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Disappointed in Otter Price #8135337 05/07/24 05:25 PM05/07/24 05:25 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 60 Loozianna Nutra RatOP trapper
Nutra RatOP trapper Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 60 Loozianna	I guess I just need to get this off my chest. I trapped pretty hard for a part-timer last season, shipped my 23 otters back in March to a place I like to sell to in the midwest and got a $25 average. I was shocked! I should have sold to the local guy for $30 in the round. I was expecting in the 60s or $70s stretched and dried. My put up has always been pretty good. A few years ago I got over $100 for some-I forget what the avg was. I shipped 20 beavers and got a $19 average so that was nice but all these critters are some work. I don't really trap for the money but the money helps me justify getting out early before work for 3 months out of the year and spending hours in the fur shed when I get home. I want more for my fur...I'm giving it away for that price. I've seen where some guys down here trap and sell otters live and I'm gonna look into that. I can just trap nutria for the tails and that's probably the most efficient thing to do. I came across a thread on La otters from a couple years ago and lots of you guys really stacked them up. There. That's it. Got it off my chest. An armed society is a polite society.

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: Nutra Rat] #8135392 05/07/24 07:14 PM05/07/24 07:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,328 texas L la4wd54 trapper
la4wd54 trapper L Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,328 texas	I sold my cats to Ronnie Lewing, he makes rounds here in tx but he lives in north la. There was a guy ahead of me that had I think 14 otters, green. I believe he avg. 60 for them. Might try to look Ronnie up next time.

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: Nutra Rat] #8135452 05/07/24 08:28 PM05/07/24 08:28 PM
Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 1,811 Manitoba Shakeyjake trapper
Shakeyjake trapper Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 1,811 Manitoba	Were most late caught? I got $50 & 48usd for winter ones like this. A late caught badly singed got $30usd. All at FHA. This one was fresh on the board.

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: Nutra Rat] #8135477 05/07/24 09:07 PM05/07/24 09:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,722 Rodney,Ohio SNIPERBBB trapper
SNIPERBBB trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,722 Rodney,Ohio	otter prices have been disappointing for quite a while. Really if you want to make money with em, you need to find alternative markets for them or get paid to catch em. http://www.sniperstrappingplace.com/tmansearch.php

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: Nutra Rat] #8135481 05/07/24 09:14 PM05/07/24 09:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,900 Frazee, MN B backroadsarcher trapper
backroadsarcher trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,900 Frazee, MN	Otter seem to follow mink prices I feel. But I did do better this year over last at FHA with an average of $40.

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: Nutra Rat] #8135605 05/07/24 11:27 PM05/07/24 11:27 PM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,073 SE Kansas K K52 trapper
K52 trapper K Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,073 SE Kansas	I sell a few to Native Americans for their ceremonial dance costumes. I have to get them tanned but that's not a big deal and is just added in to the final cost.

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: Nutra Rat] #8135802 05/08/24 09:56 AM05/08/24 09:56 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,627 South Ga - Almost Florida S Swamp Wolf trapper
Swamp Wolf trapper S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,627 South Ga - Almost Florida	Otters like that unprime one and small one in your pic will drop that overall average substantially. $19 avg on put up southern beaver is on the low side also. Last edited by Swamp Wolf; 05/08/24 09:57 AM. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: Nutra Rat] #8135851 05/08/24 12:50 PM05/08/24 12:50 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,328 texas L la4wd54 trapper
la4wd54 trapper L Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,328 texas	Nutra rat, you have a pm

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: la4wd54] #8135898 05/08/24 02:28 PM05/08/24 02:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 403 walla walla ,washington B bob maier trapper
bob maier trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 403 walla walla ,washington	Leave the feet on, the market is for the novelty trade. Got $65. Each on two otter sat the glenns ferry sale.

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: Nutra Rat] #8135937 05/08/24 03:54 PM05/08/24 03:54 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,627 South Ga - Almost Florida S Swamp Wolf trapper
Swamp Wolf trapper S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,627 South Ga - Almost Florida	It's a looonngg way from LA to WA or OR. And shipping is costly. Last edited by Swamp Wolf; 05/08/24 03:54 PM. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: Shakeyjake] #8136450 05/09/24 10:53 AM05/09/24 10:53 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 60 Loozianna Nutra RatOP trapper
Nutra RatOP trapper Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 60 Loozianna	Some probably were late caught, not all but in the past I got pretty good prices even for February ones. Thanks for the input. An armed society is a polite society.

Re: Disappointed in Otter Price[Re: Nutra Rat] #8136485 05/09/24 11:59 AM05/09/24 11:59 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,336 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,336 Oregon	Beaver are cost prohibitive for shipping, but if you can double your money on otter by shipping to the right place that is a no brainer. BTW, for comparative reasons I don't think many southern otters were hitting $60 this year or in the last several, but you have a right to be upset at the $25. A question: When you ship don't you have a price already established with your buyer? I would never ship a durn thing without having at least a very good idea what he/she was going to pay and then with the right to have them shipped back if price not right. My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

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