New Hampshire Trappers Association

The members of the New Hampshire Trappers Association, being duly grateful for the rich legacy of wildlife bequeathed by our predecessors, associate ourselves for the following purposes, and in support of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's mission, as it exists. We shall promote trapping of wildlife in the State of New Hampshire consistent with the Fish and Game Department's management plans and laws, as they exist. We shall promote sound conservation, legislation, and administrative procedures. We shall save and faithfully defend from waste the natural resources of the State of New Hampshire. We shall promote sound environmental education programs. We shall promote a continued annual fur harvest using the best management tools presently available for that purpose. We agree to comply and support the membership mission of the New Hampshire Trappers Association

When you have an opportunity to visit the NHF&G Owl Brook Education Center in Holderness, remember to visit the authentic trappers cabin built on site that was donated by NHTA.

Trapper’s
Cabin
By Mel Liston

In years gone by many trappers utilized remote cabins along a trapline traversed on foot. This would allow the trapper an overnight site where supplies had been stockpiled in the off-season and firewood was bucked up for winter use. In some cases a chain of cabins would allow the trapper to run a long line in remote country or a single cabin might be utilized on a line that was one day out and the next day back too home. ..Click here to continue

Should you wonder upon an old trappers cabin while searching, contemplate your find for just a bit, as it represents much and may hold many secrets yet unknown by you. What stands before you now is a vision of the past and the platform from which you may see the future. Let us set on the porch of the old trappers cabin and visit for a spell, for it is here in the tranquility of nature and the presence of our heritage that we ponder the traditions so dear to our trapping community and collect our thoughts. It is from here as we walk down the trail to the future that we put our best foot foreword.

Plan to attend the NHTA Spring Meeting on April 27th held at the Springfield NH Fire Station. Doors open 7am with trapping demonstrations starting at 9am and the Business Meeting at 1pm. Lunch will be available. Please bring your fur donations for the Miss NH Coat project.

Hello to the NH Trappers Association!
Thank you once again for inviting me to participate in the NH Wildlife Federation fundraising dinner. Claudette and I had a fun time! Here is a photo of me in the beautiful fisher cat fur coat that you donated to me this year. I hope you like it! You have been so generous throughout the years, I hope we can continue the honored tradition.

Rachel Barker Miss New Hampshire 2007

The New Hampshire Trappers Association welcomes all who wander onto the porch of our website to visit and browse around. Perhaps you will find a piece of your past which still has significant value for you, or maybe you shall gain a better understanding and appreciation for a craft which was a cornerstone in the development of this nation and continues to find relevance in our modern world. Join us as we uncover and study the history of our past, and mentor the practices of our future. Use the website contact link to provide useful information you are willing to share to enhance this effort. NHTA will continue to maintain the dialog and be a willing partner for all who are truly concerned with the stewardship of our states furbearer species and their habitat. We shall always remain an advocate for trapping as a cost effective and humane means to manage the furbearer populations within our state.

All Trappers should own a copy of this very important video and share it with as many as possible, you may also download and view Destroying The Myth from this live link. Inform all who have questions or concerns about trapping to visit the NHTA website and learn the truth.

NHTA Advocacy Position for Furbearing Species

Notes from the NHTA Annual Banquet.

Pictures and Information from the First Trappers Banquet 2007

Pictures and Information from the Second Trappers Banquet 2008

		Predator Management Through Trapping Trapping To Benefit Game Birds Download and view these videos here Babe Winkelman's Outdoor Secrets Delta Waterfowl Predator Management Introduction "Keeping An Eye" is a limited edition art print by the artist Marian Anderson www.mariananderson.com that was purchased and auctioned off by the NHTA. We wish to thank all who donated items for auction as well as those who purchased them at our annual fund raising auction.
NHTA 2007 ANNUAL GUN RAFFLE
	1. Browning A Bolt Hunter 30-06 2. Browning A Bolt Hunter .270 3. Remington Model 7- CDL .243 4. Remington Model 870 Express 12 Gauge 5. Savage Model 200 .30-06 w-scope 6. Savage 93R17GV .17HMR w-scope 7. Marlin 336W .30-30 8. T/C Encore Muzzleloader .50 cal (blue/comp) 9. T/C Omega Muzzleloader .50 cal (blue/comp) 10.Ruger 10/22 .22LR (wood/blue) 2007 Gun Raffle Winners List Karen Combs Pam Larson Bonnie Pennell Bill Farrar Anthony Gentile Robert C. Don Westcott Nick Gile Fred Bent Jr.

Miss NH 2005, Audra Paquette stopped by to visit the trappers at the Franklin Sportsman's Show and went home with all the fur.

The New Hampshire Trappers Association has formal affiliations with other organizations that have a stated mission, agenda, or purpose, which offers substantial synergy with ours. NHTA desires that these affiliate organizations are broadly supported by our membership. To learn more about each organization, become an individual member, or make a donation. Please visit the websites or call numbers listed below:

New Hampshire Wildlife Federation www.nhwf.org
Phone 603-224-5953, or e-mail info@nhwf.org

National Trappers Association www.nationaltrappers.com
Phone 812-277-9670, or e-mail ntaheadquarters@nationaltrappers.com

Fur Takers of America www.furtakersofamerica.com
Phone 217-394-2577, or e-mail krumui@illicom.net

US Sportsmen’s Alliance www.wlfa.org
Phone 614-888-4868, or e-mail info@USSPORTSMEN.ORG

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership www.trcp.org
Phone 877-770-8722 or e-mail info@trcp.org