Pelts???
 

Has anyone heard of what the pelts are going to bring this year. I have heard that a good bobcat will bring around $150 and a good yote around $30. This is just from hear say though and not a fur buyer. If anyone has heard anything please respond and let me know. We averaged $85 a piece for our bobcats last year and $18 for our yotes, anything better than that would be a plus.

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around here in tennessee bobcats ,foxes ,yote are not even worth carring out of the woods.but you can sell a bobcat or fox to somebody that wont's one mounted for like 50 to 100 bucks.


go deep hunt hard.;)

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It all depends on where you are. I sold some coon on the carcass two weeks ago and averaged $14. Bobcats out here are supposed to be $150-$250, coyotes $40, red fox $40, beaver $20, muskrats $2, mink $8-$12, those would all be top end prices on the carcass except the beaver. My buyer only buys them put up. I'm in western SD, let me know where you are and I maybe can give you a better idea.

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I'm in idaho... what do they usually run around here? do you know?

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Here's what we are paying this year for our taxidermy skins. We buy only frozen whole on the carcass, and we pay the shipping as well. We only buy from northern states, and most of the critters are purchased from North dakota. We buy winter fur only, colors and size are not a big issue as long as they have good fur and no damage as these are for lifesize taxidermy mounts.

Bobcats $70.00 to $125.00
Red Fox $30.00 to $40.00
Raccoons $20.00
Badgers $25.00
Pine Marten $45.00 to $60.00 (60.00 from Alaska)
Alaskan Lynx $80 to $125.00 (we purchase a quanity of 20 on these)

Steve Huffman - Huffman Mammal Studio

Here's what we do with them! :D

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Sweet Catmandoo, man you do good work, very good work. Love that pic.

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UCO, you should be getting about the same as I am, except for the coyotes. You may get a little more if they are the heavier, mountain types. Your coon are not likely as heavy as ours so those may be $5 less.

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Cat Man Dooo ; is that the same as Huffsman museum of natural history?

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Thanks Howler! Hey man, we need to do some coyote hunting in January after the Christmas rush is over...still haven't had time to go out in the field yet. [X(]

Tree Climber, My Dad owns Huffman Museum or Nat. History, my wife and I own Huffman Mammals, and we are a separate business. Then my younger brother is a bird taxidermist, he owns Huffman Bird Taxidermy, another separate business.
Just one big happy family of taxidermist! heh :D

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C,M,D,: i did a lot of business with your dad a while back,when I had my taxidermy business.

looks like you do a good job............ thanks.

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Good Deal TC,
He still does wholesale around the country. He's not online, but still doing business today. If you get a chance, my wife and I have our stuff online at:
http://www.huffmantaxidermy.net

We only do small mammals though, coyotes on down to squirrels.
The bobcat pictured above is on ebay this week and you can see the whole series of
pictures here.
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...uffman-mammals

Thanks, CMD

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CatManDoo, how many coons do you want from the northern states?

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Need 15 to 20 for this year. Drop me an email and I'll give you the details.

[email protected]

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We are being over run with these critters and I was wondering were I can sell the pelts in or around Texas. How is the best way to sell them, skinned out or on the body? Is it ok to shoot them with a small caliber rifle (22 or 223)?


thanks