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That is a fantastic haul. I will let you in on a little secret, He does not process his own fur. He has some one else Skin, Flesh, Stretch and then turn the fur, fur side out so that they can be sold. There are many trappers who trap a lot of fur and the guys that get those kind of numbers hire people to do the hard part of the business.
Now if he had several hundred muskrat, yeah that could be a 1 man operation, as it takes less than 2 minutes to skin out a muskrat, put in on a board and flesh and stretch it.
With that in mind I have been rethinking my fox hunting and trapping efforts and am thinking I'll concentrate on Coyotes only?
Any thoughts ?
Fur bearers are an all natural, renewable resource. Managing a sustainable harvest ensures the continuation of that resource. Animals don't have to be food exclusively for human consumption, to be valuable.Not to stir the pot or get into a hunting debate with anyone, but are foxes considered a nuisance or varmint? You don't eat them, correct?
Are they over populated?
And do people trap animals instead of shooting them specifically to not damage the furs?