D9: Trapping School Photos
D5: Trapper Training School
JULY 20, 2019
Where: Laurel Ridge Sportsman Assoc. 2906 Coxes Creek Road Somerset Pa. 15501
Time: 7:30 am Start. Lunch and supper will be provided finish 8:00pm
Contact: Brian Spory 818 Penn Ave. Hollsopple Pa. 15935
Phone #814-244-7717
Cost: $20.00 per person
(includes t-shirt if signed up before July 10,)
What to expect: The school will be open to male and female students of all ages and can be a family event. An adult must accompany children under the age of 12. There will be some indoor instruction. Bring boots, (also waders if you have them), camera, notebook, rain gear, and be ready to learn from District 5 Trappers with years of experience. There will be Water trapping, Land trapping and Species specific trapping shown, just how we do it in the fields and creeks. We have experienced instructors. They will share with you many years of information in a short period of time. They will cover the entire trapping process; types of traps, trap preparation, trapping demonstrations on both land and water sets, skinning, fleshing and getting your catch to the fur buyer or tannery. We will also discuss trapping laws, license and seasons.
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Information Required:
NAME:___________________________________________________ MALE_____ FEMALE____
AGE: ________ T-SHIRT SIZE: __________
Mail or email to:
Brian Spory 818 Penn Ave, Hollsopple, Pa. 15935 bspory@atlanticbb.net
Make checks payable to: PA Trappers Assoc. District 5. You may also pay the day of the event.
Then and now…
PTA Big Springs State Park – D8 meeting 2019, PTA Rendezvous 1949
The PTA & PGC
Don Powell, the Vice President West of the Pennsylvania Trappers Association, is pictured Meeting with Bryan Burhans the Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director. Having a working relationship with all of our officials is important! Powell said both the PGC and PTA are doing great jobs as stewards of our land and renewable resources. Pennsylvania is the land and water of opportunity for us! Our future will continue to be bright as long as we are willing to work and willing to work together! The Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen and Conservationists need us all to support them as they fight for us.
Skull Cleaning
Joey Della Penna and his father Chris have been helping Dan Lynch of the PGC with cleaning some of the many skulls the trappers of PA have been donating for youth education. Joey has a real interest in wildlife and recently asked if he could clean a variety of skulls and then use them in a display for a program at school. Joey does museum quality work and will probably one day be involved in wildlife as a career and part of it will be due to his extreme interest in wildlife. The PTA members should be proud to be a small part of his future.
March Photo Roundup
D5: Fur Sale Results
Results from February 10, 2019
| Species | Qty | Average | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Fox | 18 | $10.99 | $197.82 |
| Gray Fox | 19 | $20.63 | $391.97 |
| Coyote | 16 | $7.78 | 124.48 |
| Raccoon | 68 | $2.43 | $165.24 |
| Opossum | 18 | $0.86 | $15.48 |
| Skunk | 8 | $7.03 | $56.24 |
| Muskrat | 101 | $3.77 | $380.77 |
| Male Mink | 8 | $6.97 | $55.76 |
| Female Mink | 6 | $3.54 | $21.24 |
| Beaver | 8 | $9.56 | $76.48 |
| Otter | 2 | $35.00 | $70.00 |
| $1,555.48 |
D9: Fur Sale Results
6-BUYERS 28-SELLERS
PELTS – TOTAL AVERAGE HIGH
RED FOX 85 $ 8.14 $ 20.00
GRAY FOX 41 13.30 18.00
COYOTE 56 21.05 30.00
RACCOON 137 3.95 7.00
BEAVER 60 10.50 18.00
MUSKRAT 82 2.86 3.75
MINK 5 7.60 10.00
BOBCAT 8 46.00 85.00
OPOSSUM 34 1.60 2.00
FISHER 1 38.00 38.00
SKUNK 5 9.40 12.50
CASTOR 153.00
D10 Fur Sale Results
As most of you know we had our fur sale on Jan. 19th. Attached are the results. George Munniksma was our only buyer, so it was more of a walk up sale. The threat of bad weather, and the current market did not help us. However, George did a real nice job spreading some knowledge about fur grading and what he looks for with each trapper, so that information will be very valuable if the market ever rebounds.
Thank you to all who came out to share some stories and have some breakfast.
Next year’s sale will be January 18th, 2020.