Thread: Possum fur

I took some wool into Taieri Wool & Skins yesterday, I asked the fella there about possum fur. He said they're paying $90/kg for hand plucked, but he reckoned machine plucked isn't worth anything at the moment, they won't pay for it. He does trapping and spotlighting on a private farm in milton in his spare time, reckons he got $550 from one weekend a fortnight ago. He said possums down here seem to have their winter coat already.
He reckons Taieri Wool & Skins are the main buyer for fiordland possum fur, so they get heaps of the stuff.