Fur in the Drying Room

Some of the fur I accumulated this winter...

I like to see it hanging up...

We need a like button. I’d push it twice. Good job

Looks good Swamp Wolf!!

I need to rig a system to hang mine better like that.

Thanks Tex! You about caught up yet? Lol

1x2 slats and 3" finishing nails...

Copied that from my buddy ClayC in Missouri.

That's a very rewarding feeling for a lot of hard work both in the field and fur shed.
Congrat's! Hope it does well when you sell it!

Good looking stuff! Congrats.

Take it to west Virginia it may bring 31.50 cents

Nice Picture!

Nicely done

Nice hides. NAFA came today and pick up ours. Glad that mess is done with. Now to make money, money, money, lol.

Looks great, very rewarding.

nice swam wolf, very nice set up

I only dried another 60 cats to finish up what I want to sell this year, just been skinning and freezing everything else. Haven’t been to enthused about it since I saw my fha grades. Made a big mistake sending a batch there but oh well, never know till you go, should have around 1,000 pelts done for next years stuff, prob around 500 cats. Gonna take a break for a few months prob start back up in July or august

There was no way I was going to send cats to auction this year. Not with the carry over and no sales from last year. I think it will take longer than just next season to clear cats.

Sweet WTG!

Looks good

nice

I read that thread. What the heck? Someone at that auction ripped that guy off. Or we don't have the entire story on that fur.

I see the key to all that hard work sitting empty on the bench in the background. As stiff as I feel this morning a swig or two is probably what I need to get the motor going!

Good job Swampy!

Stiff?

Old age, or are you on a beaver marathon again? Lol

I'm getting old Wayne! Skinned 14 beaver yesterday and boarded another 7 and was gassed!

amen peeler,that used to be before lunch.now i take a nap after lunch before i go finish up.

A few coons need to be in the pic too....lol

Beautiful! Finished fur hanging is pleasant to the eyes.

this is a good idea a like button!

All the fur that i skint and put up that stumbled into coyote sets during a couple of predator jobs in Dec, Jan, and Feb. All off boards.

Nice work!! What's the average size to your coon...?

I noticed your grey fox are fur in. Do you notice any difference in price or grade for selling them that way?

As far as I know, Groenwald is the only place that wants them fur in. Both NAFA and FHA say to put them fur out.

BTW - I enjoy your pictures. Nothing prettier than a bunch of well handled pelts hanging up.

Nice room!

Nice to see the dry fur hanging.
Do you measure and grade your dry fur before shipping\selling?

Most of those are XL and 2X.

I haven't sold enough of late to make the comparison, but these are destined for GFWC next Friday.

Thanks for the compliment.

I have in the past, but with this small amount I have an average in my head that I would like to see sale day. This will all be sold to GFWC this coming Friday aling with some green beaver and otter.

Thanks.

That's what I probably thought that your coon down there typically smaller. My average is probably ticked up a size to 2xl-3xl for an average. SNIPERBBB mentioned "Bergman's rule" in another recent thread about larger size critters further north. We also have a high calorie (field corn) environment around here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergmann%27s_rule

Y'all are correct about Bergmann's Rule. Plus these sandy bottom peat swamps around here don't grow very many large bodied critters, except gators, cottonmouths, and largemouth bass. Otters ain't too bad though.