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Texas Trappers and Fur Hunters Association to meet Oct. 14-15

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A gathering of landowners, wildlife managers, trappers, and fur harvesters will be held on October 14-15, 2022, at the Gatesville Civic Center.

 This event is sponsored by the Texas Trappers and Fur Hunters Association and the Gatesville Civic Center.  Everyone is welcome to attend as instructors from across the Nation will offer free of charge to the public a diversified program of wildlife management techniques. Instructors will demonstrate effective methods to minimize damage from feral hogs, coyotes, bobcats, beaver, and more. Included will be a field trip to a nearby ranch to demonstrate some of these techniques applied in a natural setting, weather permitting.

This seminar will be held in conjunction with the Texas Trappers and Fur Hunters Association’s fall Rendezvous.  CEU's for pesticide applicators will be awarded for General and IPM credits.  Fur harvesting and predator control supplies along with wildlife related crafts will be available throughout the convention. A live fundraising auction will take place Friday evening with auction items on display through the day. Please join them again Saturday for this family-oriented event. They will have Ladies and Youth crafts sessions, along with youth trap setting sessions. Also Saturday, they will have Trap setting and Skillet tossing contests for all ages with winners receiving trophies. Concessions will be available throughout both days. Activities will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, and 7:30 a.m. Saturday.

Make plans to attend and learn more about how trapping and fur harvesting help the environment and economy. The TTFHA is a 501c3 non-profit organization committed to public education, to the conservation of the natural resources of Texas, and to the responsibility to coexist with the wildlife of Texas.  All hunting and trapping activities are regulated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to ensure a continued thriving population of all wildlife species.  Harvesting excess wildlife insures a stable and sustainable balance of wildlife to habitat ratio. It also reduces wildlife conflicts with humans. Wildlife is a renewable resource. Natural fur is an environmentally friendly alternative to man made products that are made from synthetic products based on petroleum. Most harvested furs are sold to international buyers. These sales help to lower the Nation's foreign trade deficit.