To trappers, coyotes are one of the few money-making animals, along with bobcats and a few others. Farmers view them as chicken poachers, and suburban residents see them as threats to their pets. Coyotes have been spotted from the streets of Los Angeles to Manhattan’s Central Park.
The hot market for coyotes comes as trappers deal with recent economic slumps in China and Russia, competition from ranched fur and the intense ire of animal welfare activists, who consider the popular steel leg-hold traps particularly cruel.Ĭoyote trappers see themselves as sportsmen helping control populations of a ubiquitous animal often considered a nuisance. Toronto-based Canada Goose did not respond to requests for comment. At one such auction in a VFW hall in the upstate New York town of Herkimer, tables were piled high with the furs of hundreds of muskrats, beavers, fishers, mink, red fox, gray fox, otters, bobcats and coyotes. Fur is sold at big auction houses in Canada, by individual fur buyers across North America and at local auctions near where the animals roam. Late fall and early winter are the prime trapping time, when coyote coats are at their fullest, but a lot of the selling happens in late winter. “Coyotes are hot,” says John Hughes, a longtime buyer at J and M Furs in Roundup, Montana, “and it’s all due to the trim trade.” The top price at a recent Colorado auction hit $170, a 40 percent increase from four years ago. A good western coyote, prized for its silky, light-colored fur, can fetch more than $100. Our Gxx codes denote individual pieces. If you would like to order a specific coyote skin, please go to our Gallery to pick the exact one shown.Those fur-trimmed parkas so common on city sidewalks have become a boon to backwoods trappers.Ĭoyote fur pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, silvery or tawny-tinged arcs of fur on the hoods on Canada Goose coats and their many global imitators. The mounted coyote skins are mounted on a black felt backing and are good as rugs.
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A skin weighs approximately 1 lb 10 oz (0.733 kg). If you lay the skin flat and stick a ruler in it, the pile The shoulder widths fall betweenĥ" to 6.5", waists range from 7" to 9.5", and hips, from
When theyĪre measured from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail, they rangeįrom 39" to 45". When measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail. The skins range in length from around 53" to 62" The skins come cased, but have no lower jaw and are not Have extensive rips, tears, and may be missing the head and tail. Projects that do not require a perfect skin. TheĬraft Grade skins are generally good for cutting up or for use in They are not fashion quality skins, nor are they junk. The Trading Post A skins have some minor face issues. Suitable for hanging on a cabin wall or better quality craft use.Ĭoyote skin with good heads, good bodies, and good Quality, large, eastern, heavy skins available. We are in the process of migrating to our e-commerce website at Ĭoyotes in a range of qualities-from reject grade up to the best
Please note that this website is a massive legacy site without a shopping cart. See a size comparison with a soda can.įourth Picture: Mounted Coyote Skin. Second Picture: Reject Coyote (this one is thin in the middle) First Picture: Trading Post Quality Coyote.
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