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furbuyer updates

just got home from my first trip to the buyer for the year.Thought maybe we could have a post to keep updates thru the season.

Couple of things I was told.1x and smaller(29" and smaller) are going to be hard to move this year.And second,presentation will be very important this year.So take some time to clean blood and mud off and run a slicker brush thru(brought me a couple of extra dollars on a few).

I brought 5 on the carcass and got 1 at $15 1 at $10 and 3 at $5 for an $8 average

Brought 13 skinned 4-3x's brought $19.25 5-2x's brought $12 3-1x's brought $5 and 1-Large brought $2 for an $11.85 average.

So all in all for earlies it was just about what they said it would be and that is close to the same as last year except the smaller coon are a little lower.

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I seen a big bunch of early Nerbraska coons yesterday at Jamesport Missouri brought $11.00 average. Anything 27 inches and down might as well leave in the timber.

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i havn't kept a coon yet, but i went to a buyer saturday with a freind that sold some. he got 30.00 tops with a 11.00 average on 40 coon.

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SOLD TEN THE DAY AFTER SEASON OPENED. AVERAGED $14.62.5. <v>

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buddy sold some today average 8:00

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Just Sold 20 and got $269.00

2 @ $1 3 @ $3
1@ $6 6 @ $12
6 @ $20 2 @ $30

I averaged 12.00 on 20

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Prices

Just sold 48 coon last night to Groenwald. I sold 27 on the carcass and he nose counted them at $13. my skinned coon I would have averaged $19.25 but he only wanted to pay me $7 dollars for three of them. I took those three back so I could put them up myself. Without those three low end coon in there I averaged $21.41. I sold 2 at $12, 11 at $20, and 4 at $30. I also Had one extremely small kitten that he wouldn't buy. But other than the kitten and the three hides I kept back myself I think I did pretty well for the early season. I also sold one stretched and dried hide for $25. I know that most guys won't get averages like this a lot of it has to do with how big the coon in my area are (check out my other post "The biggest coon of my life") and also how many coon I sell every year. My hunting buddy and I usually sell over 500 coon a year. We bounce around between three main buyers in our area. whoever is paying the best or treated us the best last week gets the skins. Also like Travis said never underestimate the difference that cleaning up your coon can make. I dry and brush every single coon I kill. The skinned ones get brushed twice once before I skin and once afterwards to get any blood that may have gotten on it out. Good luck and happy hunting.

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Anybody sold any in Indiana yet. If so what was your average.

cheap indiana hides are worthless any coon hunter 15 pounds brings 2 dollars a peice and coons over 15 bring 5 a peice maybe its because of the flood of early season coon but any more coon i get im freezing them and keepin them untile the end of season

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They aren't paying anything worth a **** in Ohio! 6 coon on carcas got 10 bucks total!

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StrawberryMt, you said 29" and smaller are 1x whats the lenghth on the 2x and the 3x's. Thanks

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wonder why hides are worth less in indiana and ohio?

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I sold them in ohio last year averaged $9 high was $14

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Here's today's posted prices for a buyer in ND

Muskrat- $3 for trapped rats, $2 for shot rats

Mink- paying up to $8 each

Weasel- Paying up to $10 each

Deer capes (Whitetail or Mule Deer)- paying $10-$20 each

Deer Hides- paying $2 each

Moose, Elk capes- paying up to $50 each

Moose, Elk Hides- paying $5 each

Squirrel- Paying $0.25 each

Coyote- Paying up to $35 each.(averages of $20)

Fox- Paying up to $10

Badger-Paying up to $25.

Beaver- Paying up to $25 each (averages of $10)

Raccoon-Paying up to $20 each (averages of $10)

Porcupine- Paying up to $8

Cottontail-Paying up to $1

Jackrabbit- Paying up to $2

Bobcat-paying up to $100 each

Fisher-paying up to $40 each

Mountain Lion- paying up to $100 each.

Skunk- paying up to $10 each for big scentless skunks

More info from the fur buyer...

The raccoon is often overlooked as a valuable furbearer. Raccoons begin to prime up around the beginning of November depending on how cold the weather is. They reach their most prime around the middle of December and will stay prime until the beginning of February. Raccoons are probably one of the easiest animals to store for a while so getting them to me immediately isn't required just as long as they are properly cooled upon harvest. Raccoons can get green belly but not as bad as Fox or Coyotes. Raccoons harvested before they are primed up will get what is called "blue hide" where the leather turns a dark blueish color when they are dried. These early hides are pretty much worthless when it comes to fur value. Some things I am looking for when i buy raccoons are size and color. I will always pay more for big coons. Anything over 25 pounds is considered big. Also, dark/silver coons are going to be worth more than those with a yellowish/brown color to them. Things i will deduct for in coons include smaller size, large holes, green belly, and early skins.

General Guidlines

-raccoons have high and low ends when it comes to prices. Big raccoons (those over 20 pounds) will be worth premiums and high payouts the bigger they are. Smaller raccoons under 20 pounds will be nearly worthless and thus payouts will be deducted for small raccoons.

so why are indiana coon so cheap are they to early? so your sayin i will get more for late season coon?

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I don't know about Indiana coon, but in ND the coons don't look fully prime until sometime in December. Before that date they look pretty good on their topline but their sides and quarters are not prime. The problem of course is they are often denned by the time they are prime and hard to get. I wouldn't kill one for the furbuyer before thanksgiving in ND. A big fully prime northern coon is something to behold. After you've seen it everything else looks like junk.

1x=27-29 inch
2x=29-32 inch
3x=32-35 inch
4x=over 35 inch

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I got $13 average on 64 skinned coon. $30 for the big ones and $3 for the small ones. I dont expect any better for the "PRIME" hides.......... Jon

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I just sold 15 on carcass . Averaged $7.00 a piece. Prices were $10.00 , $8.00 and $6.00. These were Indiana coon.

coon are worth a lot more than what your local buyers are leading you to believe. they know if you dont have them dried you don't have a choice to sell. Don't be afraid to walk out with your coon if they are low balling because coon is sold out at the big auction houses and is expected to stay that way with china buying 70 percent of the coon offered.

my furbuyer told me that he has coon from 5 years ago that he hasn;t sold yet and that i dont no if i belive that i think hes pullin my leg to my coon for cheap/ Ethan please elaborate a litle more thank you

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