Yukon Trappers Association
Rescue in Whitehorse

Yukon Trappers Association registered as a society with the YTG in October 1972, 40 years ago in 2012. The economics of the fur industry has gone through plenty of boom and bust phenomenon, taking the YTA along. Since then, the Association has sent furs to every auction house in Canada, including North American Fur Auctions as well as Fur Harvesters Auction. The answer, it has been proven, was for Yukon trappers to form an Association to provide a fur depot to send the furs to auction. Historically, individuals travelled to each trapper and purchased dried pelts for less than half the auction value. The Association was instigated by Yukon trappers George Darbyshire, et al, Ted Geddes, Larry Barrett, because trappers were not receiving a fair price for their furs. In 2009, the Association was rescued from the brink of bankruptcy and today's dedicated Board of Directors volunteer countless hours to keep it going.