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1966-67 Fur Harvest Down
The number of furs harvested in Virginia last trapping season took a marked drop according to reports that wholesale and retail fur buyers submitted to the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries. The bulk of the decrease was in muskrat pelts which brought little financial return to the trappers. The number of rat pelts handled dropped from 256,839 the previous season to 184,807 last year. The overall fur take declined nearly 30% from 377,768 in 1965-66 to 270,766 last year. In addition to muskrat pelts the catch included 44,321 raccoon pelts, 14,913 deer hides, 7,369 opossum pelts, 6,289 beaver pelts, 3,716 mink pelts and 1,406 otter. The fur totals also included 3,412 fox skins 4,129 skunk pelts, 248 weasel pelts, 117 bobclat hides and 36 bear skins. The general trapping season for mink, muskrat, raccoon and opossum, which began December 1, continues through March 10 in most counties. Beaver and otter trapping is limited to a period beginning January 1 and ending February 15.
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