Hi fellas! Do we have any trappers here at B&B? Anyone really into coon, possum, mink, beaver, footholds, conibears, etc.?
these are really low. They go up and down a lot, but they have been pretty low for a few years. 7 or 8 years ago, I sold almost hundred rats I had put up at 9$ average. That was to a buyer. At auction they were over 11 average that year in February. There were a couple years of really good rat prices.Just did a quick check on prices...not in-depth checking. If this is any indication...
I used to sell raccoon for $25 or so, and I thought that was low.
http://trappingtoday.com/where-were-at-in-the-fur-market-summer-2016-update/
Muskrat – $2.65
Otter – $21.34
Mink – $7.95
Coyote – $6 – $68 (Easterns $30, Westerns $68
Raccoon – $2 – $6 (no, that’s not a typo!)
Beaver – $8 (again, not a typo)
Red Fox – $14
Bobcat – (Eastern $40, Western $260)
I like the Tomahawk traps.I've trapped and transported about a million house-eaters (squirrels). Some very funny stories.
The Havahart is quite the device.
AA
Never trap a skunk. Just saying.
Yeah; I wasn't trying to, either.
AA
I like the Tomahawk traps.
http://www.livetrap.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30070
Thanks Mike. We had another batch of kittens that were about 4 weeks old when I caught the skunk nosing around in the front yard last spring.
Here's my meager collection of leg-hold, and live traps, that have just been sitting in plastic buckets for quite awhile. I have 2 or 3 snares hanging up in the shed but didn't want to dig for them right now. Looks like they could use some TLC...need to clean 'em up a bit and wax the leg-hold ones. And yes, the Schrade Trapper knife has been used for its intended purpose.
I've had several highly educated people tell me that I have a mind like a steel trap...all rusted and frozen shut.
Never trap a skunk. Just saying.
Yeah Mike...you got that right. You learn not to get close to them when they are in a foothold trap...don't ask me how I know that.