Selling coyote pelts

When I took the time to sew, flesh, wash, tumble and blow dry my furs, I got TOP dollar. I had a season that I averaged over $10 a pelt on muskrats (targeted salt water skrats) and over $45 on foxes. I got $45 for a fox I shot in HALF and then resewed before stretching and drying.

Little things (like Dawn dish detergent and a blower version shop vac) that take a few minutes make a big difference in price sometimes.

I also always sold my pelts in the spring sales when their quality would stand out.
 
sjemac said:
When I took the time to sew, flesh, wash, tumble and blow dry my furs, I got TOP dollar. I had a season that I averaged over $10 a pelt on muskrats (targeted salt water skrats) and over $45 on foxes. I got $45 for a fox I shot in HALF and then resewed before stretching and drying.

Little things (like Dawn dish detergent and a blower version shop vac) that take a few minutes make a big difference in price sometimes.

I also always sold my pelts in the spring sales when their quality would stand out.
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I know what you're saying sjemac, I once shot a fox in the neck, a real mess to start with.
Sewed it up, put it on the drying board, and sold it for 35 bucks.:)

The real secret for getting top dollar for coyote is WHITE bellies and washed( in wash machine) with softener;).

When the fur grader touches it, they put it in the top fur grade because of the feel...:cool:
 
I have a trappers licence.

I don't bother much with the whole skinning and boarding, just too much effort for me, and the price of yotes has dropped over the last few years. At one time I would just drop off the whole yote, fresh, at halford hides and get $25. But they had problems getting good skinners and don't buy them that way any more.

So thats really the problem, no one really wants to skin them and board them any more. I think at the last fur auction an average pelt, prepared for shipping was getting $35

the only place I know of now that takes yotes whole is in Barhead Alberta, I think they will pay about $15

I guess if I want to make a few bucks I'll have to get back into skinning them.
 
While the average may be $35 the top dollar is much more. The only difference between top dollar and average in a PRIME pelt is the care taken in preparing the pelt. I got $40 for a fox (when the average was $20) I shot IN HALF with a .22-250. 15 minutes of sewing before treating as normal got a price well above average that year. I had another year where I averaged $13 for muskrats, trapping in salt water marshes and washing, tumbling and "fluffing" before putting on the stretcher.

Time put into the back end of trapping can yield more than time on the front end if you target the right species.
 
Sealhunter, you legally need a trappers liscense too sell the hides, or even the coyotes in the whole, and you need to pay a royality to the goverment of saskatchewan for everyone you sell.
 
sealhunter said:
In addition, if anyone wants to get in on a few hunts, let me know.
I have some good areas, a truck, and a woodstove in the garage :D just in case an after hunt beer find it's way out there.:)
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WHERE are you locateed... I am big time into some good ground and expierenced yote hunters,,, as I will be outen my first time this year.
 
In coyote related news I just got off the phone with a buddy. The Shellbrook coyote derby was today, they won with 22. They actually won the most, the biggest and the smallest. I'm not saying that they are half coyote, but their eyes do glint at night.;)
 
sealhunter said:
If the number I'm seeing lately are any indication, it is going to be a good winter.

One thing I can't understand though. Where have all the rabbits gone? Last year I was tripping over them.
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Huuuum,,,,,1000 coyotes + 1000 rabbits = 0 rabbits & 1000 fat coyotes. :D
 
Winter of '06-'07 we sold 104 coyotes to the hutterites from near Swift Current. $2400. They picked the rounders up in Mar. with a stock trailer. We(grandsons and I) spent many hr. calling. All within 10 miles of home. Last winter we had staff issues and the boys were AAA hockey so went out only twice. Got 9. Had 3 done at the taxidermist and gave him the extras. This is some of the best time you will spend in the field.
Our system is 2 rifle shooters,1 on either side of coulee and a shotgunner near the decoy. Seems to work ok most days.
We hang the whole carcass from the top of the jaw on a spike in the barn. Cats can't reach that way. You may or may not recover cost of time, fuel, and ammo but that's not really the idea anyway.
 
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