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Fish and Game Annual Fur Auction set |
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March 18, 2015 |
You don’t have to be a taxidermist to find a
treasure at Idaho Fish and Game’s annual fur
auction. This year’s auction of furs, hides,
antlers, fishing poles, and other items is set
for Saturday, April 11 at Fish and Game’s Salmon
Region office in Salmon.
Items may be viewed beginning at 8:30 a.m., with
the live auction running from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
The sale will be conducted at 99 Highway 93
North, Salmon.
Auction items include furs, whole carcasses,
antlers, skulls and other items. All items were
either found, seized as evidence or salvaged.
All carcasses are considered unfit for human
consumption and are sold for use of the
non-edible portions only. A list of auction
items will be available in mid-March.
Elk, deer and moose antlers may be sold as small
bundles by weight or as single sets attached to
skull plates.
A taxidermist-furbuyer license is required in
advance to bid on bear parts, mountain lion
parts or any furbearer for anyone in the
business of buying and selling hides or animal
mounts. Resident licenses are $40 for one year,
and nonresident licenses are $170. The licenses
can be purchased at any Idaho Fish and Game
office.
Buyers for personal use are not required to have
a taxidermist-furbuyer license.
Fish and Game will accept only cash, cashier’s
check or personal check. No credit card service
will be available.
Nonresident purchasers should be aware that
their state may not allow import of the hides or
parts of bear, mountain lion, bobcat or otter.
Be sure to check state regulations before
purchasing these items.
A person who has killed an animal illegally and
that animal has been confiscated and put up for
sale at the auction, may not buy that animal or
any part of it at the auction. Nor may another
person buy the animal or any part of it on their
behalf. A violation would be considered an
illegal purchase of wildlife.
For more information, contact Dave Silcock at
the Salmon Region Fish and Game office,
208-756-2271. |
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