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Arkansas Fur Auction Results
The Arkansas Trappers Association held a fur auction on February 13, 2014. Below are some highlights from the auction: Beaver – $14.03 average, with 472 sold. Wild Mink – $19.15 average, with 17...
View ArticleNAFA Fur Market Update: January 2015
Here’s the latest fur market update from NAFA. They just concluded their first sale of the season. Perhaps at some point I’ll provide my real-world interpretation of the spin, but for now, here it...
View ArticleFur Harvesters Auction Results: January 2015
From Fur Harvesters Auction, January 2015: (click here for detailed fur price results) As has been the case for countless years, North Bay once again opened the wild fur market this 2015 season. Fur...
View ArticlePennsylvania Trappers Association Fur Auction Results – Jan 31st, 2015
The Pennsylvania Trappers Association held a fur auction on January 31st, 2015. Below are some highlights from the auction: Wild Mink – $9.45 average, with 37 sold. Red Fox – $18.81 average, with 192...
View ArticleBeaver Fur Handling Videos
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View ArticleTrapping Today’s 2015-2016 Fur Market Update
Looking for more detailed information on fur prices and alternatives for marketing your fur? Click here to learn more about Trapping Today’s new Fur Guide eBook. All is quiet. That’s the story thus...
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Trapping Today’s Fur Guide eBook is Here!
Click to Buy! Well folks, it’s finally time. I’ve officially launched the eBook, “Trapping Today’s Fur Guide, Information You Need for Pricing and Selling Your Fur“. I’ve put a ton of time and effort...
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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...
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“The Fur Trade” in Outdoor Life
Toby Walrath penned a great article on trapping and the fur trade for Outdoor Life Magazine. He takes the reader through the fur pelt supply chain, all the way from trap to garment, interviewing folks...
View ArticleWhy Am I Trapping This Year?
Passion and education. That’s why I’m trapping this year. Fur prices are in the tank. If you’re in it for the money, there’s really no reason to trap this year. But I can’t stand the idea of...
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New Trapper Pics
Trapper Keith and family have had a pretty good season so far! Here are some of their pics from the line. The post New Trapper Pics appeared first on Trapping Today.
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Trapper Pics
Trevor is a fellow trapper from the far northern reaches of Maine. He and his family operate a successful trapline each year in the North Maine Woods. Here are a few pics he shared for the site....
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Professional Fur Trapping Today
Reprinted from the January 2017 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal Like many other trappers, a big part of my early trapping education came from the Fur-Fish-Game video library series on...
View ArticleWarm weather, low snow levels impact NWT trapping season – North – CBC News
Warmer temperatures and low snow levels are making it hard for trappers in the Delta to reach their traplines. Source: Warm weather, low snow levels impact NWT trapping season – North – CBC News The...
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Ed Wimberley story by John Bradshaw
Eddie Wimberley is one of the legendary predator trappers of the West, and he developed the High Plains Plow, an innovative trap drag that works in open country. Here’s a recent article on Wimberley...
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Consumption of fur products up in Korea despite economic downturn – Pulse by...
With all of the recent bad news in the fur market, it’s nice to see some good news from Korea. Fur consumption is on the rise. The Korean market is a major user of muskrat and marten pelts, so this...
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Black bobcat snared in N.B., only 12th ever recorded in North America – New...
A New Brunswick trapper snared a black, melanistic, bobcat on Christmas Day. Source: Black bobcat snared in N.B., only 12th ever recorded in North America – New Brunswick – CBC News The post Black...
View ArticleHorace Goudie, Labradorian who trapped for 70 years, dies at 94 –...
Horace Goudie was an old time trapper who would canoe 200 miles into the Labrador wilderness to spend months on the winter trapline and take the long snowshoe journey back home. He was featured in a...
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Fur Trappers Keep Old Traditions Going
Lebanon’s Clarence Dies is among the ranks of professional fur trappers striving to keep an 18th-century enterprise alive in the 21st century. Source: Fur trappers keep old traditions going The post...
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NAFA’s January 2017 Update – Ranch Mink Prices Decline
The 2017 selling season for ranch raised mink opened in Kopenhagen this past week with an offering of 2.3 million mink. After a strong September 2016 sale, we were all optimistic that we would see an...
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