POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES AS WE ENTER TRAPPING SEASON

October is when final plans are set for the upcoming trapping season. Some northern states and provinces open up for trapping in late October, but I suspect most states have their fur season opening in November. Fur grows on animals with shorter photoperiod, and the longer trappers can wait before setting traps, the more fur animals have when they are harvested. Waiting, sometimes even a few weeks, can make a real big difference in primeness. And primeness is key when the market is tough — as it is expected to be this upcoming year.

As many of you know already, we have been cursed with probably the longest period of low fur