any money in the fur.

Did I mention they have strict limits and regs on bobcats? Thought it needed saying. Around here limit is 20 per season. No limit on coyotes, not sure on fox.
 
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i would not quite your day job. yotes 17 bucks fox 55 fur buyer is who buys fur ask your local taxidermist.



A fox is $55?
 
tbb39, alot depends on where you are. Here in OK, a $25 dollar coyote is a rarity. More like $5 to $12. Cats are rumored to be high this year, but I'll believe it when I see it. Like someone said, don't quit your day job, That being said, I enjoy putting up hides, and a little extra money is nice. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
Here we are getting $15.00-$30.00 for unskinned coyotes. Don't know about bobcats but I have seen alot of them at the fur buyers place.
 
it varies depending on your region. i dont know where green fox pelts are going for $55! i need to send my pelts there. coyotes around here go for around $12 and red foxes might get up to $20. nice bobcats however get well into $200-300. i was told prices vary based on what the fashion craze over seas are, i dont know if thats true or not.
 
I heard if you do it wrong it wrong it ruins the price. They would rather have the carcass if you cant do it good.
 
Lately, I have received from $20 on up to $30 for my coyotes in the round. These have all been shot, not trapped, but there haven't been any big holes in them though. A fur buyer from Arnegard, ND stops in at Scenic Sports on the east side of Williston along Highway 1804 and buys furs every other Saturday usually during December, January and February.

You need to know whether you have a good coyote or one that has broken down guard hairs, etc. I usually don't accept the first offer they make and do a little dickering with these fur buyers and most of the time I come out with a much better fur check than I would have received had I taken their first offer.
 
Is it better to shoot them in the head or in the heart if you are going to sell the carcass? Im a newbie and may hunt them this weekend
 
In the round means unskinned. For fur sale the skinned coyote should be fleshed(fat scraped off) if it has much, and then stretched and dried. Skinning a coyote for a newbie will be a time taker. Shot placement should be based on a quick kill, not fur. If you intend to save the fur to sell use a caliber/load that will do a bang/flop without blowing big exit holes. There are a zillion opinions on that subject. Your location is everything is the value of fur. Southeastern canines are always worth less than northern ones for several reasons. Selling the animals won't make you rich, but it beats letting them lay. Check out what they're selling for on ebay. I've seen more than a few coyotes sell for $75-$100.00+(stretched and dried) and the buyer also pays shipping!
 
if you have super nice cat, coyote, fox or whatever, you will get your best money by freezing it whole and post it on the Taxidermy.net for sale forum. Cats average 100 to 150 but up to 250 to 300 for a large spotted. Coyotes run 50 to 100 fox the same. Freeze it when you kill it if this appeals to you. Most critters sell within 24 to 48 hours, buyer pays shipping. I buy a lot off there.
 
"In the round" means they have not been skinned.

If you are a good enough shot to hit the head every time, just do it!!! I consider myself a pretty good shot, but you sure won't seem me aiming at the head unless that is the only thing sticking up over the top of the hill!!! With my 35 gr. FB HP Berger handloads in my .204 Ruger, I don't get much fur damage when I shoot them in the heart/lung area. Once in awhile, I will get an exit wound, but most of the time the bullet stays inside and does very little damage on the entrance side.
 
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