Fallen fur prices and rising input costs could cause some trappers to sit the coming season out, says the Saskatchewan Trappers Association.
produced snowfall and temperature conditions that resulted in better than average furs being harvested, according to Wrangler Hamm, president of the Saskatchewan Trappers Association.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Beaver fur saw strong sales numbers at increased prices in June, but lower coyote fur prices was where Saskatchewan may have felt the greatest impact, according to Downey. “Those those two countries are huge takers of wild fur, for the most part all the luxury end stuff,” Downey said. Part of the utility of trapping is keeping the population of fur bearing animals at a “reasonable number,” he said. Otherwise “Mother Nature will take over.”
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