Wolverine Pelt

[Damienvon3]

Hi Everyone, I am new here today and have a question. I am receiving a wolverine pelt from an Aboriginal Trapper and am wondering what I have to do to make sure everything is legal. Does it have to be tanned prior to him giving it to me as I am not a licensed fur buyer? What about then taking it across provincial boundaries or into the USA? I just can't find anything differentiating Aboriginal from non-Native trappers.

Thanks for any information!

[KegRiver]

Originally Posted by Damienvon3

Hi Everyone, I am new here today and have a question. I am receiving a wolverine pelt from an Aboriginal Trapper and am wondering what I have to do to make sure everything is legal. Does it have to be tanned prior to him giving it to me as I am not a licensed fur buyer? What about then taking it across provincial boundaries or into the USA? I just can't find anything differentiating Aboriginal from non-Native trappers.

Thanks for any information!

As far as owning that pelt, it makes no difference who trapped it so long as it was taken legally and the royalty has been paid.

And yes, it has to be tanned before you take possession of it.

I don't know anything about transporting it across borders.
I would think you'd have to obtain an export permit to take it to the States but within Canada, I'm not sure what, if anything, you'd have to do.

[HELL]

Once its tanned it classed as a garment they did not need a export into us unless the us has changed the law

[Damienvon3]

Thanks for the information!

[Brian Bildson]

There is a difference in that wolverines harvested within the boundaries of a reserve do not have comply to the quota. There have been reports of multiple wolverines coming off of some northern reserves at numbers that are not believable. Perhaps an attempt to legalize wolverines caught off reserve?

Once its tanned its not your problem but the US is in the process of classifying wolverines as threatened in the lower 48 so it could get interesting soon.

[Damienvon3]

Originally Posted by Brian Bildson

There is a difference in that wolverines harvested within the boundaries of a reserve do not have comply to the quota. There have been reports of multiple wolverines coming off of some northern reserves at numbers that are not believable. Perhaps an attempt to legalize wolverines caught off reserve?

Once its tanned its not your problem but the US is in the process of classifying wolverines as threatened in the lower 48 so it could get interesting soon.

Brian, it is from a reserve up north... Should I stay away from it or just get it tanned right away and go for it? Also, then how do I prove that it is from a reserve if needed later?

[philintheblank]

I am pretty sure you need a registered trapping licence or the Indian trappers licence to send a raw wolverine pelt to the tannery because they will need the information of the trapper who harvested it. I wouldn't take possession of a pelt unless it was tanned. You cannot even sell a coyote pelt to someone (other than a Furbuyer) unless it is tanned

[kiren]

why dont you call F&W , they will gladly tell you what you need to know.

[rockymountaintrapper]

Originally Posted by philintheblank

i am pretty sure you need a registered trapping licence or the indian trappers licence to send a raw wolverine pelt to the tannery because they will need the information of the trapper who harvested it. I wouldn't take possession of a pelt unless it was tanned. You cannot even sell a coyote pelt to someone (other than a furbuyer) unless it is tanned

amen

[rockymountaintrapper]

Originally Posted by kiren

why dont you call F&W , they will gladly tell you what you need to know.

AMEN as well