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Title: First batch of racoons
Post by: minnowguy on Nov 17, 2011, 01:57:53 AM: I started on the 7th of November and took these to my fur buyer on Monday the 14th, ended up with 40 for the first week.
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Post by: Deposit on Nov 17, 2011, 05:13:25 AM: That is a lot of raccoons
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Post by: Spikehorn11 on Nov 17, 2011, 11:40:45 AM: Wow bet some farmer is happy they are gone.
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Post by: drobertsinMaryland on Nov 17, 2011, 12:11:38 PM: Wow, nice job. 8)
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Post by: TR19 on Nov 17, 2011, 02:39:24 PM: Geez that's a mess of coons
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Post by: aquaassassin on Nov 17, 2011, 03:04:14 PM: Great job!
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Post by: jlaclair on Nov 17, 2011, 03:35:14 PM: Awesome
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Post by: TC Hunter on Nov 17, 2011, 04:52:28 PM: Minnowguy, How much are they paying for coon pelts now ? you don't have to skin and stretch them ? TC
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Post by: minnowguy on Nov 17, 2011, 08:22:03 PM: Thanks guys, ya the farmers are happy there gone, they also let me hunt on their land so it works out good for everyone.
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Post by: minnowguy on Nov 17, 2011, 08:25:37 PM: Quote from: TC Hunter on Nov 17, 2011, 04:52:28 PM
Minnowguy, How much are they paying for coon pelts now ? you don't have to skin and stretch them ? TC
I dont know how much I will get until the guy I sell to puts them up. Its a deal we worked out so we both dont take a hit if there should be a bad pelt. Yes I dont usually skin them, I take a small hit doing it that way but I'm not very good at fleshing coons not do I have the time to put up that many at a time.
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Post by: whitesquall on Nov 18, 2011, 12:41:23 AM: WOW!
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Post by: mschott on Nov 18, 2011, 02:30:34 PM: nice catch, sure would be alot of skinning and fleshing !
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Post by: TC Hunter on Nov 18, 2011, 06:04:45 PM: Quote from: minnowguy on Nov 17, 2011, 08:25:37 PM
I dont know how much I will get until the guy I sell to puts them up. Its a deal we worked out so we both dont take a hit if there should be a bad pelt. Yes I dont usually skin them, I take a small hit doing it that way but I'm not very good at fleshing coons not do I have the time to put up that many at a time.
Back in the mid 70s WOW im tellin my age :) I took all my pelts to a guy in troy NY by the name of Ed Feathers, they had to be fleshed and stretched, but all my rats and mink I just rolled them up put them in a bag and stuck them in the freezer then took them all in at once. Back then a good rat would bring about 7 - 8 bucks and a big coon 20 - 25 You could make a pretty good $ doing it. I got a safe full of guns that trapping paid for. Good luck this season. TC
Title: Re: First batch of racoons
Post by: minnowguy on Dec 08, 2011, 05:18:04 PM: Quote from: TC Hunter on Nov 17, 2011, 04:52:28 PM
Minnowguy, How much are they paying for coon pelts now ? you don't have to skin and stretch them ? TC
I ended up with 91 and a check for 645.00
Title: Re: First batch of racoons
Post by: drobertsinMaryland on Dec 08, 2011, 05:36:48 PM: Quote from: minnowguy on Dec 08, 2011, 05:18:04 PM
I ended up with 91 and a check for 645.00
Nothing like getting paid to kill stuff. ;D ;D Congrats on a great haul.
Title: Re: First batch of racoons
Post by: Raquettedacker on Dec 08, 2011, 07:08:23 PM: Quote from: minnowguy on Dec 08, 2011, 05:18:04 PM
I ended up with 91 and a check for 645.00

Thats a good payday for doing something you like.. ;D
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Post by: TC Hunter on Dec 08, 2011, 08:29:14 PM: Merry Christmas Minnowguy. Good job The extra comes at a good time
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Post by: stillhunter on Dec 09, 2011, 08:47:50 AM: Nice bunch of coons minnowguy, good job! I cant help thinking what they would have been worth thirty years ago. I doubt we'll ever see those prices again. Nice catch!

Bob
Title: Re: First batch of racoons
Post by: minnowguy on Dec 11, 2011, 11:19:43 PM: Thanks guys.