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Post by Cam on Feb 23, 2013 0:56:10 GMT -5
Do you think its going to hold up for a few years,or is this just a fluke,,or is wild fur prices back for good.
I have seen alot of ups and downs over the years,,but like to know what you guys think.
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Post by otter1 on Feb 23, 2013 10:58:10 GMT -5
Like you I have seen a lot of ups and downs over the years. It is a sure bit that the market will become glutted and cause a down turn. I hope I am wrong. In the meantime, have to be glad with prices this year. And, get ready for more competition on the trapline next year. I don't mind competition, makes me work harder and become a little more careful hiding sets. Still, I envy those who have registered traplines all to themselves.
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Post by white316 on Feb 23, 2013 21:26:36 GMT -5
The fur trade has always been hard to figure out.
It could change from one sale to the next.
All we can do is hope for the best.
Would be nice if it stayed hot.
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Post by catmando1 on Mar 16, 2013 10:23:04 GMT -5
I don't see the prices holding. They were just too high for it to continue I think. In the last 7 years, the best coon I had went for $38, this year I averaged almost that, with my best a normal average joe type coon that brought $50. Averaged $77 bucks on coyotes, that normally are 25-30, and a high that to me was a mind blowing $94 dollars. Most to date before that was in the mid 50 range for a high. Averaged just under $13 for rats with highest to date at $16. I got a 9 dollar bill each, for some possums.  Best red fox here are normally semi heavies, and had a super select go for 50 bucks for an all-time high a few years ago. This year, had a red get into heavy section, but a grade II, and went for a stunning 84 bucks. Our fur here just don't get as good as the North, so it's all a big shock to the system for me to see these kind of prices. I sure hope it all holds together, as I got several furs still to auction, and I would really like to see some good prices on my beavers,,,,,,but I am not very optimistic about this up coming May-June sale. I wish I had a good way to hold them over until next years Feb auction, but I don't have the room. |
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Post by oldyote on Mar 16, 2013 19:15:12 GMT -5
I was told that the auction house will hold them over for you if you ask.
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Post by wolf1199 on Mar 17, 2013 12:29:03 GMT -5
Jase write on your shipping slip that you wish the beaver to be held over till the next Feb sale. They do that often on request from the trapper. They have the proper storage facility.
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Post by gth on Mar 18, 2013 11:27:30 GMT -5
Still, I envy those who have registered traplines all to themselves. You wont be so envious when the price of beavers drop to nothing and registered line holders are forced to harvest a hundred beavers or so at a loss.......... ;D I hope it doesnt happen but to have beaver struggling in a good market like this is not a good sign for when the market dips. I think with the Chineese involvement in the fur industry things should hold for a while. The chineese economy is set to produce the largest middle-class population in the world. This is a middle-class that currently has an appetite for fur.......... |
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