The ISTA Fur Sale, January 14, 2012 at Peru, IN., saw the following 10 Buyers purchasing 25+ lots of fur. The sale commenced at 10am (EST) and concluded shortly after 2:30pm (EST).  Selling prices are published below.  This is from in the round, in the grease, and fully dried.  I want to thank everyone for coming out and making it such a successful sale.  In particular, the Buyers: Ura Hochstetler, UNL Furs, 10558 N. 900 W., Nappanee, IN;  Larry Wahlman, 6610 N. 500 S., Dupont, IN; Maple Lane Furs, c/o Allen Miller, 10505 W. 200 S., Shipshewana, IN; Dave Ducy, 7520 Winters Rd., Ft. Wayne, IN; Patrick Ross, 11631 N. 500 W., Macy, IN; Brent Strock, 4197 CK 63, Butler, IN; Phil Hatcher, 5909 E. 550 S., Peru, IN; Rod Cunningham, 2398 S. 1150 W., Kempton, IN; Mike Clingerman, 3804 N. 350 W., Albin, IN; and David Hager, 13731 North St., PO BOX 507, Grubill, IN.  The sale could not have happen without our 30 some sellers, our auctioneer Corbin Bultemeier, our bookkeeper Travis Allen and his wife Carrie,and all the members of the ISTA who pitched in to set up tables, clean them, and take them down.  If you have any constructive suggestions, please feel free to forward them to me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 765.938.1806 and leave a brief message.  I will call you back as soon as I can.

NEXT YEAR'S ISTA FUR SALE IS SET FOR JANUARY 12, 2013, SAME PLACE, SAME TIME.

Thank you again to everyone.  I will try to get some pictures online here, but I am having difficulty figuring that part out.  Please look for an article with pictures in the coming Gad-A-Bout Newspaper or on-line at www.thegadabout.com.  To everyone, Thank you again for making this sale so successful.

Fred Philips, DVM Pres. ISTA