Post by: Humptulips on July 04, 2013, 10:05:55 AM
Friday: set up and socializing, potluck dinner and evening campfire with smores sausages and tall tales.
Saturday: Trapper Education classes, membership meeting and
Demos; Westside cage trapping of cat,
Trap makers show and tell, bring your design and show it off. See what other guys are doing in the way of trap building,
Muskrat , beaver, mink trapping demos,
Mike Matneys new floating muskrat trap,
Getting started trapping from a beginners perspective,
Tools for putting up fur,
Comstock beaver/ otter trap
Egg toss for the kids,
Trap making questions and answers
Straw bale scramble, kids love it
Evening dinner and auction, raffle prize drawings
Evening campfire and more tall tales
Sunday: More trap makers show and tell,
Raccoon trapping demo
Board of Directors meeting and clean up
We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner Saturday. Breakfast Sunday and there is the potluck Friday night which you are all welcome too.
There is camping available full hookups or tent camping
$10 admission
Hope to see you there!
Post by: 3nails on July 04, 2013, 01:41:57 PM
Post by: bob maier on July 04, 2013, 06:52:12 PM
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Post by: Humptulips on July 04, 2013, 09:42:46 PM
Bruce, is the fire ring still down by the camping area? Hoping its the same as in past years.
I don't know for sure. I would need to call Karen Welch and ask her.
I will try after the 4th of July weekend.
Post by: big wood on July 04, 2013, 10:36:35 PM
Post by: trapperguy22 on July 05, 2013, 12:25:52 PM
Post by: Humptulips on July 12, 2013, 06:26:06 PM
Bruce, is the fire ring still down by the camping area? Hoping its the same as in past years.Evening camfire is a go. Karen said it wasn't there but they would move it back for us.
Post by: castor gitter on July 14, 2013, 01:43:12 PM
Mike
Post by: fatslinger on July 14, 2013, 03:30:48 PM
Karen
Post by: onetrapper on July 14, 2013, 07:07:41 PM
anyone chance someone can check into the sprinkler problem in the tent area before the weekend?'
Post by: Humptulips on July 14, 2013, 11:06:07 PM
Hey Bruce ,
anyone chance someone can check into the sprinkler problem in the tent area before the weekend?'
I'll be there Thursday and talk to them. I don't remember having a problem last year. The new management seems to be better at getting things right.
Post by: nategood21 on July 20, 2013, 11:29:16 AM
Post by: fatslinger on July 20, 2013, 02:21:20 PM
Post by: HORSEPOWER on July 21, 2013, 01:13:31 PM
Michele
Post by: Snipe on July 22, 2013, 08:26:07 AM
Thanks for putting this on.
Post by: Elkrunner on July 22, 2013, 08:35:56 AM
Post by: Humptulips on July 22, 2013, 05:10:55 PM
Best rendezvous we've had in a few years I think. Attendence was up, more vendors then ever, there was a lot of trapping equipment sold.
Some really excelent demos. If you left early and missed Johns raccoon demo you would kick yourself if you knew what you missed. It was #1.
Get this, there were 5 tables of new trap designs. Unbelievable how innovative we are getting.
My favorite was Bob Maiers new trigger on a swim through. Ted Cantrell had a redesigned swim through that looked first rate too. I liked Erics funnel traps too.
Here's a kind of funny one. Our very own Big Wood asked me to look at a trap he had made that was in his truck. He was too shy to put it out on the table. Well, it looked like a great twist on a current design, certainly better then the original IMHO. Took some prodding to get him to display it. Pretty nice trap really. Thanks for bringing it Chris.
Always see what you should have done after the fact. Next year should be better.
Post by: fatslinger on July 22, 2013, 05:16:01 PM
Post by: Humptulips on July 22, 2013, 05:34:40 PM
Post by: nryche on July 23, 2013, 10:53:56 PM
Post by: bob maier on July 24, 2013, 03:41:19 PM
Post by: W Meyer on July 24, 2013, 08:20:29 PM
I will bring you every thing I catch in my new trap so you can get some practice.
Wayne
Post by: one more on July 25, 2013, 02:50:15 PM
The clever ideas in all the new traps really show how resourceful trappers can be, especially when pushed by the anti-'s. We should have a display of new traps every Ronde.
Thank you so much for the raffel. I'm going to try the Comstock for almost every kind of animal this winter. And I will take a picture of everything I catch in it.
So nice to see familiar faces. Some who have passed on, will always be missed.
Diane