By Serge Lariviére Fall is here and trapping seasons all over North America are about to begin. By now, every trapper out there has a plan, either to take advantage of the money species such as western coyotes and western … [Read More]
Fur Prices
September 2017 Fur Market Report
Cats and Western Coyotes Lead Market Toronto auction confirms trends; Russians still not buying fur By Serge Lariviére Selling season is now over and most of us have been seeing the impact of lower fur prices at conventions we attend. … [Read More]
August 2017 Fur Market Report
From East to West, Coyotes Are Hot Parka market drives huge demand for song dogs By Serge Lariviére Since my last report in the June/July issue of Trapper and Predator Caller, two major wild fur sales have occurred: one at … [Read More]
Smoke Your Hide
With some egg yolk and a smoky fire, you can tan your fur the old fashioned way By Cody Assmann The fur forecast for the winter of 2016 wasn’t looking good. Prior to the opening of the trapping season I … [Read More]
How Not to Kill a Skunk
A youthful quest to catch the rarest of fragrant furbearers By Jim Spencer Adult trappers, for the most part, are none too thrilled when they catch a skunk. But to a 12-year-old kid like I was in 1959, they were … [Read More]
Making the Best of a Low Fur-Market Season
BY JIM SPENCER Like most of our fellow trappers, my wife Jill and I didn’t set any records on the trapline last season, neither in terms of effort or results. Still, we didn’t just sit it out. Even with a … [Read More]
June Fur Market Report: International buyers give fur market a big boost
By Serge Lariviére For many people in the industry, what is going to happen in May and June will be the fulfillment of many predictions. If you have been following the markets in the past two years, you have seen … [Read More]
Shipped & Sold: a step-by-step guide to selling your fur at an auction
BY JASON HOUSER I was a lot like most new trappers many years ago when I only sold my furs to the local country buyer. It was a simple process. They would buy about all my fur, and he did … [Read More]
Country Buyer Blues: The Fur Industry Keeps Evolving
By Jim Spencer Finally, this ongoing fur market slump is showing signs of easing. Some of the signs are political, some are economic, and some are…well, let’s just say that nothing in the fur market has ever been permanent, and … [Read More]
February 2017 Fur Market Report
By Serge Lariviére This is the last report of speculation before the big fur sales start. Indeed, January is already going to see some fur selling, and starting January 9, 2017, Kopenhagen Furs will start selling ranch mink over in … [Read More]
