board sizes

[tryinhard]

How big of a deal is it if your board size doesn't match what the auction house wants? I made my boards to NAFA specs and they are different than FHA specs.

Brian

[login]

I don't think it matter much Brian. Some of my boards are FHA measurements and I get a good price for the fur at NAFA. As long as it is close to the size and you get the pelt square on the board, do a good job on fleshing, it will present good to the buyers.

[64bobcat]

x2 on that Login as long as they are close Brian ,all is good had a conversation with Nafa about that this year, take these small Va. coons per say, I can use a 7 inch board get extra length, which bumps me up in size , might get five bucks more per coon, I did not do that this year but next year I will do that for sure !

[Deleted]

I have borded lots of coon on wood and it is absolutely the best, however I still prefer wire and I get the same money from my buyer whether wire or wood.

[login]

I am sorry and I don't mean to be a know it all but, I have seen it posted on here on different threads about getting the same money out of a coon no matter if it was stretched on wood or wire. I have seen coon (and other critters) stretch on both wood and wire and I would have to say that you get more length on wood then wire, especially on coon.

If you skin a coon with the money cut, you will receive a longer coon if you put it on wood then you would wire, hands down. With that said, it puts your coon in a different grade (most likely). A local buyer only seems to grad a pelt mainly on the size and condition of the fur, and there is more to grading then that when it comes to the big auctions.

[Deleted]

You are right login. I'm just saying my buyer is pretty good to me. Now, I'm not trying to be rude but, in my opinion the money cut is silly and kinda like cheating I don't like it. Every critter has a line drawn between belly and butt fur and that's were I cut em period.I'm not putting you guys down for doing it it just ain't for me. I have scraped a lot of coon and stretched them on wood and I know that's the best, however I still like wire more.

[64bobcat]

Well each to there own my IMO if you are skinning and boarding, why not make the cuts that  pays the
most, money is money, time is time..........

[bigjohn]

Jun 9, 2013 2:42:14 GMT -6 64bobcat said:

Well each to there own my IMO if you are skinning and boarding, why not make the cuts that  pays the
most, money is money, time is time..........

I agree bobcat. Some trapper came up with the idea of stretching beaver in an oval pattern instead of round,which had been done for ever,to allow the beavers shape to be better utilized. That is how the auction houses would rather have them now.I put up my bobcat Nevada style on adjustable stretchers,to better show the bellies and as all cats are different,it works better for me than using wire or even just straight wood stretchers.The bottom line is to use whatever method you do best to make your pelts the most marketable.