Fur Harvesters Auction Inc. had one of its best years last year, despite COVID-19 restrictions, and owing in part to a virtual bidding format.
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Fur Harvesters Auction Inc. had one of its best years last year, despite COVID-19 restrictions, and owing in part to a virtual bidding format.
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That's good news. It was looking pretty dismal for a while. With compettion being fierce,furs will need to be pristine. That's a tall order.
There's Chinese buyers on Facebook predator pages trying to buy hides.
Not sure if it's a scam or what but he wants to meet me in Toronto and buy everything I got. Don't know if I should do this or keep my freezer full of hides I keep saying I'm going to toss them if they worthless lol
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Be very wary of anything coming off Facebook. If you meet with anyone,take someone with you,meet in a public place.Quote:
Originally Posted by SongDog
It says the 'volume of sales' was high...but what about prices ??
Buddy of mine says...."Terrible, small ones didn't sell and we were luck to get 25 for a larger ones" in regards to beaver?Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
A great year for fur or a great year for Fur Harvesters Auction Inc????
The lead in paragraph makes it look like the latter.
"Despite Canada Goose no longer buying coyote fur for its trademark coats, the coyote volume going through North Bay was one of the largest it had. This might be because its competitor, North American Fur Auctions, remains under the Canadian Companies’ Creditor Arrangement Act and is not operating at this time."
A lot depends on the species. For my area, muskrats were the only species that were paying decent. The price for beavers, otters, fishers and racoons doesn't warrant going after them hard. You can check out the auction results here:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
https://www.furharvesters.com/auctionresults.html
I notice that the 2022 forecast doesn't bode well for eastern Coyote pelts and the valuation will likely reflect that. That makes it problematic for eastern hunters and trappers whether to bother skinning them out. It would cost more to prepare a hide and ship it than to pass on them altogether.Quote:
Originally Posted by sevennine
Probably making this statement based on the sheer volume of fur they had to move since Nafa went to pot. Numbers would have gone through the roof as they are now managing the big pie that they formerly had only a share of. Cant say the same for the trapper. It's far past the point of being economically viable, even as a hobby. You're going in the hole the minute your tires leave the driveway. Rats are probably the only thing I'd tinker with if the itch gets too strong and I have to get out.
Definately not looking good. There's a few groups out here that manage to get anywhere from 100 to 200 coyotes during the winter. They run dogs and skidoos. It'll be interesting to see if they still get out. I'll only put in a set here and there when doing other trapping to stay sharp and learn new things.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
I would be very careful selling your pelts to a random person off of the internet.Quote:
Originally Posted by SongDog
I believe royalties have to be paid to the province for the pelts and you might even need to get a permit to sell them yourself (Restricted Fur Dealers License). The buyer likely requires a permit as well. I would only deal with a legit dealer like FHA.
Just my opinion.
About the only reason my buddy still traps, is to keep his cabin. He has a few dollars and lots of time invested in it. He traps enough to satisfy the requirements, but otherwise the cabin is used as a place to stay while fishing and hunting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenelon