Pretend time (wishful thinking)
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- barebackjack
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Pretend time (wishful thinking)
I recently read that fur averages are roughly around 1/3rd what they were in the 1980s. Got me thinking........
Lets pretend for a moment that fur prices actually followed inflation rates.
Lets pretend for a moment that the fur boom of the 80's was still on.
What would fur be worth today? hmmmmmm. So I did some research and punched some numbers.
Well if we take the last NAFA sales averages, add .66% for the relative value compared to the 80's boom, add an inflation rate (from US Bureau of Labor) from 1986 to 2011 of 100.93%, we get............
Otter.......................$280
#1 Red Fox..................$84
Heavy Coyote..............$203 (I cant even dream this!)
Semi-Heavy Coyote........$75
Northern Coon..............$58 (Lyonch you'd be a rich bitch!)
Western Beaver............$46 (still horseshit)
#1 Rats......................$26
Northern Bobcat...........$267
Western Bobcat...........$803
Lets pretend for a moment that fur prices actually followed inflation rates.
Lets pretend for a moment that the fur boom of the 80's was still on.
What would fur be worth today? hmmmmmm. So I did some research and punched some numbers.
Well if we take the last NAFA sales averages, add .66% for the relative value compared to the 80's boom, add an inflation rate (from US Bureau of Labor) from 1986 to 2011 of 100.93%, we get............
Otter.......................$280
#1 Red Fox..................$84
Heavy Coyote..............$203 (I cant even dream this!)
Semi-Heavy Coyote........$75
Northern Coon..............$58 (Lyonch you'd be a rich bitch!)
Western Beaver............$46 (still horseshit)
#1 Rats......................$26
Northern Bobcat...........$267
Western Bobcat...........$803
- bucksnbears
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Re: Pretend time (wishful thinking)
i'd be settin up a winter camp out west for coyotes. . shot my first fox on valentines day 1979-80 and got 76.00 for it. that was a pile of $$ for a 14 year old boy than in 1990-91 i think i got 5$ tops out of 167 fox.
the more food you have in your mouth at one time, the better you can taste it!!!
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Re: Pretend time (wishful thinking)
Just imagine the competition that would be out there today! It would be just like coyote hunting is starting to get. Yes BBJ i would not be working my day job when i could make more trapping
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My heart belongs to my family,
BUT MY SOUL BELONGS TO THE COYOTES!!!
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Re: Pretend time (wishful thinking)
Wow bucks you were 14 in 1979 I wasn't even 1 yet geez your an old man ha ha ha
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Re: Pretend time (wishful thinking)
devildogg wrote:Wow bucks you were 14 in 1979 I wasn't even 1 yet geez your an old man ha ha ha
I wasnt even born yet! lol
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- lyonch
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Re: Pretend time (wishful thinking)
Heck Levi you and I could call bucks Dad!!!
Chris Lyon
My mind belongs to my work,
My heart belongs to my family,
BUT MY SOUL BELONGS TO THE COYOTES!!!
My mind belongs to my work,
My heart belongs to my family,
BUT MY SOUL BELONGS TO THE COYOTES!!!
- Dcoy
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Re: Pretend time (wishful thinking)
Careful now unless you two wanted to be called 'bastards'.
- devildogg
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Re: Pretend time (wishful thinking)
Bucks isn't your dad? hu wow you guys have such a striking resemblance to him
- bucksnbears
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Re: Pretend time (wishful thinking)
BASTARDS!!lyonch wrote:Heck Levi you and I could call bucks Dad!!!
just don't ask me for $$ or i'll put you BOTH over my knee and give you a good whoopin.
andf than there's Dcoy . gonna have to start calling him "prune juice"
the more food you have in your mouth at one time, the better you can taste it!!!
"Remember, the government cannot give anything to anyone that they have not first taken away from someone else."
"Remember, the government cannot give anything to anyone that they have not first taken away from someone else."
- LeviM
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Re: Pretend time (wishful thinking)
LMFAO
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Re: Pretend time (wishful thinking)
Hell B&Byour not that old. Wait. Let me do the math...........................................OH CRAP!!!!!!!!! Yes you are.
I wish the fur prices were that high again.
I wish the fur prices were that high again.
"God hates a coward"