Event brings more than $1.2 million through Elmore County
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Published: Mar. 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM PDT|Updated: 16 hours ago
GLENNS FERRY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Trappers and buyers from across the United States and internationally gathered in Glenns Ferry over the past several days for the Idaho Trappers Association’s annual fur sale at the Elmore County Fairgrounds.
The event featured pelts from more than 20 states, including 1,700 bobcats and 1,000 coyotes. Buyers attended from across the country and internationally, seeking fur for coats, hats, and ceremonial items.
The Idaho Trappers Association said its primary mission is to protect trapping in Idaho. Rusty Kramer, president of the association, said trapping has been a lifelong part of his identity.
“I don’t fish, don’t bird hunt because my dad didn’t…. it’s part of who I am. I identify as a trapper,” Kramer said.
Kramer said the organization works to counter what it describes as misleading media coverage of trapping.
“There’s attacks coming on trapping because it’s misled in the media quite a bit. And so we try and get that education out there. And so we protect this thing that we love,” Kramer said.
The fur sale is one of the association’s largest fundraisers. Kramer said the event is designed to give trappers the opportunity to sell their fur at maximum value.
“We bring buyers in and have this event where we just stage this fur sale and bring buyers in and give trappers a chance to sell all their fur for the maximum value,” Kramer said.
The sale is projected to bring more than $1.2 million through Glenns Ferry and Elmore County. The event has grown to the point that Elmore County commissioners funded an overflow tent to accommodate attendance.
The association also hosts seminars, trapping classes, and kids’ activities at the event, all free and open to the public.
Kramer said all animals are fully utilized, including skulls, teeth, and feet, which have value as craft items.
“The main thing that we want to make sure that we tell everybody is those animals are all being utilized… We got a renewable resource here that can be utilized. And when the markets dip down, these animals still need to be harvested. And it’s just a shame to waste them,” Kramer said.
Volunteers, some working 18-hour days over the course of the event, were credited with making the sale possible.
“All these guys you see — volunteers — we had a row of people working 18 hours for the last two days just volunteering because they love what we do and love protecting and love this group. And it’s like a big family here,” Kramer said.
Idaho Trappers Association annual fur sale draws buyers from around the world to Glenns Ferry
Exposing the Big Game 
The only reason animals “need to be harvested” is because trappers and hunters demand it because they don’t understand how ecology work.
Animals aren’t resources. And someone who actually cares about wildlife wouldn’t refer to them as such. These people can go to hell. Liars, manipulators and sadists all of them.