It is extremely hard to believe what is happening worldwide right now, and just as hard to believe how our very own trade is paralyzed. We are now about to enter the trapping season of 2020 and the fur from 2019 is still, for the most part, unsold. [Read More]
Tag Archives: NAFA
Fur Market Report April-May 2020: Coronavirus Looms Large Over Fur Auctions
The uncertainty that has loomed over the trade remains, as the game has changed since North American Fur Auctions announced it would not be collecting and selling wild fur, in addition to the evolving coronavirus pandemic. [Read More]
Earn a Top Lot Award This Season
The highest honor in trapping and fur handling is a certificate worthy of framing and hanging in your trophy room. By Serge Lariviere With the advent of the Internet, it probably has never been easier to learn just about anything … [Read More]
Fur Market Report: Selling Season About to Start
This is an excerpt from Trapper & Predator Caller’s January 2015 Fur Market Report. By Serge Lariviére No large international sales have occurred for this new selling season yet, and honestly, although most folks in the industry hope for some … [Read More]
Fur Market Report: Signs Point Toward Slight Uptick
Conditions look favorable for the fur market heading into first international sales of the season This is an excerpt from Trapper & Predator Caller’s December 2014 Fur Market Report. By Serge Lariviére Glimmers of hope start to emerge as we approach … [Read More]
Fur Market Report: Signs of Hope
This is an excerpt from Trapper & Predator Caller’s November 2014 Fur Market Report. By Serge Lariviére As this issue hits the press, trappers across the U.S. and Canada will be at the very edge of their trapping season or right … [Read More]
Fur Market Report: Market Drop Tough on Everyone
This is an excerpt from Trapper & Predator Caller’s October 2014 Fur Market Report. By Serge Lariviére Summer marks a lull in the fur business, and nothing has really changed, at least nothing for the better. Markets still struggle and there are … [Read More]
Fur Market Report: Another Tough Selling Season Expected
This is an excerpt from Trapper & Predator Caller‘s September 2014 Fur Market Report. By Serge Lariviére What should we expect to see in the coming year for fur prices? Well, although it is too early to tell yet and because … [Read More]
Fur Market Report: The Fur Market Bubble Has Burst
Some experts say the steep drop in average prices from 2013 to 2014 was unprecedented By Serge Lariviére This is an excerpt from Trapper & Predator Caller‘s August 2014 Fur Market Report. The perfect storm has now hit in full … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: A Little Elbow Room
Falling fur prices are a bummer, but there’s some positive news By Jim Spencer It’s just my opinion, but the recent downward adjustment in fur prices isn’t altogether a bad thing. Sure, it’s nice to sell green raccoons for … [Read More]
