I am finally getting to go. Don't know what to expect but it's been like waiting on Christmas for about two weeks. Any ever been to one or anyone going. I hoping for a great time.

I’ll be there tomorrow evening and staying through Sat afternoon. I’ve been to the one last year.

Will it be open tomorrow night?

I’ll be there, never been. Looking forward to it.

I'm heading up tomorrow. First time can't wait. Schedule says opens Friday morning at 8. First demo Friday scheduled for 9. First demo Saturday starts at 8. Looking forward to meeting some of the vendors and seeing a few I know. Also looking forward to meeting trappers from all over.

Wish I could make it to it as I grew up not too awfully far from Crossville. Be a bit of a trek from central Idaho though. Hope you guys post up how it is.

I went yesterday and it was an enjoyable day. All this talk and reality about the fur market and NAFA has attendance down at meets. Our meet two weeks ago was mainly the old regulars. I struck up conversations with several guys there and most were sociable. Enjoyed meeting Jim Tate, Lesel and the nice people from Hilltop. Miz Sullivan gave me a hug. Clint Locklears Eastern Wolfer kept me up late reading it when I got back home. Several good ideas in there and several things I agreed with that I hadn’t heard in print before.
The dealers at meets have to load, unload, load and then unload again at home. Hats of to them. Some had also driven from a South Dakota, Michigan and Iowa. Clint had just driven back from a Wyoming and loaded up and made the meet. I know how I feel after a cross country drive. This takes a lot of effort on their part.
Reflecting back on 44 years of trapping I wonder how long the trappers that actually love trapping will continue attending and doing all the work putting on a meet. A lot of the new “trappers” seem perfectly happy just appearing on YouTube and never join a trapping organization or attend meets to support dealers. I worry that the very concept of fur trapping is changing from what I’ve known all my life.
Thanks to the guys that worked and put it on for us to just show up.

I agree. I had an awesome time seeing everything. To be honest I watch YouTube videos a lot. But the knowledge gain from taking to some of the people there about trapping and fur handling was priceless. This won't be my last trip. Thanks to all that had a hand in it.
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Those folks in Tennessee put on a great program. They never slowed down. Put on a great feed Friday night. The auction was a hoot. Our Mississippi President Chip Davis was the auctioneer. Had 4 or 5 microphones bite the dust on him. It was some good fun. I traveled up from the Gulf Coast so I did both days. Had some awesome demos. All the dealers were nice. Got to visit with Clint, Lesel, Kendall's parents (he's in North Dakota trapping), Tim Meat Trapper and Allen and his wife from Funke. Joined the Tennessee Fur Takers while I was up there. Picked up some great info from different guys and had some laughs. Stayed overnight so helped Allen pack up. Man he has a great system but you are right it is a lot of work. I can't imagine doing it over and over. Speaking of vendor's. Kendall at No B S and his parents went out of there way to fulfill an order for me. Super customer service. The folks at Southern Snares were great too as were Clint and Travis(can't leave him out. For those of you that haven't met Travis Clint's sidekick he is a hoot), and Lesel. Allen and his wife were great too as were the volunteers working NTA and TFT. I blew my budget but got some good deals. Looking forward to Arkansas and hopefully Kalamazoo. Idaho might be a stretch but wouldn't mind visiting my dad's home again.