Where can I sell racoon pelts?

Scrap500,

The vast majority of furs are dried and sold fur side out, after letting them dry for an hour or two and then turning them as JD said above.

There are a few types of furs that are sold fur side in. I can't recall off-hand which ones they are now.

Each type can vary just a bit in how they're cared for. I think badgers are typically skinned flat, stretched out on a board and allowed to dry. Coyotes, bobcats, fox, and most others I've dealt with are case skinned.

It'll pay to thumb through your books again, and the NTA (national trapper's association) handbook is a good resource for how to skin, make stretchers, and such.

Also, go read at trapperman.com. It's a good site with a lot of info.

Daryl
 
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Muskrat is the main one that is sold skin out that I know of, and I used to sell a lot of them green or raw.
When I started trapping, about three dogs ages ago, we had a very good - and honest trapper/furbuyer right in our town. His fur shed was a truely magical place for a kid to hang out and learn about a way of life that is almost gone. People these days would hardly believe the amount of work and dedication a man like this devoted to this occupation; or the amount of money at stake. Fur prices were at an all time high, and market fluctuations were often pretty big.
Ah heck, I'm getting way off track, and have a gun show to go to. Later.:) jd
 
I guess things have changed from when I used to sell hides(the 80's). My buyer wanted them inside out and green- fresh or frozen. He wanted them like this so he could tell if they where "blue". Blue means they have not got there winter coat yet. Also to tell if they have been shot with birdshot. He would not buy them then. They could only have two .22 size hole in them. That was here in FL. When we lived in SC, I remember Daddy having to stretch and tag every hide. We go $10 for a small coon and $12 to $15 for a large one. I also had local families that wanted the meat, but you had to leave a foot attached so they knew it was not a cat.
 
SS, My fur buyer was the same way. Inside out. He would randomly run a hand inside the hides to feel the pelt quality. He liked my hides as they had NO HOLES as I was a "clubber"...
Brent
 
Coon, muskrat, oppossum, mink are dried skin out/fur in. You start drying Fox and Yote fur in and turn them after a while. This may be a couple hours or a couple days depending on the drying conditions. The trickiest part is when. Do it tooo soon and it will rot the hide. Do it too late and you risk spliting the hide because it's too dry.

LK
 
Yea Brent, you are right about it being alot of work for nominal if any profit. The best thing about it is it gets you in the woods and intouch with nature. If you want to make money at it you had might as well take up under water basket weaving -more profit and less work. I sooo do remember running my traps before school then catching the bus. Might be why I had some trouble with the lady folk. "Good mornin' Mary, you look pretty today" "Rodney you smell like a dead Coon"
 
[quoteMight be why I had some trouble with the lady folk. "Good mornin' Mary, you look pretty today" "Rodney you smell like a dead Coon"
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You just gotta tell her, "Yep, today was a GOOD day. No skunks!"

LOL

Daryl
 
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