does anybody think that trapping is going to be worth a darn this year??

Depends on the trapper..... h.h.

Fur prices are going to be very low by all indications. Over 700,000 racoon remain unsold at NAFA in Canada. There simply is no interest in coon now--coon have usually been the "bread & butter" for us midwest trappers.

Coyotes did OK last year and likely will this year too.

There is no bag limit of fun times and memories with your friends and family though! I am going to be out there having fun again this year. Likely more focus on coyotes and less on coon.

Coyotes Continue to Sell at Very High Prices

June 28, 2015

Today’s wild fur sale started with 310,000 muskrats, which sold 100% under good competition, dominated by China.

Coyotes continue to have very strong demand from the international fashion and trim trade. 105,000 coyotes sold 100%, primarily to Italy, France, Canada and Hong Kong for the better sections, ending the coyote selling season on a very strong note.

A small collection of wild mink sold 100%. Beaver sold well in the larger sizes but met resistance in the smaller sizes. Raccoons were mainly withdrawn due to the continued absence of Russian demand, which also effected clearances of red fox, grey fox, and ranched silver fox.

Yesterday’s sale of taxidermist articles including bears, timber wolves and wolverine sold very well with good clearances.

The sale continues tomorrow with our regular ranch mink offering.

Wild Fur Sales Report 2015-06-28 PDF

OUCH.....

Looking forward to the 2015 trapping thread. It's always a fun and educational forum.

The trapping will be just fine, there are usually lots of critters out there. The selling might not be so great though. Its a good time to try new techniques and have fun most of all.