April and May are months of reflection and planning. Quality skins are the last ones to lose their value when the fur market dips, and the first one to regain it when markets recover, so a strategy aimed at quality is much better than one aimed at large numbers of sub-prime skins. [Read More]
Tag Archives: Russia
Fur Market Report February-March 2023: Canada and China Are Open for Business
China is finally beginning to soften their lockdowns, which should boost international travel and help jump-start some of the businesses — including the fur market, and upcoming fur auctions in Canada. [Read More]
Fur Market Report September 2022: Current Events Cloud Upcoming Season’s Outlook
As summer turns to fall, trappers and hunters start looking ahead at the upcoming harvesting season. Our fur market expert weighs in on what to expect. [Read More]
Fur Market Report: Another Tough Selling Season Expected
This is an excerpt from Trapper & Predator Caller‘s September 2014 Fur Market Report. By Serge Lariviére What should we expect to see in the coming year for fur prices? Well, although it is too early to tell yet and because … [Read More]
Justin Bieber Music Saves Russian Man From Bear Attack
A Russian fisherman narrowly avoided death when a Justin Bieber song frightened an attacking brown bear. Igor Vorozhbitsyn’s cellphone, which was set to play Bieber’s hit single “Baby” as the ringtone, rang during the attack, according to the New York Post. The bear immediately … [Read More]
Belarus Fisherman Killed by Beaver
A 60-year-old man bled to death following a beaver attack in Belarus. The man was on a fishing trip with friends when they saw the beaver early in the morning. “One of them went up to be photographed with it, … [Read More]
Russia Paying for Top Wolf Hunters
Russia has a wolf population problem, and it’s willing to pay hunters to help control it. Wolf packs have been moving closer and closer to Siberian towns in recent years to prey on livestock, including horses and domesticated reindeer, according to … [Read More]
Russian Grandmother Attacked by Wolf, Kills it With Ax
It sounds like something you’d see in a twisted video game, but it’s a real life story from western Russia. A woman was attacked by a wolf and only escaped after beating the animal to death with an ax. Aishat Maksudova, … [Read More]
