95,000 coyotes… ouch

That’s a hot mess of coyotes..

and when will they post the grading of these pelts?

Will be quite awhile yet. Probably 3rd week in June.

No doubt there’s left over coyotes in there, and quite a few but there’s a pretty fair amount of fresh skins (other critters than coyotes) that sold 100% last go around. No doubt they’ve got their hands full after just posting a couple job openings recently as well.

Interesting, but what us the difference between a lynx and a lynx cat?

A Lynx is a Canadian Lynx. Black all the way around the tip of the tail, really big feet, extra long ear tufts.

A Lynx cat is a fur trade name for the North American bobcat. Black only on the top of the tail, normal size feet, short ear tufts.

Lynx are actual lynx from Canada and alaska, lynx cat is the trade name for bobcat

Wissmiss beat me to it lol

You have to type faster!! LOL

At least we gave the same answer. Wouldn’t want to confuse the person that asked the question.

Lol thanks for confirming my suspicions

Latin name for Canadian Lynx is Lynx Lynx.

Latin name for Bobcat is Lynx Rufus.


Charlie

fixed it
Lynx lynx is the european lynx

I thought lynx cat was more a grade. Only bobcats with select fur, white bellies, are in the "lynx cat" pile. The rest are bobcats.

That’s the way is started out back in the late 70s and early 80s. Lynxcats were the nice pale heavy western bobcats. The eastern and southern bobcats were still bobcats.

At some point, not sure what year, it got too confusing to have Lynx, lynxcats and bobcats. So all bobcats became lynxcats. Which cleared up part of the confusion. Some confusion remains today between Lynx and lynxcats.

Additionally, when doing CITES paperwork to get the pelts across the border and back again, USFW needed some sort of standardization - all bobcats or all lynxcats. Not both.

It is because of Lynx lynx of all the cites tags and paper work since this on so many European countries threatened list

as for 95k coyotes, when 20k westerns did not sell in the first auction at expected levels of last year prices = hope it does not back fire
or the worst fire sale for western trappers may happen

They should have just called them Bobcats

At that time, Lynx pelts were valuable than bobcat pelts plus, Lynx sounded more exotic and prestigious.

By calling bobcats lynxcats it was a marketing plan to make them sound more exotic and increase the value.. Bobcat was so ordinary and considered to be a pest and predator.

200K of rats, we will see if there is a market for those. Last year in July my better rats averaged 5.93 b4 commission. I am very doubtful for those prices this June.

Bryce

Interesting. I am somewhat surprised at the lower number of fox especially the grays.

x2

I can be a pest of a predator. Ask the coyotes I'm gonna Death Ray later today.
Well... come to think about it... I am ordinary.

Blessings wissmiss!
Mark

What job openings did they post for? Administrative type people might be had but people requiring direct fur experience might be harder to come by unless there are still some ex NAFA people available out there. Lot of people getting older at FHA just like us doing the producing. We are an aging business overall. We need major price improvements to help recruitment and a cultural shift* in the market place for that - tough one. Hopefully they can recruit good people to fill the boots required.

* Not to mention the Russia/Ukraine mess to stop in those major market places

Edit: Just found FHA posted last week looking for a English/French administrative assistant. Not sure if that is it for 2022 postings.

Here's coonman220's job opportunity!!

Lol

Wow, only 400 badgers listed. Maybe my lonely only digger will shine

do you really think they need more help id sooner think a couple quit and their replacing them with one

The first activity you should see is an accounting of new fur recieved to your account, which will inaccurately be labeled "Unsold to be re-offered", which will make it diffcult to distinguish from any held over fur you might have in your account that is actually Unsold to be re-offered. FHA has a unique accounting system.