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Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122457
04/15/24 08:35 PM
04/15/24 08:35 PM
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Wisconsin
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You're superhuman. Really enjoyed following the thread all year. Congrats!


57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122465
04/15/24 08:42 PM
04/15/24 08:42 PM
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Oregon
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Thanks for all the nice comments. Wasn't really trying to say: "look what I done", but just thought to share some money numbers on how it went. I know I always appreciate hearing that kind of stuff as it helps me figure out how what I do compares to other's results. Or even gives me an idea how to do better. And can be enlightening to what is going on in different parts of the country with the market.

Last edited by beaverpeeler; 04/15/24 08:43 PM.

My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: Nessmuck] #8122478
04/15/24 08:56 PM
04/15/24 08:56 PM
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Oakland, MS
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Originally Posted by Nessmuck
And traveling through those 5 different counties checking beaver sets.....how many people did you see wearing ..build back better hats ?


Probably just him, lol.


~~Proud Ultra MAGA~~
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122484
04/15/24 09:17 PM
04/15/24 09:17 PM
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coolyou got it going on bp!

Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122496
04/15/24 09:39 PM
04/15/24 09:39 PM
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southern Indiana
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I wish I had half the gumption you have. That's a lot of fur and a lot of hard work, but I bet you had a lot of fun doing it. It is good seeing a guy cash a good fur check nowadays, that's a pretty rare thing today!

Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122569
04/16/24 05:24 AM
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How long does it take you to put up a good sized beaver?

Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122571
04/16/24 05:37 AM
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Timmins Ontario
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Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
Some of us are interested in this kind of thing so thought I would share:

I sold 299 beaver in the 2024 season. They were sold at the Glenn's Ferry ITA sale and the two OTC sales in Oregon. After commissions were taken out my overall avg was $34.80 per pelt. When I add in castor, oil sacs and oil, and 50 raw skulls sold at the ITA sale add another avg of $7.93 per beaver.

So all in all (with 90 ozs of #2 castor still unsold at FHA) my net beaver avg for 2024 was $42.73



Can I ask why you didn't ship any pelts to Fha?

To bad about your castor not selling, Fha have been struggling to sell castor the last two years.

Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122592
04/16/24 06:28 AM
04/16/24 06:28 AM
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I will add, the fur handling is the best, with awards well deserved.


Clean traps,tight lines,straight shooting
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Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122607
04/16/24 07:24 AM
04/16/24 07:24 AM
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Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...
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299? Id not even post stuff like this if i hadn't got to 300, what kind of slacker are you? lol

Shoulder surgery: 55k
Carpel Tunnel surgery: 32,569.12
Back surgery: 67,902.14
Back surgery #2 to fix back surgery #1: 100,567.09
Hernia Surgery: 54,390.12

I won't even get into the worn out knee's, elbows and all that, hahaha

Glad you finally got some decent money off them water rats, only thing easy is setting the trap out, after that it's all a struggle.


Not my circus, not my clowns.
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122692
04/16/24 10:06 AM
04/16/24 10:06 AM
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B61-12 vicinity, MO
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Cant image much of that 14.5k isnt deducted with that kind of work and mileage put in. Mileage at .655 is a good one.......more I learn about schedule C and F in my case - more I appreciate hard work and private business owners that keep this county going.

Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122698
04/16/24 10:09 AM
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MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Wow! Great job!


Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122721
04/16/24 10:33 AM
04/16/24 10:33 AM
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Nebraska
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Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
Thanks for all the nice comments. Wasn't really trying to say: "look what I done", but just thought to share some money numbers on how it went.


If I done what you done I’d sure as heck be posting a “look what I done”.

Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122727
04/16/24 10:38 AM
04/16/24 10:38 AM
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I got worn out just thinking about those numbers and the work it took to get them to auction. Awesome job!!


I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: gibb] #8122740
04/16/24 11:09 AM
04/16/24 11:09 AM
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Posts: 11,327
Oregon
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Originally Posted by gibb
Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
Some of us are interested in this kind of thing so thought I would share:

I sold 299 beaver in the 2024 season. They were sold at the Glenn's Ferry ITA sale and the two OTC sales in Oregon. After commissions were taken out my overall avg was $34.80 per pelt. When I add in castor, oil sacs and oil, and 50 raw skulls sold at the ITA sale add another avg of $7.93 per beaver.

So all in all (with 90 ozs of #2 castor still unsold at FHA) my net beaver avg for 2024 was $42.73



Can I ask why you didn't ship any pelts to Fha?

To bad about your castor not selling, Fha have been struggling to sell castor the last two years.


Can't afford to ship beaver and we don't have an agent in our area since George Brady passed away. BTW, 90 oz of #1 and 7 oz of #3 castor @ $60 and $30 respectively did sell on this last auction.


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: trapNH] #8122742
04/16/24 11:13 AM
04/16/24 11:13 AM
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Posts: 11,327
Oregon
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Originally Posted by trapNH
How long does it take you to put up a good sized beaver?


I'm a clean skinner, so the skinning part after I got in a groove was taking on average 20-25 minutes (including castor and oil sac removal) and on the put up I was averaging 20 minutes per beaver. My top day I put up 34 trying to get them ready on time for a sale. (Put up on a Wednesday and sold that Saturday).


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122743
04/16/24 11:15 AM
04/16/24 11:15 AM
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Ohio, Old fart to some.
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Amazing and congrats.
I can't imagine that many put ups. I did 77 this year and my hands and wrist show it. 4 times that would lead me to drinking way more then now.


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The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: Jtrapper] #8122745
04/16/24 11:27 AM
04/16/24 11:27 AM
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Posts: 11,327
Oregon
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Originally Posted by Jtrapper
299? Id not even post stuff like this if i hadn't got to 300, what kind of slacker are you? lol

Shoulder surgery: 55k
Carpel Tunnel surgery: 32,569.12
Back surgery: 67,902.14
Back surgery #2 to fix back surgery #1: 100,567.09
Hernia Surgery: 54,390.12

I won't even get into the worn out knee's, elbows and all that, hahaha

Glad you finally got some decent money off them water rats, only thing easy is setting the trap out, after that it's all a struggle.


Since I don't have to jump around avoiding water moccasin bites I don't have any of the above mentioned ailments!

BTW, would have had 300 put up beaver ....but gave a kit to a ride-along I had this year since he was hankering to try some beaver meat. Never heard from him again so I assume he choked on it.


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122761
04/16/24 12:10 PM
04/16/24 12:10 PM
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Armpit, ak
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It is too bad trappers can't income average for tax purposes. All those lean years.


Who is John Galt?
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: beaverpeeler] #8122766
04/16/24 12:15 PM
04/16/24 12:15 PM
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They are all lean years.


"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
Re: How I did on beaver this season ($$$) [Re: Steven 49er] #8122776
04/16/24 01:01 PM
04/16/24 01:01 PM
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Armpit, ak
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Originally Posted by Steven 49er
They are all lean years.


I'm sure $10 rats were not lean years.


Who is John Galt?
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