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]
Tag Archives: Coyote
Black Coyotes: What Causes Them and How Rare Are They?
Find out what percentage of coyotes have dark coats, how they came to be, and how they compare to the more common gray coyote. [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]
Dealing With Dug-Up Traps
Here are the best methods that this longtime trapper has found for dealing with trap-wise predators, although the general principles apply to most any furbearer. [Read More]
Fur Market Report January 2023: The Year Ahead
Trapping season is coming to an end very soon and a lot of fur is already in the shed, harvested and sold, or skinned, stretched and dried waiting for the next local or international auction, or waiting to go visit the local buyer. [Read More]
Fur Market Report December 2021: Coyotes & Castor Continue to Lead the Way
Regardless of what you choose to trap, have fun and enjoy it. Trapping season is here and once we get started — time flies. [Read More]
Fur Market Report November 2021: Muskrats, Coyotes and Castor Lead the Market Into November
October is the last month before everyone starts heading out to the fields and woods to set traps and harvest furbearers. October is prime time for anticipation. Then November arrives — action time. Every night from now on is going to be busy. November is when anticipation finally turns into reality. [Read More]
Trappers Saving the World, One Endangered Species at a Time
Trappers have their own reasons for doing what they do. Many do it for the love of the sport, some do it to help control furbearer populations and maybe even some do it for the money they receive from it. How many can say that they do it to help endangered species? [Read More]
Coyote Attacks Turkey Hunter
Turkey hunter Bill Robinson, of Maine, was in for a big surprise last week. And so was a coyote that thought it had put the sneak on an unsuspecting hen. Tom Walsh of the Bangor Daily News provides the details: … [Read More]
An 82-Pound Coyote? Maybe, Maybe Not…
Joe Fleming, of Spillars Cove, Newfoundland, shot an 82-pound canine last week in the Canadian province. Wildlife officials initially believed it was a coyote, but DNA testing is being conducted on the animal to determine exactly what it is. “I … [Read More]