D8: 48th Annual Sportsman Show

September 12th, 2026

Newville Lions Club Fairgrounds
433 Shippensburg Road, Newville, PA 17241

PGC Learn to Trap Course

Are you interested in learning how to trap? Join the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Pennsylvania Trappers Association for a FREE 3-day! Participants will spend time in the classroom and in the field to learn everything needed to begin trapping.

For additional information and registration, please visit: https://bit.ly/4n7s6YK

PennVet Genetics Study

The Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Wildlife Futures Program at PennVet are studying Eastern cottontail genetics to understand how wild cottontail populations are spread out across the state and to identify barriers that may affect how cottontails move across the landscape.

PGC Otter Harvest Reporting

The following postcard was sent from the Pennsylvania Game Commission to PA Trappers:

D2: Fur Sale Results & News Update

• Beaver: 67 sold, $7.90 avg.
• Bobcat: 1 sold, $30.00
• Coyote: 8 sold, $13.60 avg.
• Fisher: 1 sold $20.00
• Grey Fox: 2 sold, $15.00 ea.
• Mink: 26 sold, $5.38 avg.
• Muskrat: 354 sold, $3.09 avg.
• Raccoon:122 sold, $3.90 avg.
• Red Fox: 9 sold, $5.75 avg.
• Skunk: 1 sold at $2.00
• Castor: 5.2 lbs. sold, avg. $78.00 lb.

D2 Summer Picnic and meeting will be held on July 10, 2022 at Sugarcreek Community Park, Rt.268, Cowansville, PA 16218. The Picnic starts at noon and the meeting will begin around 2pm. Bring a covered dish.

District 2 Trapper Training School will be held at the North Butler Hunting and Fishing Club,105 Christy Hill Rd. Petrolia, PA 16050. Anyone interested in signing up for our school can contact Jim Colosimo at 724-794-4549.

D2: Fur Sale & Meeting Info

District 2
Jan 13, 2019 Sunday
District 2 Meeting
Happy Hunters Sportsmen Club
676 Chicora/Fenettan Road
Fenelton, PA
Doors open at noon, meeting at 1:00

District 2 Fur Sale
Feb 16, 2019 (Saturday)
Burnt Ridge Box Gun Club
493 Ridge Road
Cowansville, PA
8 am till 3 pm
4% commission
Fur takers license required

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.

D2: Trapper Training