In addition to low fur prices, weather in the northern latitudes may keep fur supplies low this year.
Yukon trappers are having the worst season in years, because of warm weather. The Yukon Trappers Association says some people have given up on the season.
Source: Warm weather leading to worst Yukon trapping season in years – North – CBC News
Mr. Melanson stated the fur in his area isn’t prime this year due to warm weather.
I was under the impression that the decrease in daylight during winter is what causes fur to prime up..
No it’s the cold the colder the thicker and more desirable the fur is.
I found this explanation of fur priming on another site.
“The amount of sunlight received by the pineal gland, through the eyes, controls the release or non-release of hormones from the endocrine system. It is these hormones that begin and run the process we call priming. When spring is on the way, in the northern hemisphere, the light increase causes the process to reverse and we see shedding in our dogs and furbearers. Temperature has nothing to do with it.”