Would you like to share your trapping photos with others on Trapping Today? Thanks to input from one of our readers, I've decided to add a Trapper Photo Album to the site. You can submit photos to me at jrodwood@gmail.com to share with others in the trapping world. [acx_slideshow name="TrapperPhotos" width="350px" height="350px"]Thanks to trapper Andy for suggesting the … [Read more...]
NAFA January Auction Confirms Poor 2016 Fur Market
North American Fur Auctions just completed its first major fur auction, and results confirmed our predictions of a very poor market. Lack of buyer demand from China and Russia made it difficult for most items to sell at all. NAFA sets minimums for most of its fur at auction in order to protect buyers from dirt cheap prices. If no bidders are interested in the fur at the … [Read more...]
Coyote Remains Bright Spot in Otherwise Poor Fur Market
As I write this, we're in the middle of North American Fur Auctions' first major auction of the season. This auction is usually a reliable barometer of the overall fur market, but this year is an unusual one. The poor fur market we predicted earlier this year has come to pass, and the only bright spot seems to be small specialty furs and coyotes. NAFA concluded their … [Read more...]
FHA Fur Sale Results, January 2016
The first major fur sale of the season is in the books, and results are pretty much as expected. Fur Harvesters Auction Inc. just posted the sale results, noting that specialty and taxidermy furs sold very well, but commercial goods, which make up the majority of the offering, sold poorly or not at all. FHA held firm on their prices: if they didn't get high enough bids, they … [Read more...]
Fur Harvesters Auction Update, January 2016
The first major fur auction of the season took place in Ontario today, with Fur Harvesters Auction Inc. selling a limited selection of mostly held-over furs to a small group of buyers. While official results aren't in yet, early reports indicate that the sale went as most expected it would, or perhaps a bit worse. Many goods didn't sell, including most of the raccoon and … [Read more...]
Long Term Fur Storage
With fur prices as low as they are, the topic of long term fur storage is surfacing more often these days. Items like small and slightly damaged coons are almost impossible to sell right now, but we trappers are nothing if not optimistic. Many are hoping they can store their low value fur for a year or two and bet on being able to sell them during a market … [Read more...]
NAFA Raccoon Update, January 2016
North American Fur Auctions recently moved some higher quality raccoon furs left in inventory from last year. These were sold via private treaty to fashion houses. Prices were lower, but it's somewhat encouraging to see some sales. Lower quality coons will likely remain very difficult to sell at any price. We'll know much more about the condition of the fur market with … [Read more...]
Trapping Today News Roundup, January 2016
Ups, downs, highs and lows abound in the trapping world today. Let's take a look at some recent trapping news stories. New York Fisher Trapping Changes Trappers in western and central New York will enjoy a new, six day trapping season for fisher next fall. Expanded fisher trapping opportunity results from the species' population growth and expansion in recent years. … [Read more...]