Selling Fur & Tagging Requirements

 

 

Tagging Requirements

 

Bobcat and Otter Tags (CITES tags):

  • Needed to sell or otherwise transfer ownership of bobcat or otter carcasses or pelts.
  • All bobcat and otter carcasses or pelts shall be properly tagged within 30 days following the close of the applicable hunting or trapping season. Unused tags can be used in subsequent seasons.
  • No charge per tag
  • Call 833-950-0575 for information on purchasing Bobcat and Otter tags.

Fox Tags:

  • Needed to sell or otherwise transfer ownership of a fox carcass or pelt.
  • All fox carcasses or pelts shall be properly tagged within 30 days following the close of the applicable hunting or trapping season. Unused tags can be used in subsequent seasons.
  • $2.25 per tag
  • Call 833-950-0575 for information on purchasing fox tags.
  • No fox tags needed in Beaufort, Chowan, Davidson, Hyde, Johnston, Rockingham and Stokes counties and Winston-Salem due to local law exemption.

 

Fur Dealers 

 

List of fur dealers licensed to purchase fur in North Carolina

 

Fur Pick Up 

 

Fur Harvesters Auction, Inc.

  • No pick-up scheduled in North Carolina. Click here to see if a pick-up has been added for NC or adjacent state.

 

Groenwold Fur and Wool Co.

  • In North Carolina, Groenewold will buy green (skinned) frozen beaver and otter, as well as fleshed and dried beaver and otter. All other species must be fleshed and dried. Care of pelts to sell to Groenewold.
  • Click here for North Carolina 2024 pick-up schedule and route.
  • Click here for Virginia 2024 pick-up schedule and route. 

 

Zander Fur Company

  • North Carolina 2024 pick-up schedule and route information coming soon.

 

Fur Sales

 

North Carolina Trappers Association Mountain Rendezvous and Fur Sale

  • Location: Madison County Cooperative Extension Center, 258 Carolina Lane, Marshall, NC 28753
  • Date: March 10, 2024, Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Multiple buyers expected to inspect and make offers on pelts
  • Lunch will be available on-site
  • Trapping gear shop will provide the opportunity to sell, buy, or trade your excess items.
  • NCTA new and renewal memberships will be available, as well as NCTA 5th Anniversary t-shirts.
  • Questions about this event should be directed to NCTA General Organizer, Harold Dorsett, NCTAGeneralOrganizer@gmail.com.

 

District 1 Virginia Trappers Association Sale

  • Location: Wytheville Live Stock Market, 3561 Stoney Fork Rd., Wytheville, VA 24382
  • Date March 16, 2024, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Flat fee $15.00 to sell, Pre-registration is available the week before the sale. Contact: Travis Bandy 276-210-7105 or Dustin Marshall, 276-733-2852
  • Must be a member of the VTA to sell, can join at the door.

 

Virginia Trappers Association State Fur Sale

  • Location: Izaak Walton League 12400 Herndon Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22553
  • Date March 9, 2024
  • Doors open at 7 a.m. for same-day registration, the first round of inspections will start at 8 a.m. Auctioneer starts at 9 a.m.
  • No Commission for VTA Members; $15 Commission Fee for Non-Members (you may join at the door)
  • Registration starts March 1. Call or Text Craig Kunkel, 540-539-1409 with your information.