2007-2008 Fur Prices
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Gradeing furs: Take youre finished hides and lay them side by side. Look for the coyote that has the thickest under fur that is also long from top to bottom. Some what uniform in length. Once you picked out the best one then compare it to the others, hopefully the one you picked was good to begin with. When looking at shoulder area is the fur almost as long as the sides? Is the back fur long and also thick? Is the back of neck area rubbed from going under fence or into a pipe? How do the hips look at the bottom of hide are they uniform with rest of fur? Does the fur show the begging stages of mange, dull wet look to it, should be shiney and the fur fluffy.. Pick out the worst looking hide and lay off to one side and then compare the rest to the best one and worst..Place in order of condition of fur.. There! you just graded youre fur, remember you have to be honest with youreself. Would you want a fur coat made out of the top furs you selected? Does the hide have a bullet hole in it? If so deduct atleast 5.00 from it or move it down two grades. This will give you a rough idea of what youre fur is worth and why you get less money for some. If needed i can post some pic's on graded fur to give you a visual of what to look for.. good hunting.. T.A.
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Here are some pic's of fur and conditions:
First pic is a pretty good fur for my area .
second pic is a coyote on left with bad fur ( mangey) compared to a good hide on right.
third pic shows a hide with fur damage to the left shoulder area.
final pic with good hides on top row and the badd ones to the bottom and far left.
First pic is a pretty good fur for my area .
second pic is a coyote on left with bad fur ( mangey) compared to a good hide on right.
third pic shows a hide with fur damage to the left shoulder area.
final pic with good hides on top row and the badd ones to the bottom and far left.
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I agree i try to grade my furs before selling so i know what to expect. Everyone has their own opinon in showing best furs first or worst fur. I have tried both and it really didn't make much difference. I think i like showing the best first so they get a routine of looking at good furs and don't look at the rest (after the first 5) as tough.
I was talking with Les Johnson and he prefers to keep the 10 best furs in the truck until the price for his best pelts has been given. Then he reaches in the the truck and to quote him says "then these 10 should be worth 5-10 more a piece right?" Everyone does it different but there is some poker face and strategy if your dealing with a lot of furs and a 2$ increase in your average addes up quick. I never had enough pelts to really start dickering over the average being a dollar or two short.
I was talking with Les Johnson and he prefers to keep the 10 best furs in the truck until the price for his best pelts has been given. Then he reaches in the the truck and to quote him says "then these 10 should be worth 5-10 more a piece right?" Everyone does it different but there is some poker face and strategy if your dealing with a lot of furs and a 2$ increase in your average addes up quick. I never had enough pelts to really start dickering over the average being a dollar or two short.
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