i am going to the local buyer tomorrow and selling my best cat for some gas money he is 32lbs, wide belie with great spots, the best of the cats i have got this season not skinned just frozen hole. i know he needs to make some money just want to be fair!, any ideas?...thanks



NOAH

Ideas ? Yes I would not go there with the attitude of "going to sell ". More like "going to see what he offers " . Unless your really hard up fur gas money. Pays to shop around most of the time.

this is good advice thank you!

Someone in your area will chim in .

No one knows what the price of cats will be,this early.For that reason,buyers are very conservative this time of year.I sold some cats once,this time of year and could have doubled my money if I could have waited a couple months.Personally,I'd sell a body part before I'd sell a cat like that,this early.

you guys are right maybe i am jumping the gun, i will go there tomorrow and see what he has to say, he is a stuburn old man but you never know he might surprise me... thanks again...


NOAH

I'm curious who you are selling to. Only a few fur buyers in north Idaho..

Let us know what he offers.

I am curious why you would sell a cat frozen, why not skin and stretch?

I know of one northern Idaho trapper that in the past has sold a lot of cats into the taxi market. That would be one reason to freeze whole. I think he was getting around $300 for his nicer cats. However, in todays cat market I think that would be too cheap for a nice spotted western cat.

Like mentioned above, wait. Another point to remember is it is tough to put a value on a cat that we can't see and handle. Cats very a lot in price. We had two cats last year that were similar in size and one had just a slightly better belly. The better one went for $1,200 and the other went for $600. There are a lot of factors that need to be considered to put a value on a cat. But I do know you will get a significantly lower prize on a frozen, unskinned bobcat. Its very tough really see the belly if its not stretched out. I personally would never sell a cat on the whole. The hour or less it will take you to skin, flesh, and properly put the cat on a stretcher will be well worth it. like hundreds of dollars worth it.