The Illinois Trappers Association held its annual fur auction at the Krile Auction House in Strasburg Feb. 17. While there we a limited number of lots offered, a robust nine individual buyers were present, which helped drive prices a bit higher than might have been expected.
State trapper association sales have shown remarkable resilience, with higher than expected prices throughout the entire marketing season so far.

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