I have been reading about the price of castor going up because of the low beaver take this year . Yesterday I found out it is even crazier than I had heard . I have a local dealer a few miles north of me in Ellsworth that has always been one of the bigger beaver buyers in northern Ohio . I took my meager beaver catch to him and he ask me about the castor . I told him him I only had maybe a pound an was going to save it to make some lure . He ask me how many bottles of lure I could buy for $80 , because that was what he was paying for a pound well handled castor . I said he would be snowed under with caster at that price ,but he said he could use all he could get . I wish I had put in a little effort with the beaver this year now , but then I seem to find myself behind the curve quite a lot . Edit: I was contacted about my fur dealers phone number . It is 330-547-7022 . Hope this doesn't get me in trouble with the anti advertising police .

I am glad to hear that castor is going up.

Me Also!

good to hear.

Now I might just hit the beavers hard next month

is the price going up because they are using it to flavor whiskey?

Awesome. I think I have 6 pounds already and spring beaver trapping is right around the corner!

Ten good spring beaver should net you about a pound of finished castor.

I feel bad for the lure makers when this happens. Then lure prices must rise accordingly. My guess is there are a few lures out there that won't have as much castor in them as well.

Time to invest in some good scales, seems a little on the low side there Beav's. 10-1 more like 5-1 maybe our are stored up being under the ice another 3 months more.

You have to remember that your going to catch some beaver that are lacking #1 castors there are bound to be some shells.

Worth more than the hide. I heard one guy who dropped off fur at my place mention that one fur buyer was buying finished hides by the pound.

This is what you want them to look like. My first 39 castors dried out to 9.65 lbs.

There was a season back in the late 80's where I got $90/lb for castor. Be nice to see that again.

Very nice!

Nice looking castor! ^^^^^^^

Chris

If I have to pay that much for castor, I won't be able to wholesale my lures to dealers at current prices. The vast majority of my lure sales are done at wholesale. I won't decrease the amount of castor I use in my lures. I'll cease making it before I weaken them by cutting back on the amount of castor in formulation.

I just called the guy I like to sell castor to and he said $70/lbs. Same as last year. Not bad just wish the hide was worth more.

Paul, you may recall last time castor really went sky high. (Late 80's???) I got $90 that year but heard of prices over $100 but it was all a flash in the pan and next season I think it dropped back down under $50. Heard that they went to synthetics.

I think I shipped my castor to Dominion Soudack that season which ended up being their last.

Its one they haven't been able to synthesize yet!!! Good for us