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Nov 4, 2015 18:26:48 GMT -5
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Post by jud70506 on Nov 4, 2015 18:26:48 GMT -5
First year trapping Louisiana, I'm from Ohio and used to snow and ice. I'm sure this year will be a huge learning curve. I realize it will fluctuate by locale, but does southern louisiana and along the central I-10 area have a nice population of otter in geneal? What about muskrat and beaver in that area? I primarily go after raccoon and fox but lIke to mix in some others.
I am excited to get started but not real sure where to go. I am in the lafayette area and have crawfish ponds everywhere. I have been told that they have huge mink and raccoon problems but after posting on craigslist, I haven't had a single land owner respond. I am going to approach a few here around my house and see how that goes. Well I'm finished rambling, just posted on here because the wife is sick of hearing me talk about it! Any tips would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jud
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Nov 4, 2015 21:39:04 GMT -5
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Post by digger78 on Nov 4, 2015 21:39:04 GMT -5
You might want to join the Facebook page there hasn't been a lot of traffic on this board lately. I am a transplant as well and love it down here. You may never have to chisel frozen ground again. I generally land trap but have heard beaver and otter are plentiful. As far as a place look in the regulations pamphlet there is a lot of public land open to trappers.
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Nov 5, 2015 21:22:47 GMT -5
Post by Tony Howard on Nov 5, 2015 21:22:47 GMT -5
What are is the deal with all the northern'er moving down here? I have been trying to get a frozen tundra Norwegian from Wisconsin to move down here for years to no avail.
When laying water pipe here or freeze line is simple, if the lawn mower want hit it, it probably want freeze. We have a few otter here, just make sure to read the trespass laws.
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Nov 16, 2015 19:24:52 GMT -5
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Post by jud70506 on Nov 16, 2015 19:24:52 GMT -5
Like I said first year trapping down here and have a quality question. On Trapperman.com I see a lot of people saying that only the top coon from the best areas will sell this year. Do you think that's completely true? And what about the other louisiana fur bearers, how do they stack up to the northern states. Do we have anything here that is actually considered high quality?
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Nov 17, 2015 9:46:09 GMT -5
Post by Ryan Schaefer on Nov 17, 2015 9:46:09 GMT -5
Yes that is completely true. There are still coon in storage from 2 years ago that have not sold. My local buyer here will not be buying coon and is giving 15-20 on top otter. 20 on top cats. 2 on rats. 1 on nutria 3 on top buck mink, dollar for beave. all green prices.
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Nov 17, 2015 16:13:40 GMT -5
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Post by jud70506 on Nov 17, 2015 16:13:40 GMT -5
shame.
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Nov 18, 2015 20:42:00 GMT -5
Post by Tony Howard on Nov 18, 2015 20:42:00 GMT -5
The depression in the market is a direct refection of the world market as a whole. The market is not flooded from over production but rather from in-ability to purchase the goods. The drop in the oil price does not only effect our economy but also Russia, Turkey, Greece, and Whole of Europe and Asia. In many countries such as Russia fur is a necessity not a luxury. Cold weather and good economy sells fur. Right now we have the cold weather! But a very Poor global economy. Simple truth is buyers just don't have the money to purchase fur. Russia is hurting bad. Our little ole fur trade here in the state of Louisiana is effected by a conflict that started some time ago when Russia invaded Ukraine. NATO began sanctions and embargos which only weakened the Russian Ruble. Many people only see the world news as something happening way over there to other people. In the fur trade anything that happens above the 33* line effect the fur trade.
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