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Offline Hern

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$25 Possum average...
« on: January 14, 2016, 06:59:35 PM »
I caught 2 Possums this season.
I took a picture of one Possum to enter in a Possum Contest on a trapping site.
I won the contest and received a 'how-to' Possum trapping book and a check for $50.
I didn't skun or sell either Possum but the way I figure it, my average is $25 per Possum.

 



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Re: $25 Possum average...
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2016, 07:41:44 PM »
Now that's a truck load of fur !!!
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Re: $25 Possum average...
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2016, 08:21:13 PM »
 >:( >:( >:( >:( For shame  ??? ??? ??? ??? do you realize what you just did to jaspr1's ego?? :P :P :P :P :P :P

But that is funny!! I did sell my fur tonite....got enough to cover gas and lunch. :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
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Re: $25 Possum average...
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2016, 08:53:52 PM »
Congrats on your win Hern. That's a heck of an average, I wouldn't mess with those numbers.
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Re: $25 Possum average...
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2016, 07:01:21 AM »
Goose,  if you don't mind me asking,  what were you averaging for red fox?  Were they skin and stretched or on the round?
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Re: $25 Possum average...
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2016, 08:47:49 AM »
 :( :( :( :( Price goes from $8-18 depending on size and quality of done up goods...not in the round
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Re: $25 Possum average...
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2016, 08:50:25 AM »
I sold a few a couple weeks ago.  Some "finished" and some on the round.  I averaged $8
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Re: $25 Possum average...
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2016, 08:55:00 AM »
Got $3.50 for most of my rats, but only $8 for my XL mink  :P :P :P :P :P
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Re: $25 Possum average...
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2016, 03:48:25 PM »
That's not bad Goose.
Last week at the sale near Reading, 'Rats averaged $3.89, Male Mink averaged $8.96
I sold to Dutch two weeks ago- finished Reds $20, Coyotes $30
I was at Dutch's today and sold for the same prices. He gave me 15 cents a Squirrel tail. Last weeks fur sale, Squirrel tails averaged 22 cents.

At Dutch's today, A guy from Maryland had 80+ finished Reds and 2 Greys. His fur look terrible. Dried blood, not combed, legs to nose off center and weak. After Dutch and I were finished with business, and the Maryland guy left, I ask Dutch what average did you pay for those Reds...Dutch replied, 'not good.' I said, '$10?' He replied, 'no, no, no way below 10.' I said, 'they looked early caught,' Dutch said, 'you might be right'.
So what we look at is early-mid or late season fur plus if it's finished proper, green or in the round.
So put that into perspective when you hear someone's prices.
Yesterday, I talked with a friend from western Pa., Jerry Johnson was at his house to buy Coyote he caught in Wyoming. Friend ask Jerry what he was paying for Pa. Reds, Jerry said, '$10.' Friend sold his Wyoming Coyotes to Jerry but didn't sell his finished Pa. Reds.
Jerry is going to do well this season buying $10 

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Re: $25 Possum average...
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2016, 04:12:08 PM »
 :) :) Yea the $8-$18 price was almost always around the $8  ??? ??? ???
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Re: $25 Possum average...
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2016, 04:25:40 PM »
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