If You Want A New Fur Coat

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  1. Bill Boggs

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    I wonder these days how the fur trade is farring up on the north end of Vancouver Island,
    where years ago it thrived, the family I visited raising mink, and otter, and other fur bearing
    animals, but mostly mink. I shared military experience with a young man whose family had
    this business. I thought of him and his family when I read the article of furs sales banned in
    California. He became a pilot with Canadian National Airlines. I became a grunt in the oil
    patch. But once upon a time I did run a couple of traplines with them, on snowshoes. It
    was all in a days work for them. Almost put me in the hospital. Just some thoughts that run
    through my mind.
     
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  2. Bess Barber

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    @Bill Boggs Well, as you can tell from this thread, most people aren't into furs any longer. It's probably not much of a business these days. I'm glad you were able to enjoy the excitement of it at some point. :)
     
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  3. Shirley Martin

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    Leather comes from dead animals. Shoes are made from leather. So are leather coats.
     
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