PGC Otter Harvest Reporting
The following postcard was sent from the Pennsylvania Game Commission to PA Trappers:
D12: Fur Selling Opportunity
Groenewold Wool & Fur will be buying fur at Rodgers Hides & Supplies on March 12, 2022 from 8 am to 12 pm. 458 Mt. Pleasant Road, Honeybrook, PA
PTA General Membership Meeting
Saturday, August 15th – 1:00 PM
Clearfield County Fairgrounds – Clearfield, PA
Please bring a chair as none are on site.
Space is restricted but there will be a limited number of supply dealers on site from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The PTA State Booth will be set up with merchandise, memberships, patches, coins, sweepstakes tickets, etc. Drinks and food (limited menu) will be available for purchase.
2020 PTA Banquet
Due to COVID-19, the PTA State Banquet has been POSTPONED and tentatively moved to August 1, 2020.
(It is to be held at the same venue and on the same schedule.) If you have already purchased tickets and cannot make the August 1st rescheduling, please mail your tickets to Steve Senn, PO Box 74, Uwchland, PA 19480 and you will be reimbursed. Thank you for understanding the situation.
Please Sign A Waiver:
In light of the current pandemic, if you are planning on attending the banquet, you must complete the following waiver and bring it with you. View and download the waiver here.
Hotel:
If you plan on attending on the August 1, 2020 date, please contact the host hotel and reserve your room. (There will be shuttle service to and from the venue as before)
Hilton Garden Inn Exton/West Chester
(610) 458-8822
720 Eagleview Blvd, Exton, PA 19341
Banquet Details (Still accurate, except the date)
- 2 Day on the line instruction in Virginia with Bryan Nelson, VTA past president. Bryan has caught over 500 canines in Virginia
- 3 Day Kansas coyote line instruction with Frank Lane, over 200 coyotes last year.
- 2 Day instruction on Rusty Johnson’s South Carolina trap line.
- 3 Days with Dave Rodgers and Rick Amieson in Virginia canine/bobcat land trapping and beaver/otter water trapping.
- 1 Week trapping or hunting bear package in Maine with Brian Flowers
- 2 Day ice out beaver trapping adventure with Jeff Dunlap in Michigan for 2021
- 2 Youth Spring Gobbler Hunts April 25, 2020 with Dave Rodgers and Steve Senn in Bradford County PA, including a box call for each youth.
New Furs for Miss PA
District #12 Director Steve Senn and Dave Rodgers at the Miss PA event last evening with the newly crowned Miss PA and Miss PA Outstanding Teen. It looks like they love their mink coats!
PTA ELECTION
The Pennsylvania Trappers’ Association Inc. will hold an election during the State Rendezvous from June 26-29th, 2019, to fill the offices of President, Vice President-East, Vice President-West, Secretary, Treasurer, Editor, Public Relations Director, NTA Director and FTA Director. Anyone interested in submitting their name to be placed on the ballot for this election should forward their resume to Tom Lane via email at lane938@gmail.com or U.S. Mail at 938 McGuffey Road, West Alexander, PA 15376. Resumes must be received no later than February 1, 2019, in order for your name to be published on the ballot. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tom via email or phone. Ph: 724 484-0718.
PTA Photos – October 2018
Here are some photos from various events and activities throughout the organization. Click on each photo for larger version, and for a caption explaining the event (if available).
Note: Events that have more eight or more photos are broken out into their own posts.
PTA Photos – September 2018
Here are some photos from events throughout the organization in the month of September 2018. Click on each photo for a caption explaining the event.
Note: Events that have more eight or more photos are broken out into their own posts.