Has anybody sold any muskrats?

For those of you that have caught and sold muskrats this season, what were you getting for your rats (stretched and dried).
With the Pa. muskrat season opening this weekend, I am thinking of setting a few traps. That is if I can find any rats to trap.

I think there's two rats left in Cherry County Nebraska.

$2 tops,$1 averages.

I called Groenwald a few weeks back and asked the price breakdown, he couldnt give me one but said if he is buying he would likely pay around $2 for 15+" 2xl. That would put averages around 1$ or less as Mike said.

Sold one on carcass today for $2.

I traded a nice carcass ‘rat for a can of diet coke. I’m going to call the guy and give him his change.

When the market dips this low, I stretch them fur side out. They are softer to wipe with that way.

In that case, are they a "skrat" or a ""Smitten"?

I think a smitten…but you need to be careful to keep your fingers away from the eyeholes when wearing it like a glove. And never wipe against the grain…that really tickles.

looking for 5 redish muskrats must be primed up

Sold 21 on the carcass for a dollar a piece. Put up 7 of them for 2$ a piece on average.

Good job Youth Trapper!! You got those out before they froze out. A froze out dead mrat brings no coin. I think I sold my first put up rats in the January of 1986 for about $2.35 average. It was out of a slough between Brookings and the Flandreau exit on I-29, we'd pull off on the shoulder of the interstate, jump the ditch fence, and be on the slough ice. The South Dakota Hy-po would probably take a much dimmer view of that operation today than then. Of course north of $2 put up in 1986 is worth more than north of $2 in 2022. Just saying, but then again you weren't live in 1986 (I'm assuming) . Nice action young man!

I'm pretty happy with the price, wish there was still a little bit of demand like last year so I could still get 1.5$ on the carcass and then I wouldn't mess around too much with skinning. Yeah, I feel the Hy-po wouldn't enjoy that too much. 1986 was 21 years before I was born so safe to assume I was alive yet.

Touche ...

I hope you find some muskrats to trap Brad. Not very many in my area.

Youth trapper--there is a good lesson to be learned. Putting up your fur,often times pays as much as the trapping of that fur. I can't ever remember selling carcassed fur.
My first years muskrats back in the 60s were put up and sold for 35 and 45 cents each.But then again a hamburger at Mcdonalds was a dime.
Take the time and put up as much fur as you can. It will pay you in not only money ,but in pride-of a job well done.
Tom

Man you're old Tom! The cheapest I remember hamburgers is 19 cents!

Thats a fact,my body tells me how old I am every day. Heck I remember paying 19 cents a gallon for gas in Colorado.
As a kid my mom would send me to the corner store for 3 pounds of hamburger for a buck. Candy bars were a nickel.
Tom

You guys are making me feel old! I always think of myself as a young pup, but I remember 29 cent hamburgers!

Best I can do is a dollar would get me and my brother a can of soda and a candy bar apiece

Yep. I remember White Castles were 20 cents and with a coupon you could get 6 for a buck.

LOL,white castles used to be a nickel--in the good old days.
Tom

In the late 50’s I got 3 prices for put up rats. .25 .50 .75. Then again gas was .20 /gal. Do the math.