In reality ,and I know there are a lot of factors involved BUT What would your income be after one average winter on a registered trap line ? Take your pick as to the area north to south etc . Be honest LOL
I honestly don't keep track. I expense my fuel and my sled, and hope I catch enough to cover my fuel! But I do it for winter enjoyment and the challenge of learning to outsmart some animals
IF That list of caught fur under your name is this season did you get about $800.00 for all ?
It's all still in my garage! 4 wolves will be getting tanned. Maybe a few others for craft work! Like I said I don't really do it for the money! Gonna give my sr partner a wolf for his garage.
In reality ,and I know there are a lot of factors involved BUT What would your income be after one average winter on a registered trap line ? Take your pick as to the area north to south etc . Be honest LOL
As the market is right now you can do just as well catching yotes on private land than running a line trying to hammer marten. You can have a marten line on private land if in the right zone. But yotes are where the money is and no quota.
Yes I agree Bill , I can understand the urge to own a Registered line But for the life of me I don,t know how a person could ever pay the darn thing off! I know most fellows do it for having their own little slice of silence etc. I only trap resident myself and after 37.5 years of 24 hr call I finally got laid off and have time to trap as I always wanted . I am fortunate to have some very generous landowners many who have never known me allow me and trust me to have access to their property , It is absolutely gratifying to know that certain people are like that!
Yes I agree Bill , I can understand the urge to own a Registered line But for the life of me I don,t know how a person could ever pay the darn thing off! I know most fellows do it for having their own little slice of silence etc. I only trap resident myself and after 37.5 years of 24 hr call I finally got laid off and have time to trap as I always wanted . I am fortunate to have some very generous landowners many who have never known me allow me and trust me to have access to their property , It is absolutely gratifying to know that certain people are like that!
I would love to have a line myself. But where I live and the line prices within 2 hours of me are a bit more than I can afford at the moment. If I was in a more remote area of AB I would pick one up. And with fur like most other commodities on a downward trend some lines wouldn't be profitable until a guy transfered it later on. But this is just my opinion.
I don't look at the cost of the line when factoring in my yearly profits. To me the initial cost of the line is more of a long term investment. Line values are climbing, they have been for the last 40-50 years. Just like land or houses, the value will continue to rise.
If I can break even or turn a slight profit on my line every year I'm pretty happy. I am always looking for ways to increase my gross annual income however
After fuel and taxes and new equipment a guy shouldn't trap for the money. I have made decent change with coyotes but like I said that tax man kills you. I think I need to get my accountant to look into things for me better and give me some ideas. After this year I think I will be getting close to buying a lot of the gear I need. It gets a bit pricey starting out
Average after expenses
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