EVENTS
2010 FLORIDA TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION TRAPPER TRAINING SEMINAR July 30 thru August 1 Madison, FL We will be covering all aspects of starting a Nuisance animal control business, as well as basics of fur trapping. Our association is putting together a list of trappers to respond to wildlife control complaints, especially with coyotes and feral hogs. Classroom and actual trap line instructions will be provided. There are four hotels in Madison, as well as primitive camping on site. There will be Port-O-Lets on site. Refreshments will be provided by the Florida Trappers Association. Planned courses:- Professional trapping techniques (steel trap permits in FL)
- Bait/lure application and use
- Trap placement
- Steel trap modifications
- Building snares and snare placement
- Avoiding non-target species
- Fur handling – grading and marketing
- Wildlife diseases –transferable to humans
- Hog trapping
- Wire traps
- Records and taxes
- Planning an efficient money making trap line
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 15TH
Cost: Members $25.00 • Non members $50.00* (*Will include 1 year membership) For more information, please contact: Cody Sikes at 352-398-5945 or southernlandservices01@yahoo.com Bill Crowder at 850-973-4830 or wildbillc@shareinet.net Carol Lokken at 941-475-1206 or beachbum5253@comcast.net2010 Rendezvous
Date: September 25, 2010
Place: Trimble Park Pavilion #1
5802 Trimble Park Rd.
Mount Dora, FL
352-383-1993
Time: 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast: 8:00 AM
Coffee, orange juice, donuts
Lunch: 12:00 Noon
Beans, Burgers, and Dogs compliments of the FL Trappers Association
Demos:
Meat market Bill Crowder & Bo Carlton
What, where, when, who, how to sell
Bait and Lure Making Bill Weeks
Nuisance Animal Removal John Whitfield & Gary DePalma
Including start up and business practices
Fur market and outlets George Dykhuizen
Where and when to sell your fur
Open forum
A great time to share your knowledge, ideas, and questions
Business Meeting
Auction/Fund Raiser Dave Enfinger – Auctioneer Extraordinaire
Ronnie Braxton & Terry Mayne - Assistants Extraordinaire
Raffle drawing
Please mark this date on your calendar and join us for a day filled with fellowship, fun, and friends. Bring items to donate to our annual auction and plan to buy some useful and interesting “stuff”. Association promotional items and raffle tickets will be available for sale.
Our Rendezvous is open to the public and all guests are welcome!
Please respect Trimble Park rules: No firearms, alcohol, or pets allowed in the park.
Camping is available with water and electric hook ups. There are bathroom and shower facilities in the camping area. Trimble Park will take camping reservations after August 11th. Please tell the office that you are with the FL Trapper’s Association. We cannot reserve specific sites but they will try to group us together. Many of us plan to camp Friday and Saturday night.
Directions:
(DO NOT USE MAP QUEST, YAHOO, OR GOOGLE MAPS!)
From I 75:
Exit 329(Inverness/Wildwood) to SR 44 toward Wildwood/Leesburg SR 44 to Leesburg to US 441 (Rt 500) toward Taveres/Eustis/Mt. Dora SR 441 past the Mt. Dora cutoff and you will see a sign “Orange County” 2 miles past this sign you will see a sign “Trimble County Park” (right side of road) Turn right on Dudley Rd. left on Dora Dr., right on Earlwood Ave., bear right on Trimble Rd.
From the east:
SR 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) towards Mt. Dora After passing thru Apopka, there will be a “Zellwood Diner/Truck Stop” on your right 2 miles past the diner/truck stop you will see a sign “Trimble County Park” on your right. Turn left on Sadler Rd., right on Sloewood Dr., right on Dora Dr., left on Earlwood Ave., bear right on Trimble Rd.
Come into the park and follow the main road straight in (not the boat launch entrance), past the camping area road. Pavilion #1 is at the end of the road on the right. There is ample parking.
Please direct all questions and concerns to our Officers.
Hope to see y’all there!!!