Possum Vs Coon IL Fur Trade

[plateboater]

Guy at work is almost fulltime trapper and part time worker!!! 1 dollar for Possom current price in IL. 5 dollar for coon! See jig pic on other section of the site!
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[Pepop]

LOT's of jigs in them pelt's!!

 

[Fatman]

Plate are these skins cased and dried or are they tanned?? I'd be looking for making zonker strips!!

 

[plateboater]

Skin cased and dried....

 

[Fatman]

Not bad the way they are but it's a shame they aren't tanned would love to make zonker strips out of them!!!!!!!! Let me check my stuff, I want to make sure how much possum I have left before buying any more!!!

 

[plateboater]

Let me know FM....I think the hides will need to be washed. Possum has a little stink to fur! But the hair looks sweet in the water! I can ask about tanning.....This guy lives for trapping. Has mink, beaver, muskrat....all kinds of things. His main objective is to keep the trade alive for his two young boys. A art that cannot be lost!

 

[Fatman]

I know tanned would be more but it's tough to find good skins!!

 

[plateboater]

FM....will keep you posted

 

[Fatman]

Thanks Plate - since I got the hang of the zonker strips, I look more for soft tanned skins now. Have a buddy in town who traps muskrats and he's going to try tanning a few.