HERMANSVILLE – The 18th Annual Youth Trappers Workshop might be held on the Hermansville Group Membership on Saturday, February 4th from eight am to roughly four pm CST. A number of native veteran trappers might be readily available to share suggestions, methods and tales about their experiences capturing furbearers.
Bob Steinmetz will give an illustration on beaver trapping. That is an “it’s a must to see” for anybody concerned about beaver searching. Steinmetz, who has greater than 50 years of beaver trapping expertise, will share his data, suggestions and methods with individuals on this workshop.
“Entering into the beaver mindset is the important thing to creating huge catches quick.” Steinmetz mentioned. “The trapper should remember that these animals know each inch of their territory and can draw back from something misplaced (particularly a trapped relative). Beavers are normally pretty simple to catch, however as soon as spooked by sloppy traps, they change into extraordinarily tough to catch (a giant concern should you’re trapping for a landowner who needs the beaver gone – as a result of they trigger flooding, timber ). damages and so on.). A trapper who is aware of the beavers are there, has good tools and is aware of the habits of the beavers might be profitable.”
After his fall pond trapping demonstration, Steinmetz might be out there for questions on trapping beaver within the spring, which could be very completely different from trapping beaver of their colony within the fall. He might be simply recognized as the person carrying his nickname on his shirt – “The Beaver Whisperer.”
“We’re extraordinarily excited to have Bob current on the workshop.” mentioned Mike Lewis, workshop supervisor and longtime member of the UP Trappers.
Jim Fornetti of UP Trappers may even current on weasel trapping.
Each demonstrators will have interaction the viewers and encourage questions and dialogue. They’ll emphasize authorized and humane strategies of harvesting, security on the entice line, sportsmanship within the woods, together with the enjoyment of the outside.
Entry is free and meals and refreshments might be out there. All newbie trappers might be handled with a entice “starter equipment”. Raffles, prizes, contests and different enjoyable issues might be taking place. Every youth in attendance will win a assured prize and be gifted with age-appropriate traps and tools.
For the day’s full schedule or extra details about this occasion, please go to www.uptrappers.com or contact occasion coordinator Mike Lewis at (906) 774-3592. The Hermansville Group Membership is positioned at W5480 First Road, Hermansville.