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Otter fur question #8051956 01/16/24 09:56 PM 01/16/24 09:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,119 NW MO T TurkeyTime OP trapper
TurkeyTime OP trapper T Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,119 NW MO	I always stop trapping around this time of the year but may try to trap otter longer this year. As far as prime, past prime, rubbed, etc. Will otter fur be good until the end of February in N MO? I am going to keep the pelts this year and get them tanned. Thank you for your time.

Re: Otter fur question [Re: TurkeyTime] #8051968 01/16/24 10:04 PM 01/16/24 10:04 PM
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,305 Saline county,Mo. J jhh trapper
jhh trapper J Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,305 Saline county,Mo.	They'll be fine

Re: Otter fur question [Re: TurkeyTime] #8051988 01/16/24 10:21 PM 01/16/24 10:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,747 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,747 Williamsport, Pa.	Here in Pa you can only tap them in the middle of February with only 5 traps and only one week or so......jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

Re: Otter fur question [Re: TurkeyTime] #8052086 01/16/24 11:48 PM 01/16/24 11:48 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,574 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,574 james bay frontierOnt.	Otter here will have varying degrees of singe on their pelts here in feb. Last edited by Boco; 01/16/24 11:49 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Otter fur question [Re: TurkeyTime] #8052124 01/17/24 01:00 AM 01/17/24 01:00 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,756 Sumner, Mo. C claycreech trapper
claycreech trapper C Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,756 Sumner, Mo.	No singe here before mid March. The leather is at its best in February, and the males are on the move! Absolutely my favorite part of the season to target otter.

Re: Otter fur question [Re: TurkeyTime] #8052130 01/17/24 01:14 AM 01/17/24 01:14 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,327 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,327 Oregon	Depends how much they are exposed to ultra violet rays. Some otters are singed here in late Feb and March, others are fine. My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Otter fur question [Re: TurkeyTime] #8052231 01/17/24 08:36 AM 01/17/24 08:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,410 Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y... Jtrapper trapper
Jtrapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,410 Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...	They singe up in Feb here real bad. Lot of sandy creeks they seem to love to get in that sand and rub rub rub a dub the fire out of their fur, lol. May as well rub them down with sand paper. Hauling them around in the bed of a truck exposed to the wind and sun singe's most of them, put them in a tool box or something to keep them in the dark and keep them wet long as you can as well. A dry otter riding around in the elements singe up quick. Not my circus, not my clowns.

Re: Otter fur question [Re: Jtrapper] #8052239 01/17/24 08:44 AM 01/17/24 08:44 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,756 Sumner, Mo. C claycreech trapper
claycreech trapper C Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,756 Sumner, Mo.	Originally Posted by Jtrapper They singe up in Feb here real bad. Lot of sandy creeks they seem to love to get in that sand and rub rub rub a dub the fire out of their fur, lol. May as well rub them down with sand paper. Hauling them around in the bed of a truck exposed to the wind and sun singe's most of them, put them in a tool box or something to keep them in the dark and keep them wet long as you can as well. A dry otter riding around in the elements singe up quick. Absolutely agree! Another big mistake is throwing a wet otter in the bed of a truck in cold weather. Cold metal will singe them as well. More otter singe is man made than natural lol. Last edited by claycreech; 01/17/24 12:10 PM.

Re: Otter fur question [Re: TurkeyTime] #8052255 01/17/24 09:18 AM 01/17/24 09:18 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,410 Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y... Jtrapper trapper
Jtrapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,410 Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...	Bad thing down here clay is when the leather is at it's best the fur is starting to curl up, can't win trying to fur trap in the south it seems, lol. Not my circus, not my clowns.

Re: Otter fur question [Re: TurkeyTime] #8052275 01/17/24 09:42 AM 01/17/24 09:42 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,503 South Ga - Almost Florida S Swamp Wolf trapper
Swamp Wolf trapper S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,503 South Ga - Almost Florida	I have never singed one, but have caught a few that were noticeably singed. Never had a pelt docked because of singe with Plott Fur, Jerry Lee, RP Outdoors, NAFA, or Groenewold. Last edited by Swamp Wolf; 01/17/24 09:42 AM. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Otter fur question [Re: TurkeyTime] #8052435 01/17/24 12:55 PM 01/17/24 12:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,327 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,327 Oregon	During the Tibetan otter craze singe didn't matter. Life was good! My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

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