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How much money can i make trapping?
How much money can i make trapping furbears like raccoons and muskrats?We have a lot of them around here.
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- PacoLv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
That depends on alot of things... If what you are asking is the price of furs, well, they go up or down depending on the market, the animal, the kind of furs, area if the country it's from, the primeness, color, size, damage, the way it's skinned, time of year it's caught, way it's handled, etc., etc., of the fur(s)... It can sometimes vary widely, depending on the animal itself, and many variables, as well as the individual buyers and their markets..... I have seen raccoons, for instance, from pretty much worthless, to as high as 40 dollars for top coons back in the fur boom days of the '70's.
It also depends on how hard you want to work at it... But, don't go into it thinking, "I'll just buy a few traps, set them out on the ground, and be overrun with furbearers... Like anything else worth learning, trapping takes time and work to learn to do in a manner that will consistently catch fur... And a number of tools and equipment is needed as well.
I suggest that if you truly wish to learn to trap you join your state trappers association and then attend the meetings. Many associations have seminars where they teach the basics, and this is very helpful to beginners. I used to give instruction at various seminars and trapping clinics myself with the old Okla. Trapper's Association back in the '70's and '80's.
You can still make money with trapping today, but just as it's always been, it takes time and work to learn to do properly, and actually make money.
Source(s): . Trapping instructor with the old Okla. Trapper's Association, and close to 40 years a trapper.