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165,797 Furs Taken
| In Va. Last Season
‘ Virginia trappers sold 165,797 I pelts during the 1967-68 fiscal I year, according to reports |supplied to the Game ; Commission by fur buyers. Muskrat hides, although down considerably from last year, were still the most numerous item totaling 120,471 pelts. The fui catch also included 19,16C raccoon pelts, 10,048 deer hides. 7,247 opossum skins, 2,948 beaver pelts, 2,437 mink and 2,092 skunk pelts. Red and grey fox skins totaled 2,682 and 55S i otter pelts were taken during the ■ year. Only 4 nutria skins were 1 reported.
The total fur harvest was agair down from the 270,766 reported last year. Much of the decreast was in the number of muskral pelts which are often bringing lesf than one dollar each on th< market. Most other fur specie; I were below the 1966-67 harvesi ' level also.
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