Popularity of fur-trimmed parkas a boon for coyote trappers

    HERKIMER, N.Y. --- Those fur-trimmed parkas so common on city sidewalks have become a boon to backwoods trappers.   Coyote fur pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, silvery or tawny-tinged arcs of fur on the hoods on Canada Goose coats and their many global imitators. A good western coyote, prized for its silky, light-colored fur, can fetch more than $100. The top price at a recent Colorado auction hit $170, a 40 percent increase from four years ago.   "Coyotes are hot," says John Hughes, a longtime buyer at J and M Furs in Roundup, Montana, "and it's all due to the trim trade."   Late fall and early winter are the prime tra...

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