Fur Market Report October 2022: Coyotes, Foxes & Beavers Are the News This Fall

Coyotes, foxes and beavers will make the headlines this season, and the best advice continues to be the same as before — catch fur when it is prime, handle it well and strive for quality. [Read More]

Fur Market Report October 2021: Positives and Negatives as We Enter Trapping Season

October is when final plans are set for the upcoming trapping season. Some northern states and provinces open up for trapping in late October, but I suspect most states have their fur season opening in November. Fur grows on animals with shorter photoperiod, and the longer trappers can wait before setting traps, the more fur animals have when they are harvested. [Read More]

School Days: Michigan Boy Enjoys Targeting ’Rats

He hopes to catch raccoons, weasels, muskrats, squirrels, coyotes and more this season   My name is Travis Foos. I started trapping four years ago. I attended a trapper’s convention in Hermansville, Mich., where they gave me a weasel box. I … [Read More]