I'm being overrun with coons and yotes and my son wants to start trapping. Can anyone tell us where to sell the animals or does he need to tan it first or is there not even a market for them?

It's really not worth the trouble. Coyotes are worth almost nothing around here

Any place he could coons?

Dadbud if you can find a local buyer coon hides are selling for $5 to $8 each. If you and your son want to tan them it'll be good quality time for the two of you to work on a project and then you can sell your tanned hides on eBay or locally for a decent price!

Make sure you get your fur takers license ($8) before you attempt to sell your hides!

Oh ok didn't know about the fur license...thanks..gotta have a license for everything!

There is no minimum age for a fur trappers license like a regular hunting license so kids are supposed to have one too.

A dressed coon will also sell for around 10 dollars on the meat market if you can find some buyers. Believe it or not there is a decent demand for coon meat you just have to find who wants it.

Isn't that illegal?

No.

It's only illegal if you get caught! Lol!

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Any person, firm, or corporation who sells, offers, or exposes for sale, buys, purchases, barters, or exchanges anything of value for any game bird or game animal or any part thereof at any time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense. Duly licensed catchers of fur-bearing animals may sell to regularly licensed buyers or dealers only the furs, skins, or pelts of fur-bearing animals which they lawfully take, capture, or kill. The licensed catcher of fur-bearing animals may sell or offer for sale for food the dressed carcass of edible fur-bearing animals named by law or regulations. However, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it shall not be a violation of this section to sell, offer, or expose for sale, buy, purchase, barter, or exchange anything of value for any of the following: (1) Lawfully taken "green" or raw untanned deer hides and their hooves, squirrels' skins, hides, and tails; (2) Finished product items such as gloves, shoes, clothing, jewelry, tanned deer hides, and similar products; and (3) Labeled, pre-packaged venison, other than white-tailed deer, which has been inspected by a state or federal meat inspection agency and which meets all requirements of this state. The venison shall be maintained in original labeled containers with receipts until prepared for consumption. The records, facilities, and venison shall be available during normal business hours for inspection by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

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Well I'll be danged! I DO HEREBY STAND CORRECTED AND APOLOGIZE TO OL CHARLIE IF I OFFENDED HIM!

Charlie that's a handy little piece of information for me! I always figured that it was considered the same as selling deer meat!

No problem. I may not always follow the letter of the law, but it's not from ignorance of the law. I've got to get some pictures up on the other thread soon, camera went out and I think it's fixed now.

I believe that is illegal as well

Nice to know they're not going to waste.