Table 3.15. Harvest and value of fur animak in Louisiana in 1973 (Louisiana Department 

 of Wildlife and Fisheries). 



Species 



Nutria (eastern La.) 



Nutria (western La.) 



Muskrat (eastern La.) 



Muskrat (western La.) 



Mink 



Raccoon (coastal) 



Raccoon (upland) 



Opossum 



Otter 



Skunk 



Fox 



Bobcat 



Beaver 



Coyote 



Total pelts and value 



Nutria 



Muskrat 



Raccoon 



Opossum 



Total meat and value 



Number 

 of pelts 



1,000,000 



749,670 



200,000 



86,087 



38,940 



45,000 



139,688 



33,676 



5,989 



747 



3,312 



953 



472 



382 



2,304,916 



Pounds 

 of meats 



11,000,000 



250,000 



1,000,000 



300,000 



12,550,000 



Average price 

 per pelt ($) 

 (1973 price) 



4.50 



6.00 



3.25 



4.50 



7.00 



6.00 



7.50 



1.50 

 30.00 



1.25 

 15.00 

 20.00 



6.00 

 12.00 



Average price 

 per pound 



0.09 

 0.09 

 0.30 

 0.25 



Value 



(S) 



Total 



4,500,000 



4,498,020 



650,000 



387,392 



272,580 



270,000 



1,047,660 



50,514 



179,670 



934 



49,680 



19,060 



2,360 



4,584 



11,932,454 



990,000 

 22,500 



300,000 



25,000 



1,387,500 



13,319,954 



Table 3.16. F^stimated Chenier Plain harvest of muskrat and nutria, based on habitat 

 area and yield per unit area (Palmisano 1972a, b) 



*For western Louisiana sec figure 3-9. 



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