The 2025 Western Nebraska Sportsman’s Expo and
Nebraska Fur Harvesters Fall Convention will be held in Chadron, Nebraska
on September 26th and 27th.
Including an extensive Outdoor Leadership Planning for the future of wildlife management in general.

This will be a “must see” event… home of the Chadron Fur Trade Museum

We will be showcasing a discussion with Dan Gates, President of the Colorado Trappers and Predator Hunters Association… a CELEBRATION of Colorado’s “People of the Land” win for wildlife management in the recent election!!

Convention Schedule
Convention News
Chadron 2025 Hotel & Update
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Hotels
Holiday Inn Express: 308-747-2223
Motel Grand: 308-432-5595
Bunk House Motel: 308-432-5591
Chadron Inn and Suites: 308-432-3000
Westerner Motel: 308-432-4471
Super 8: 308-432-4471
Eagles Rest RV Park Chadron: 308-432-4349
We will be showcasing a discussion with Dan Gates, President of the Colorado Trappers and Predator Hunters Association… a CELEBRATION of Colorado’s “People of the Land” win for wildlife management in the recent election!!

Vendors
This list will continue to evolve and grow prior to the event.

Gary Mackie – Furs and lures
Paul Antzack – History Channel
EJ Kelly – Homestead lures
Minnesota trap line products
Nixon leather custom made holsters and leather products
Marty Smith – keg creek baits
Coloradans for responsible wildlife management
Jones Fur Buying and cage traps
Herrick Taxidermy
Idaho Trappers association
Northwest travel board
Dave Olson broken antler arts
Museum of the fur trade
Blue Creek Traders primitive arts and fur products
Darren Nutt custom knifes
Wyoming Trappers association
Dakota prairie lures
Back water baits
Mike and Jean Lance – kids wildlife learning display
Bill Johnson fur products and trapping supplies
Daile Schneider – Wild furs
Roy Greenfield – Horseshoe Art
Rick Anderson – R and J Fur
Travis Chilson – lures and antique traps
Mark Steck – Wiebe Knifes
South Dakota Trappers Association
Tuffy Halls Trapping Supplies – SD
Prowler Baits – Paul Fonain – WY
Kevin Rayhill Trapping Supplies – NE
Scott Phillips – North West Predator and Wildlife Control – OR
Stephanie Lindsey – Leather work and fur garments, jewelry
Steve Burris – Predator calls
Vern Howey – Shooting Sticks
And more!
Demonstrations
The following individuals have at this time committed to giving demos at the event. As always life can provide many changes but they will do their best to attend.

Paul Antzack – Montana – Wolf Trapping
Gary Jepson – North Dakota – Coyote Lures
Kirk Budd – Nebraska – Fur Trade Museum
E.J. Kelly – Wyoming- Bobcat trapping
Jim Ball – Arizona – Cage trapping Bobcats
Geoff Nemenick – Predator Calling & Hungting with a Thermoscope
Scott Schaefer – Western Nebraska- Predator Trapping
Travis Chilson — Coyote Trapping
Mark Ross – Nebraska – Problems on the Trapline
Dave Hastings – Nebraska – Trapping badgers
There are also plans being made for women’s educational activities and activities for kids!
Local Attractions
Check out the DiscoverNWNebraska.com website for more information, or call 308-432-3006.

Chadron Fur Trade Museum

A new attraction to the convention would be Blue Creek Traders mountain man encampment.

Hoping to make it

I'll be there, not sure if going with kids or wifey. If I go with the kids, we'll be camping at Chadron State Park. I highly recommend a visit there. Very scenic.

I believe Craig OGoreman may be showing up. His wife said I could pick up my books from him there but needed them before September long.

Craig Ogorman is on the schedule for a question-and-answer session. MR Ogorman called the founding meeting of the Nebraska Fur Harvesters in 1973. There will possibly be several other well-known names on the grounds, but I do not have conformation.