but some people were still upset. We did all we could to pull extra coyote buyers in but the price is what it is. George bought a lot of the coyotes but Jake's buyer bought my personal coyotes for $41 average. I had my early coyotes and rubbed ones thrown in the pile so my average could've been better if I would've cherry picked. Other coyotes were split between several other buyers; Ryan, Chris, Eric S., Klamath and Gary Schroeder. Moscow Hide and Fur bought the top coyote for $225. Bobcats that had A or A-B bellies sold better than last year. Brown bellied cats are still a tough sell. Jake with Rocky Mountain bought the top cat for $1228 and a lot of the top 15%. Wyoming Fur Trader bought another one of those cats that went over a grand. I helped load cats in George, Ryan and other trailers and I'm sorry don't have a better tally of what cats went where. 1/3 of the cats were from Arizona and New Mexico so that hurt the average as well. A lot of rough red fox, fisher, otter, and kit fox killed those averages. All of our normal buyers plus a couple new craft buyers were there. I didn't include all the tanned pelts and misc items because it would make this post super long. Craft buyers drove the red fox, beaver, otter, coon and lower end bobcat market.
I would like to give a huge thank you to all of my board of directors and our amazing volunteers. The help was amazing and people jumped in with whatever needed done. At one time I saw three different state trapping presidents packing tables. Our fur sale folks (Michelle, Bernie, Rob) that drove 9+ hours from North Idaho were amazing again. Annie was in the computer room for three straight days helping Rob. And she doesn't even trap! The demos were amazing and having Andy Weiser drive clear up to our sale to do a demo was incredible. It feels like a big family and I always think of it as a family reunion. I hugged Michelle goodbye and I was getting a little teary eyed when they left. This "family" of folks lowers their heads and does whatever is needed to get things done. We had two people come on Thursday to set up tables that didn't have fur and didn't come to the rest of the event. Just came to set up and drove home! Everyone supported the live auction and we raised over $6,000 at it! Plus it was a ton of fun. People don't realize how much work a fur sale of this size is. Weeks leading up to this event is spent trying to get as many buyers and fur in as possible. The "craft" stuff is kind of a pain to deal with but those skulls, antlers, traps, mounts and tanned fur pulls in extra buyers.
I want to thank the fish and game for tagging cats for two days and putting on the trappers ed class. Having them at the sale shows unity between the department and association. We hooked the new trappers ed graduates with a new trap and comped ITA membership. I'm trying to get a wolf trapping class set up for March sale.
I would like to give a extra thank you to my fiancé, Missy. She puts up with me being on the phone constantly for weeks before the sale and at the fur sale I am bouncing around all over for four days and never even say hi. Missy also cooks huge meals for the volunteers and late at night when all restaurants are closed we get a awesome tasting home cooked meal. You can all see why I am so fat!
We would love any support by bringing your fur to our March sale. We will have a sportsmen show at that sale (I was mistaken before I thought it was Jan sale). I have secured a band for Saturday night and have several lure dealers that will be there. I see some increased interest in rats and cats so I'm going to be pushing to get as many of those two items as possible pulled in. Keep those craft items coming and squirrel pelts, porcupine pelts, cased beaver, black beaver, odd colored coon are all hot items. I personally tried bidding on a red coyote with feet on and got way outbid. Skulls are hot as well and we could use some more porcupine, skunk, bobcat, badger, otter, and wolf skulls. If your going to mail in fur please don't wait until the last minute. I had several boxes of fur that had to be ran down to the fairgrounds after getting to my house late. Bank was closed today but will get checks deposited tomorrow and get checks sent out as quick as possible. Thank you folks! Rusty Kramer ITA President
Badger 44 $9.53 $58.17 98%
Beaver 173 $18.84 $37.19 100%
Bobcat 94 $261.09 $1,228.00 98%
Castor 51.96 lbs $69.15 $87.28 47%
Coyote 1178 $36.00 $225.03 84%
Cross Fox 9 $78.78 $86.67 100%
Deer Antler 244.4 lbs $12.41 $16.29 33%
Elk Antler 145.5 lbs $16.86 $20.02 100%
Ermine 141 $3.12 $4.00 100%
Fisher 14 $24.60 $39.82 100%
Grey Fox 39 $19.97 $30.64 100%
Kit Fox 11 $2.87 $5.36 100%
Marten 117 $35.00 $53.17 100%
Mink 86 $9.88 $20.29 100%
Moose Antler 10.5 $15.82 $15.82 100%
Muskrat 476 $3.77 $5.56 100%
Otter 53 $30.73 $50.25 100%
Raccoon 97 $10.81 $12.99 100%
Red Fox 337 $16.08 $52.50 86%
Coyotes were not a surprise but some people were still upset. We did all we could to pull extra coyote buyers in but the price is what it is. George bought a lot of the coyotes but Jake's buyer bought my personal coyotes for $41 average. I had my early coyotes and rubbed ones thrown in the pile so my average could've been better if I would've cherry picked. Other coyotes were split between several other buyers; Ryan, Chris, Eric S., Klamath and Gary Schroeder. Moscow Hide and Fur bought the top coyote for $225. Bobcats that had A or A-B bellies sold better than last year. Brown bellied cats are still a tough sell. Jake with Rocky Mountain bought the top cat for $1228 and a lot of the top 15%. Wyoming Fur Trader bought another one of those cats that went over a grand. I helped load cats in George, Ryan and other trailers and I'm sorry don't have a better tally of what cats went where. 1/3 of the cats were from Arizona and New Mexico so that hurt the average as well. A lot of rough red fox, fisher, otter, and kit fox killed those averages. All of our normal buyers plus a couple new craft buyers were there. I didn't include all the tanned pelts and misc items because it would make this post super long. Craft buyers drove the red fox, beaver, otter, coon and lower end bobcat market.
I would like to give a huge thank you to all of my board of directors and our amazing volunteers. The help was amazing and people jumped in with whatever needed done. At one time I saw three different state trapping presidents packing tables. Our fur sale folks (Michelle, Bernie, Rob) that drove 9+ hours from North Idaho were amazing again. Annie was in the computer room for three straight days helping Rob. And she doesn't even trap! The demos were amazing and having Andy Weiser drive clear up to our sale to do a demo was incredible. It feels like a big family and I always think of it as a family reunion. I hugged Michelle goodbye and I was getting a little teary eyed when they left. This "family" of folks lowers their heads and does whatever is needed to get things done. We had two people come on Thursday to set up tables that didn't have fur and didn't come to the rest of the event. Just came to set up and drove home! Everyone supported the live auction and we raised over $6,000 at it! Plus it was a ton of fun. People don't realize how much work a fur sale of this size is. Weeks leading up to this event is spent trying to get as many buyers and fur in as possible. The "craft" stuff is kind of a pain to deal with but those skulls, antlers, traps, mounts and tanned fur pulls in extra buyers.
I want to thank the fish and game for tagging cats for two days and putting on the trappers ed class. Having them at the sale shows unity between the department and association. We hooked the new trappers ed graduates with a new trap and comped ITA membership. I'm trying to get a wolf trapping class set up for March sale.
I would like to give a extra thank you to my fiancé, Missy. She puts up with me being on the phone constantly for weeks before the sale and at the fur sale I am bouncing around all over for four days and never even say hi. Missy also cooks huge meals for the volunteers and late at night when all restaurants are closed we get a awesome tasting home cooked meal. You can all see why I am so fat!
We would love any support by bringing your fur to our March sale. We will have a sportsmen show at that sale (I was mistaken before I thought it was Jan sale). I have secured a band for Saturday night and have several lure dealers that will be there. I see some increased interest in rats and cats so I'm going to be pushing to get as many of those two items as possible pulled in. Keep those craft items coming and squirrel pelts, porcupine pelts, cased beaver, black beaver, odd colored coon are all hot items. I personally tried bidding on a red coyote with feet on and got way outbid. Skulls are hot as well and we could use some more porcupine, skunk, bobcat, badger, otter, and wolf skulls. If your going to mail in fur please don't wait until the last minute. I had several boxes of fur that had to be ran down to the fairgrounds after getting to my house late. Bank was closed today but will get checks deposited tomorrow and get checks sent out as quick as possible. Thank you folks! Rusty Kramer ITA President
Badger 44 $9.53 $58.17 98%
Beaver 173 $18.84 $37.19 100%
Bobcat 94 $261.09 $1,228.00 98%
Castor 51.96 lbs $69.15 $87.28 47%
Coyote 1178 $36.00 $225.03 84%
Cross Fox 9 $78.78 $86.67 100%
Deer Antler 244.4 lbs $12.41 $16.29 33%
Elk Antler 145.5 lbs $16.86 $20.02 100%
Ermine 141 $3.12 $4.00 100%
Fisher 14 $24.60 $39.82 100%
Grey Fox 39 $19.97 $30.64 100%
Kit Fox 11 $2.87 $5.36 100%
Marten 117 $35.00 $53.17 100%
Mink 86 $9.88 $20.29 100%
Moose Antler 10.5 $15.82 $15.82 100%
Muskrat 476 $3.77 $5.56 100%
Otter 53 $30.73 $50.25 100%
Raccoon 97 $10.81 $12.99 100%
Red Fox 337 $16.08 $52.50 86%