For all who don’t know, the Montana Trapper’s Association puts on the Youth Trapper Camp (YTC) each year during the third weekend of June. Looks like19-21 June this year.

While we focus the camp on kids ages 7-18, adults are welcome. The camp is broken down into a three year program, with second year students learning more than the first, and the third year students going to the field with experienced instructors.

Essentially, $50 gets a student the entire weekend and meals are included. Usually, families camp out on the farm in tents or campers. This year the program will be held in Augusta, MT.

The cutoff date for applications is June 5th!


https://www.youthtrappercamp.org/

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This can,be a great excuse for a Family Vacation to Montana for the Youth Camp and both Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks are close by as many other points of interest .

I taught snare making and how and where to set them as well as knife sharpening for many years . There were families from the Eastern states and the Western states as well and the same for the South West .

Id suggest a camera with a extra SD card as well as a notebook to write notes so you don't forget as the student will learn a great deal in a short period of time .
Even when its booked to capacity the students can and will still feel as if it's a one on one experience !

One of my high lights was when I get a picture from a past student with a big pile of fur they caught after receiving instructions from alk the instructors and myself .