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    After the late 80s and 90s small time fur trade was not worth the effort. But I was looking at some stuff on line and the Russians and Chinese are buying fur like crazy. Looks like muskrat is going for $13.00 a hide. That's not to bad and other furs have climbed in price as we'll. looks like I might dust off the traps and pack and get back into it. Something to do now that deer season is over another plus is I will get out and walk some. Another plus is a can teach my 8 yo son.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ryaninmichigan View Post
    After the late 80s and 90s small time fur trade was not worth the effort. But I was looking at some stuff on line and the Russians and Chinese are buying fur like crazy. Looks like muskrat is going for $13.00 a hide. That's not to bad and other furs have climbed in price as we'll. looks like I might dust off the traps and pack and get back into it. Something to do now that deer season is over another plus is I will get out and walk some. Another plus is a can teach my 8 yo son.
    Ya I have been looking at that to and the squirrels (the species is fox squirrel) that we have out here on the range are going for about $30-$45 for unprofessionally tanned and $50-$60 for professionally tanned.

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    I guess I would have never thought of Ebay for hides........
    Do you know how to skin and tan?
    Good luck.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    I guess I would have never thought of Ebay for hides........
    Do you know how to skin and tan?
    Good luck.....
    I am trying my first one and have been working on it this past week using a formula since it is less time consuming for me right now. I have a Indian neighbor who knows a lot about tanning in fact he helped me skin this hid I am working on.

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    I always been meaning to make a bullet bag from a squirrel hide. Maybe one of these days.
    so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?

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    Quote Originally Posted by randyt View Post
    I always been meaning to make a bullet bag from a squirrel hide. Maybe one of these days.
    I always save the tails and then buy a supply of lead head jig hooks and tie up a good supply of crappie jigs using the hair from the tails. Crappie gobble them up and bass seems to like them to. Once the hair gets wet and laid back it looks like a minnow !

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    My 10 year old granddaughter decided she wanted to learn trapping this fall. An experienced trapper agreed to teach her the basics. She trapped three Raccoons and a Fisher. Boy is she hooked now. Guess I will have to buy a license and some traps and get back into it myself to help her along. I have not trapped since I was a teenager (60 years ago).

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    Ya this is the hide I am working on right now. IMG_6851.jpg

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    That hide looks suspiciously like a 6 year old boy. You can't do that to your brother. Oh, wait. You mean....never mind.
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    I would love to learn to trap. We have a very active Trapper's Association and I always think I will just start going to their meetings. But alas, I have no time.
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