October is a good month for planning your trapping season, so make plans to have fun and catch some prime fur. With cautious optimism, we should continue to see our markets slowly recover, and with a bit of luck, some fur animals will advance in price. [Read More]
Fur Prices
Fur Market Report September 2024: What to Expect for the 2024-25 Season
We have been seeing movement upward in our industry overall, and although we are far from record-high prices, the prediction is good that prices will once again advance in early 2025, so make plans to get out there and catch your share of prime fur this coming fall! [Read More]
Fur Market Report Summer 2024: Cautious Optimism As We Plan for Fall 2024
Probably the most important wild fur sale of 2024 happened just a few months ago in North Bay, Canada, on March 22 to 24. Considered “extremely successful” by Fur Harvesters Auction Inc., the major points were increases in prices for most wild fur species except coyote and red fox. [Read More]
Fur Market Report April-May 2024: Subtle Changes Noticed in Fur Trapping This Spring
The talk around the watering hole lately has been about a few fur items selling particularly well, along with gear, lures and other items. Our fur market expert dives into all of the details here. [Read More]
Fur Market Report February 2024: Auction Season on the Horizon
The first international fur auction of 2024 will be held soon — March 22-24, 2024, in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, by Fur Harvesters Auction Inc. The first international auction sale of the year usually sets the tone for fur prices, and many country buyers use this as their barometer to establish their own prices in the areas they cover. [Read More]
Fur Market Report January 2024: What Will the New Year Bring?
The late date of the 2024 Chinese New Year is giving us a chance, COVID is almost a thing of the past now, and there is reason for cautious optimism on the fur market. [Read More]
Fur Market Report December 2023: Prices to Keep in Mind This Season
It is always quiet on the fur market front when harvesting seasons are on. Most trappers are busy in the fields and forest chasing furbearers, and on the buying front, there is always a lull, a slow time in the trade. [Read More]
Fur Market Report November 2023: Prices to Expect As Trapping Season Begins
Beavers remain the safest bet for respectable fur market prices — and this is good news for a lot of trappers! [Read More]
Fur Market Report October 2023: Beavers Are Worth How Much?
Many trappers have been talking about beaver prices in the fur market. Small beavers, large beavers, damaged beavers, all selling at prices much higher than we have experienced in the past few years. [Read More]
Fur Market Report September 2023: Good, Stable Prices Continue
As you plan your trapping operations for this season, do not forget that prime skins always remain easier to sell, even in difficult years. And for 2023, make sure that your beaver sets are ready to go! [Read More]