Hell yah. Put some bracelets on em

I ain't got that many left since I caught around 65 so far this year. TC pics are slim right now on them with only 3-4 showing up every so often. I heard coon hides were going to be around $10 down here to start this year.

Yah the coat coon prices should be good this year. I'm lucky that I've got some really good genes along my lines. Good dark colors, not so orange looking, and big too. I average around 32 to 33 in coon. Nothing really under 30. Had two that went over 40 last year! Have to put quite a few up on coyote boards because their tales hang off the coon boards. I'm excited for this season. Hope everyone does well. I'm planning to hit em hard this year

Country buyer up here is saying $15 for big coons skinned.

Buddy's Grandad: "Two weeks after the first killin' frost."

and body have a number to sell to around Hamilton tx

Where is he located and name and number?

Tommy King Fur...

He does a route all over west texas starting first week of January most places. He has a website with route info.

I heard a friend of mine say he was told $14 by king for 3x and bigger. I would call him and see.

Case skinned

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/TEM_Chapt_17_206599_7.pdf

http://utahvarminters.org/case_skinning.htm

RP Outdoors
http://www.rpoutdoors.com/letefurro20.html

I think Lewing Fur is doing the routes with RP to central texas.

I've been told that you might make an extra $10 per coon by saving the meat and selling it but I've never run into any buyer, etc. Anyone hear anything on that line? Being ethical- it would have to be a live caught coon you killed and handled promptly.
Another market I've read about- save the coon (assuming its alive) and sell it to houndsman for dog training. I'm not sure on the legal issues, etc.

One can only sell a furbearing animal or their meat to a Wholesale Fur Dealer, other than that would be illegal.

Is that just a Texas law? Because selling coon meat to anybody is legal here as well as several other southern states I know for sure. Don't know about northern states. I have sold coon meat in several towns here, and also have many friends old and young that do.

U can sell a pelt to someone as long as its not made available for resale per the fur beares handbook. But you must have a trappers licenses

State laws vary a lot. Some states want certain species tagged. Same of the meat issue as well as live animals.

Sold 53 coons today. Central texas, all were prime. 4 were 3x and brought $16, large $10, medium $5, and kittens and scratch backs brought a buck. $406 was the payout for my Saturday night hunt. All taken with Savage BMag and 17 wsm. Shots were all over and not one deduction for bullet damage.

Thats an average of less than $8 per coon. Did you sell to a local buyer?
Are you stretching them on wire or wood?

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No, an out of town buyer...Lindsey Fur Company out of Alto, TX. These coons were all unskinned. The ones I got docked for were not even worth the buck he gave me. Hey, that's $80/hr. I hunted from 6:30-11:30pm.

$8 an average for unskinned isnt that bad, i thought you meant skinned, fleshed and put up. Either way thats spending money. Did you freeze them or take them to him after you hunted?

It was 17* here last night, so that was my refrigeration. I hunted for 4 hrs and then went to bed. He meets me 2 miles from my house every Sunday morning. I only hunt on Saturday nights and start trapping on Thursday night. I can keep the trapped coons until Sun morning before shooting them and the rest stay in my pickup one night to be picked up on Sunday morning. No skinning, no fleshing, no storage, not much delivery.

so when does your buyer come around? Every Sunday?

I'm over in Mills County and wouldn't mind selling some on Sunday's!

2013-14 buyers an routes. Texas and la.

REDDELL FUR COMPANY - Winnie, Txnot buying this seasonhttp://www.texasfur.com/Home_Page.html Tommy King - Kings Furwww.westtexasfur.comKING'S FURWILL PAY -- TOP PRICESUP TO THE BELOW PRICES:(PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE) ALL PRICES UP FROM LAST YEARWANTED  RACCOONS-PRICES--UP TO $14.00****DAMAGED OR LOW GRADES ---WILL BE               DISCOUNTED UP TO 90% COYOTES----------VERY-VERY SELECTIVE----UP TO $20.00SOUTHERN SECTIONS---                                                 UP TO $10.00                                                                                      "SELECT FINISHED" MEANS --BOBCATS--JAN/ FEB AND SOME EARLY MARCH--2X-3X-- MALE/ WHITE-CLEAR-WIDE- BELLY--GOOD SPOTS--LONGER, THICKER FUR,  PROPERLY DRIED/ STRETCHED  AND NO DAMAGE. (A FEW FURS WILL FIT INTO THIS CATEGORY, BUT NOT ALL)PRICES ON BOBCATS WILL BE ABOUT THAT OF LAST YEARWANTED RACCOONS----UP TO $14.00  XXXXL  + (A) COLOR--NO DAMAGE25 inches or longer from nose to base of tail (skinned)-----smaller than 25 inches  no value1/2 PRICE FOR ALL UNSKINNEDGRAY FOX---$10-12.             MOUNTAIN TYPE UP TO $20.00RED FOX------UP TO $20.00RING TAILS      -------$5.00OTTER---MUST BE TAGGED AND SKINNED                          SKUNKS-----$1.00 SKINNED  ONLY   MUSKRATS    PRICE PENDING                          MINK           PRICE PENDINGOPOSSUMS          $1.00 SKINNEDMORE $$$ IF--    DRIED AND STRETCHED CORRECTLYPRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.  PRICES CHANGE EVERYDAY--JUST LIKE OIL PRICES AND THE STOCK MARKET (HERE AND IN EUROPE).   FUR SIZE, QUALITY, TIME OF YEAR AND LOCATION CAUGHT, AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND GENDER-- WILL AFFECT THE PRICE.--DAMAGED---SHOTGUNNED,  DOG CAUGHT, ROAD KILL, HOLES LARGER THAN A QUARTER, RUBBED, EARLY,   SOWS AND LATE COONS, SOME SNARED FURS,  THESE WILL BE DISCOUNTED UP TO 90%THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST BUSINESS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING AND DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU THIS YEAR.                                                                           WWW.WESTTEXASFUR.COM  From R-P Outdoors web sitehttp://www.rpoutdoors.com/ Lewing Fur Company Fur Schedule 2013-2014           318-256-9595Jan 10, Feb 7, March 7 FridayGoliad------AgMed-------------8:00George West----L & E Feeds----9:30Jourdanton--Atascosa Wildlife Supply---11:00Hondo----Mumme's---------12:15Bandera----Bandera Ranch Store----1:15Boerne-----Johnny's Feed & Seed----2:30Seguin-----D & D Farm & Ranch----- 4:45Jan 11, Feb 8, March 8 SaturdayGonzales----W & B Farm & Ranch-----8:00Hallettsville---Helena Chemical Co----9:00La Grange------La Grange Farm & Ranch---10:15Brenham-----K & S Farm & Ranch-----11:30Navasota----Steinhauser's------1:00Franklin----M & M Farm Supply----3:00Marquez-----Marquez Farm & Ranch---4:00Jan 3, Jan 31, Feb 28 FridayHillsboro----Triple H Feed-------8:00Eddy----Across from Chatter Box Café----9:30Gatesville-----The Ranch--------11:00Hamilton--Watson's Ranch & Farm Supply------1:00Stephenville----Rocking R Ranch Supply------2:30Mineral----Wells Walden Farm & Ranch--------4:00Dec 21, Jan 4, 18, Feb 1, 15, March 1 SaturdayComanche-----Gore Brothers Feed-----8:00San Saba-----Rigg's Feed------9:30Llano-----Llano Feed & Supply----10:30Fredericksburg----Beyer Fertilizer & Feed---12:15Mason----Mason Feed Store----1:45Menard----Kothmann's Feed----3:15Ballinger---Ballinger Feed & Seed----5:00Fur prices are good this year. Bobcats are about the same, everything else is up.If we run late, please wait. Ronnie's cell is 318-332-8710.   also from r -p outdoors websiteWEDNESDAY JAN 1--SATURDAY 1& SATURDAY MARCH 1JONESBORO--9:15 AM AT FANNIN FARM SUPPLYHWY 4COLUMBIA---11 AM------DUKES SEED & FEED HWY 165JENA---------12:30 PM----TOWN & COUNTRY GEN. STORETULLAS---1:45 PM----CHUCKS MOBILE STATION--EAST END OF PARKING LOT BY OIL WELLWINNFIELD---3 PM--CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY--201 GROCE STCLARANCE---4:30 PM--ACROSS FROM GAS STATION ON VACANT LOT BY WATER TOWER HWY 84 AT 71SATURDAY JAN. 4---SUNDAY FEB. 2 & SUNDAY MARCH 16VINTON---12:15 PM---VINTON FEED STORE-1237 HORRIDGE STDeQUINCEY--l :45 PM--MARCANTELS FEED & FARM--206 W 4TH STDeRIDDER----3:30 PM--CIRCLE C FARM & RANCH--106 4TH STLEESVILLE---4:45-PM--RED & WHITE FEED STORE--171 NSUNDAY JAN.19 & SUNDAY MARCH 2 VIVIAN ------------4 :30 PM AT VIVIAN SEED & FEEDSATURDAY JAN 11--SATURDAY-FEB. 8 & SATURDAY MARCH 8DELHI--I0AM-- HWY 117N-TEXACO STATION-BACK LOT .PIONEER--ll AM--PIONEER CO-OPMER ROUGE---12:30 PM----FARM SUPPLY CENTER-S. 14TH STCALHOUN---2-PM---PINE HILL FEED HWY 80 NBETWEEN DUBACH & BERNICE--3:30 PM-HWY 67EXXON EXPRESSWAY --NORTH SIDE PARKING LOTDIXIE INN--5: 15--EXXON CROSSROADS TRUCK STOP--SOUTH SIDE  A couple of others: Mark A. McKee Sr.Lohn, TX 76852972-904-9516 Wayne WrightBig Springs, TX432-398-5508 And some more..... GLEN CONNER..  G&S Fish Market, FM Rd. 2246 Evandale, Texas 77615 (409)-276-2497 Jasper Co.JAME DRAKE..Jamper Quality Meats, 1401 S. Wheeler Jasper, Texas 75951 (409)-384-6534 Jasper Co.IVY JACKSON..Silsbee Quality Meats, 970 E. Hwy. 327 Silsbee, Texas 77565 (409)-385_1225 Hardin Co.TOMMY KING..Kings Fur, 1201 S. Dwight. Monahans, Texas 79756 (432)-943-5831 Ward Co.ANTHONY PARRISH..2002 Mule Deer Road. Gilmer, Texas (903)-762-2600  Upshur Co.CHARLES REDDELL..Reddell Fur Co. 134 McBride. Winnie, Texas 77665 (409)-782-2784 Chambers Co.TAMMY RENFRO..A&T Fur 704 Ave. E SE Childress, Texas 79201 (940)-585-8815 Childress Co.KIM RIFE..P.O. Box 362 Jermyn, Texas 76459 (940)-342-2101 Jack Co.RICKY RUSSELL..320 East 16TH ST. Wolffourth, Texas 79382 Lubbock Co.JOHN SANDERS..Wanttabe Traders 2710 Clarieisa. Arlington, Texas 76051STEVE TYLER..Texas Fur Company. 147 Nth Billie Neal. Wharton, Texas 77488 (979)-657-4560 Wharton Co.WAYNE WRIGHT..Wright Fur  4812 Linter Rd. Big Spring, Texas 79720 (432)-398-5508 Howard Co.

Sorry its bunched together. I copy and pasted it. Has some prices aswell