Coyote fur pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, silvery or tawny-tinged arcs of fur on the hoods on Canada Goose coats and their many global imitators.
A good western coyote, prized for its silky, light-colored fur, can fetch more than $100. The top price at a recent Colorado auction hit $170, a 40 percent increase from four years ago.
"They like the white-belly coyotes, something like this, the whiter belly," says John Rutherford, a trapper and hunter, showing a lush, long-haired coyotes. Downey suspects the bull market for coyote will continue. North American Fur Auctions was similarly optimistic in a November web posting, saying the trim business continues to be in full fashion with Canada Goose being the major taker.The hot market for coyotes comes as trappers deal with recent economic slumps in China and Russia, competition from ranched fur and the intense ire of animal welfare activists, who consider the popular steel leg-hold traps particularly cruel.
"The coyotes that we have here in Montana are probably the best coyotes in the world for trim," Hughes said."They're heavy, so the hair stands up for the trim, and they're pale."
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