Groenewold fur company?????

[Rprince]

Anybody know anything about this company?
I've got a few furs that I'm ready to sell & I considered shipping to them. Has anybody dealt with them in the past?

Thanks
http://www.gfwco.com/index.html

[FinsnFur]

I've never heard anything bad about him.
I know he travels around and does pick ups. I've never trapped or sold to him either, but I've been along with my brother several times to help, when Groenewold was doing a pick up.

I think he's got a pretty good reputation for being straight up. He's not going to rake you over the coals, but he's not going to put himself out of business either. He'd almost have to be very fair, considering the amount of time he actually spends in the field making the purchases face to face.

[Rprince]

Thanks Jim,
Thats what I was wanting to hear.

[Randy Roede]

Groenewold will treat you fair, bring in good fur and get good $$$$ 

[Rprince]

Thanks Randy,
I shipped em yesterday.

[Coulter]

I have heard both good and bad about Grony...mostly good though. I strongly believe that the bad stuff heard is the by-product of poorly handled furs.

Steve

[Rprince]

Ok,
Here's the breakdown.
1 cat-$60
3 Cats-$40
1 cat $20

1 red $20
1 Grey $35
1 Grey $25

I got docked on one of my cats that was killed with a shotgun & I got docked on one of the greys that had a big hole that I sewed up. I had hoped that the cats would bring a little better but I know the prices have dropped a little & a Tennessee cat is no where near as good as a northern cat.

Here's what I sold.


All in all I'm happy & I will deal with them again. They seem like a good company.

[DirtyDog]

Good deal Randy, was the three legged cat in that bunch?

[Rprince]

 :roflmao:  Yep, thats the one I got docked on. No more shotguns for me! I'll stick with a .223 from now on.

[DirtyDog]

I hear ya.....I may try to go to a different round that is a bit more fur freindly, or a different caliber.

[yucca]

Man those cats did not bring much. The cats averaged nearly 400 bucks at the local fur sale here in NM.
1880 pieces of fur in the sale.

Actual across the board averages:
Coyotes $23.49
Cats $393.95
Grays $39.83
Kits $12.03
Reds $19.00
Skunks $7.00
Ringtail $12.03
Beaver $20.29
Badger $14.40

[Rprince]

Yucca,
I'm assuming that our cats are a LOT thinner on the fur than a cat from your area. I can only dream of getting prices like that for a Tennessee cat.
The grey prices seem to be close to the same but a average TN coyote is around $10-15.

Are you in Northern NM, in high altitudes?

Thanks for that info, makes me feel like I got raped   Just kidding.

[Rprince]

I hear ya.....I may try to go to a different round that is a bit more fur freindly, or a different caliber.

Yeah, I saw first hand what your 250 will do to a coyote  he was slightly damaged.

I've had good luck with my .223 this year, I had one bad hit on a small red & he kinda exploded  , other than that I didn't have any bad damage, most of the time I didn't have an exit at all.
The cat with all the holes came from a buddy of mine that always totes a shotgun.

[yucca]

Yucca,
I'm assuming that our cats are a LOT thinner on the fur than a cat from your area. I can only dream of getting prices like that for a Tennessee cat.
The grey prices seem to be close to the same but a average TN coyote is around $10-15.

Are you in Northern NM, in high altitudes?

Thanks for that info, makes me feel like I got raped   Just kidding.

Makes sense! I did not know those cats were coming from TN.  The heavy snows up in CA, MT and NV really drove the cat prices up this year.

[Rprince]

It would be interesting to slip in a cat from your area to a buyer from around here. I'd like to see if they gave what it was actually worth.