Trappers..

oth47 · #1 01/02/12, 04:16 PM

Check in,how's the trapping going? Fur prices up? Down?

big rockpile · #2 01/02/12, 05:57 PM

Green Coons are bringing $5-$20 here in Missouri.

You might check here

http://www.veirsfur.com/Market_Outlook.html

big rockpile

rags57078 · #3 01/02/12, 06:05 PM

will be selling my season catch on friday , its just a small catch but it works

fishhead · #4 01/03/12, 09:33 PM

I'm going to ship mine to Canada later this month.

RubyRed · #5 01/03/12, 10:26 PM

It has been a down year in the coon belt. IA, MN, WI. The numbers aren't there like they have been in the past, not sure what has changed the amounts. Average is around $11.00 - $15.00 here. Coyotes I hear is bringing in $40.00 each though!

Oldcountryboy · #6 01/04/12, 11:19 PM

I guess I'm not much of a trapper. I set out a live catch trap to try to catch a squirrel so I can use him to train a new squirrel dog. I baited it with cracked walnuts yesterday. This morning I checked the trap and all the bait was ate up and the trap door still open. So I readjusted the door and rebaited it. Right after dark I went to check it incase I had a live squirrel in it, as I didn't want it to set out in the cold night all night long if there was a squirrel in it. I first noticed the door had been sprung but I couldn't see anything. Then upon closer look I noticed I had a little bird inside. All the bait was gone too, hulls and all. So I can't figure out what's making off with the bait and just how did the little bird manage to set the trap off!

fishhead · #7 01/05/12, 08:01 AM

Birds push down with their feet to help them take flight so even a little bird might exert enough force to set the trap off.

Oldcountryboy · #8 01/08/12, 12:03 AM

Well I caught a big old field rat the next day. Sure was a purty critter for a rat. Nothing near as nasty as the rats you see in houses and barns.