Met Toby Edwards in Watertown, N.Y. today to
drop off my bag of skunks for their trip to North Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Toby was running 1/2 hour late & already had
half a box truck loaded full of fur bags when he arrived.

There were some 10 pickup trucks waiting to off load their bags of beaver for FHA.

Some had so many that the beds of their pick ups
were full to the top with fur bags stuffed full of beaver.

Beaver trapping is definitely alive & well in Northern New York State !!!

w

And every one of those trappers is going to have to.........gasp..............wait for their check!

Better to wait a little time, for a lot more money for quality fur. Sell the poor stuff in the country.

Mr Walleyed, Brent and I were at the Palatine Bridge pickup location at 4:00 pm to meet Toby and send our spring beaver, otter and mink collection to North Bay. His truck was nearly packed full, and his helper had very little room to stand in the back. We were pretty satisfied with what we got for our fall beaver and fisher collection and for the most part what we got for the otters we sent for the March sale.

Don't we know it regarding waiting for our FHA checks.

Some of us have been waiting 3 years for our FHA muskrat checks !!! LOL

Speaking of which, have any American trappers,
not counting those that are direct deposit enthusiasts,
received their FHA fur check from the March auction yet ?

walleyed

Not I, says the patient one.

Good deal Papabear.

It was nice seeing you again at the Herkimer auction last weekend.

I'm sure you will once again do well on the upcoming June FHA auction.

BOCO assures everyone that with this rising market, it's going to be a barn burner !!!

w

Dont mention "Burner" Walleyed some might think -"Fire sale" lol.

by by market

Or wait,,,,,,Maybe trappers, as producers can control the market.

I will start the union if you will send me dues...

Well that is sure different than Toby’s truck during the January pick up for the March auction. When I met him in Boonville near the end of his route, his truck was maybe 1/3 full. He told me looks like there isn’t many trappers left in NY. Must be he was wrong ?

No check for me yet either.

Good to hear no one else has gotten their checks either. I was thinking of calling this week. Prompt date was a while ago.

It's taking a bit longer to get the checks because of the dry weather. The French Canadians have to portage further to get those birchbark canoes back in water.

Hopefully Mark Downey hasn't pulled a Herman Jansen & absconded with all the funds
of American free trappers like the NAFA debacle & theft of the WFSC monies.

Downey may have flown the coop with profits from the March auction & all the equity
of U.S. trappers tied up in the FHA Revenue Participation Certificates (RPC's).

Even now, He may be anchored up off the coast of Costa Rica or Belize
on board a 100 million dollar yacht smoking a Cuban cigar & drinking
Pina Coladas with a harem of scantily dressed Chinese Super Models !!!

Dang Canadians !!!

BOCO & his Canadian buddies have all been paid for weeks !!!

No check yet, but on the other hand, I haven't spent it yet either.

I got my FHA check today.

Probably be another week for out west then.

Don't look like it will make it before break-up. Another 3 weeks before I can get to P.O. Sure miss February Auctions.

Got mine today.

Dang! Dirt, you must have a long walk to get to your P.O.

Break up is when the river gets to rotten to cross and the boats are still buried under 4 foot of snow. It takes awhile before boating begins. It is not about walking.

Actually I did get your meaning. My little jab was metaphorical in intent. I think its pretty cool when people still live at the mercy of mother nature in going about their day to day business.

Check came today.

X2

They treat you more Canadian style if you want to get your cheques from FHA
was the post mark from Canada or USA,?

All the US checks are brought across the border and mailed.

They must bring them across the border by horse and buggy, because my check issue date was 4/8/24 .

I heard horse and buggy was on the US side

Yeah must be using Amish to deliver the mail in both countries. LOL

At least with the Amish. The mail will be delivered, not so sure about the English

Your cheque was printed on the 8th...at some later point stuffed in an envelope, and at some much later date put in a bag and carried across the border to a US mail center.

Should have give the mailbag to a Mexican,it would have got into the USA Toot Sweet.

Maybe the slow process is the incentive plan to encourage direct deposit? Most business and organizations prefer direct deposit.

walleyed's FHA cheque finally arrived in his mailbox this morning.

The cheque issue date was April 8th, 2024 so Mark Downey
probably didn't mail it out until he got back from going "On Holiday".

We're in the money now !!!!

w

I can well imagine a cheerful song emitting from the pirogues as the express makes its way west to the Columbia district. Hopefully they don't get the cheques wet traversing the Dalles!

Don't blow that wad all in one night, you would disrupt the Jefferson County economy!

Too late. Check arrived today and i bought a bag of groceries. Money's all gone now.

Just " A" bag. Are you into eating gold wafers again.
and the hard part about it is you still have to wait for you # 2 castor sales all over again.
If there is a "promotion date" then it should be all the same for everyone on a level playing field if they value your fur input into the business.

Prompt date? It seems odd that U.S. shippers do not have a direct deposit option. ( At least currently according to FHA website ) There are American banks in Cambridge, WI. Not an expert here, but payments for fur appear to be in U.S. dollars. Deposit some U.S. dollars in an American bank and offer direct deposit to shippers?


U.S. Bank Accounts For Canadians

"Pay U.S. bills on the go
No need to send wire transfers or bank drafts from Canada. Pay through Online Banking or set up ACH payments.'

Received my check today. It was mailed on 4/15, from Canada, it was not post marked in the USA. But, whatever, I have my money, and waiting 30 days is most industries standard.

There are buyers in the country willing to pay a decent price for heavy shearable beaver. A guy has to dig deep for them.

Dirt those US accounts are free for 65+ residents