Fur shed

[Outbackbob48]

What's your fur shed looking like. Mines got a lot of empty spaces, Started out pretty good but this week just about shut me down, have trouble even catching cold Hope this week for improvements. Bob

[PrimitiveTim]

Raccoon, red fox, and a coyote!  Any other furs?  What do you do with all these furs?  Is raccoon for anything in particular?  That's about all I'd have access to. 

[Outbackbob48]

Tim, Muskrat, mink and beaver not in season yet, I have caught a bunch of possom an a few skunks but they are not worth puttin up. All these furs will end in Toronto fur auction in Febuary. All most all of todays furs are bought by China, Russia and a few other foriegn countrys, Fur is now popular in these countrys. Mainly coats an hats and lotof trimming goods made from these.

[JackCrafty]

Does this count?

[Outbackbob48]

Patrick, that's the bait

[Trapper Rob]

Bob what do you use for coyote & fox.

[JackCrafty]

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[Outbackbob48]

Rob, you talk bait or traps? Actually , I don't like to use bait until it gets real cold, and my reason for that is we have way to many possom an skunk caught when its warm an using bait. I mostly use gland lures or call lures an sometimes urines. Urines can be bad if you have alot of rabbits in your area, I think the salts in urines attract rabbits. After hard cold winter sets in beaver with a little skunk essence is hard to beat. Everything likes beaver  Bob

[Mike Joe]

I don't have any pictures of my shed, but here's a couple critters off my line. I hope this is not too far off subject.

[chamookman]

Haven't layed a trap yet. I'll be setting some 110mag. and 120's for Rats and Mink, just waiting for Firearm Deer season to slow down a bit. After the first of the year, I'm going to extend My quest of Weasel Trapping. Doesn't seem to be many in My area. Bob

[turtle]

Nice looking fur Bob. A friend of mine loves catching skunks. He says the scent is worth fifty bucks an ounce and you can get an ounce out of a large one.

[Pappy]

Looking pretty good to me Bob. Patrick,you ant right.
 Pappy

[Outbackbob48]

Turtle, I'm not sure about the price of skunk essence but I do know that no matter how careful you are your going to get a drop on ya, and a little of that goes a long way, and I am married also .   One season I put 4 up and had them tanned , Skunks are one of our prettiest furs but ya know . They Stink Bob

[Buckeye Guy]

I have not trapped for many years but this title and pics  sparked some very deep seated emotions from days gone by !!
To say that as a child I was a hand full was a bit of an understatement !
It took several folks to get me raised up !
One off the men that helped tremendously was the local fur buyer !
Thanks for sparking the memories !!!!
Guy

[nclonghunter]

Nice fur shed!

Someone mentioned weasels and I was wondering if you don't have chickens, how can you know if weasels are in your area and what to bait them with? I had a buddy when I was young that caught a few and he said they are not trap shy and love bloody meat. I think he would put a smal single spring in a coffee can with a muskrat leg in back. It's been a while so I may have that twisted some how. I would actually like to catch a couple late ones when they are white (ermines).