Beaver pelts

What's the going rate for a beaver pelt and where can I sell them?

TO many women giving them away to be worth anything! No seriously xl northern beaver going for 26 dollars tanned and about 16 dollars green. Just do internet search for fur buyers. Their was a treed on here about some on selling to some place in mississippi. Years ago we use to take them to gurly alabama but that buyer died years ago.

You shooting them with a shotgun while duck hunting or trapping them?it takes 5 holes to make a bad hide. So if shot with a shotgun they probably aren't worth anything. Another problem you run into with beavers is that they fight a lot. If it's on the river in an area with a lot of beavers they are liable to be scarred up bad and that hurts the price. One thing to keep in mind is that southern fur is worth a lot less than northern fur.

A lot less is correct! Buyer told me $7 for green beaver skins! That sucks!

I was gonna trap them on the river. I got a hole with 5-7 beavers in it. Just gotta find a buyer before I go do it.

You have to buy a trapping license too

Is that a commercial liscense? If so, there's not that many wet hairy beavers to make it worth it.

dang!! 7 dollars is not worth the time! Even skinning them with an air compressor, thats just not worth the time. In the good old late 80s they where worth ten times that!

Trapping to make money is pretty much a thing of the past.

Thats true! the only money i make know is bounty work on coyote> 50 to 150 a piece depending how far i have to travel.

Money from trapping is at a good level right now due to international market demand, from what I understand. It may not be like "the old days" but it's not bad.

If you tan your own hides and play the fur market like you do the stock market then YES their is still good money to be made. The thing you MUST do how ever is cut out the middle man. You need to send you furs directly to international buyers. Fur dealers here must buy LOW from us and then sell high to the international dealers, and a range shipping . I have often wonder how it who work out to send beaver pelt threw fed x internationally? If you got caught would it really be that big of a deal? Its fur not drugs or firearms.

Shipping furs and/or animal parts internationally? I don't think you could just stick 'em in a FedEx box and be good with it.

me either i just wander how bad could it really be if you got caught.

Shipping furs to NAFA is done everyday! As long as the furs are dry and properly tagged there is no penalty or fine for it!

My problem is I simply don't have the time or facilities to properly flesh, stretch and dry my own furs! Guess I'll have to deal with the middle man for now!

Clem our southern fur is the tail end of every market report. Most of the numbers you read about are for northern fur bearers and our critters average less than half what they bring!

Died?When?

He's still buying in Gurley. May not be the same guy but there is a fella that's buying em.

Bill-collector where is Gurley? I'd love to talk to that buyer and see what kinda prices he's giving compared to the one in Miss. if you have any contact info!

Gurley is a little over an hour east of where we are. 15 minutes east of Huntsville on Hwy 72.

I'd like to have some pelts if you are tanning them Hank. a fox, coon, bobcat, yote.....if you are tanning them I will pay you whatever market is plus your time.

Ms. Amanda is having a fit to tan some so I guess I'm gonna have to study up on it and give it a try! When I do Brandon I'll definitely do some for you also!

Thanks, I am just wanting to put them in Wyatt's room, I always wanted some when I was growing up and I think he will like some too.

I found a mess of otters today too. There is one sitting on the left of the pier. Wasn't scared of me at all, but I was about 150 yards away.

I don't have his contact info yet. A friend of mine is selling to him, at least thats what he told me last week. I've got to get back in touch with him and get the guys number. He also buys Ginseng.

Thanks!