Minktober 2018

Absolutely worth it. What an experience.


Contact minkguy/Don P. if interested.

You going back? I can't make it this year, hoping to get back up there in the future.

Fur sure. It was a great event, well put together. Good food, although the peanut butter and chilli combo was a little off, crazy Pennslyvanians lol

I hope to go back one day, maybe when my boys are older and they can appreciate it.

Aix,sure you've heard me say it before but i'm 1 1/2 hours away and a mink addict.really hoping to pull it off this year as i am finally working alone and don't have workers and families to worry about.miss out on too much is why i made the changes,we will see.

You need to go if you can PC, it is an awesome time, and by comparison, it is cheap. Don does a phenominal job, if I was an hour and a half away I would never miss one, I believe if you go once, you will feel the same. Unfortunately I am 14 hours away lol

it's alway's been right there when i'm trying to finish the stone quarry up and make sure everybody is set for winter.wife and son both went off and got jobs on there own and the 2 guys that cut and split stone for me retired so hopefully i won't be in that position anymore.its not schools like this either,when a factory worker i would make a dozen conventions every year.went into business for myself and been lucky to make it to a couple little ones each year.got the not getting any younger thing going and turning fifty in a month don't help.

Information overload. Great trappers, good food and lots of sharing.
Host Don Powell does it second to none.
Plenty of time to sit around the campfire and talk, too.

I enjoy the 'speed demos'. Don gives anyone 5-10-15 minutes to share a set or share a trap modification or share something new.
Aix sponsa sure showed something new, last year. Thanks Aix for sharing that.

Event info? Details?

YES! Highly recommended!... An overload of knowledge, food and great trappers from across the country. Even that Morris fella is a pretty good guy

Thanks for bringing this up Jeff!

Charles - This is Don's site, I am sure he will be posting details as they become available

https://www.minktrapping.com/

Hahaha freaking Hagz

If I lived 10 hours away, I don’t think I’d ever miss one. It’s a 21 hour drive for me, and I still say it’s worth it on years that I’m able to swing it

Hit me up next time you go aix, car pool!

One of the best and most unique trapping events I have ever attended. I would love to go again, Don really does it up right. The knowledge, comradery, food and the host are all top shelf.

I will be there without a doubt. As long as Don has them, I will never miss another one if I can help it. You can't even buy the food for what he charges for the entire weekend not to mention the complete information overload. Bring a notebook cause you are gonna want to write a lot of stuff down.

That’d be fun

Heck yea, you could even crash at my place for a night! Only be a few hours more and I feel like my company would be more than be enough to make that worth it! lol



P.S. Don't mention it to Hagz

Only picture I got from last year, great time and great people. Mr. Powell is one of a kind.

I snapped a few. Here is the Pavaillion, the center of the event.



This is Mr. Jerry Lebeou (sp?), he was suppossed to give a demo on "fisher" and instead gave one on "fishah"



This is Mitchell Simpson giving a demo on Lions, they tried to tell him there was no cougars in PA. Mitchell was quick to point one out, we did not get her name



After everyone had given at least 3 demos, they finally let Jeff "Hagz" Hagerty give one (You can see how captivating it was, poor guy in the back was more interested in the demo at the bottom of the hill!) They sincerly apologized before and after



Red O"Hearns gave his patented possum demo. Words will not do the demo or Red justice, I will leave it at that


Don asked Mr. Jerry if he would give an under ice "beaver" trapping demo. Mr. Jerry refused and instead gave an under ice "beavah" demo


It was so much fun and so many great trappers were there, especially the guys pictured above, even Hagz . EVERYONE who can should go at least once. I plan to go back, for sure when my boys are a little older. It was a great time, I met some great people who I still stay in touch with, learned too much and for sure ate too much. 5 stars plus

I wish I could post pictures on this site because I took a good bit of pictures there.

One thing no one has mentioned, when I chatted with Don at the NTA last summer, he was talking like last fall may be the last one he has. Course he is the man, so I wouldn't buy my flight ticket untill he says go!

lmao... this has gotten a bit funny I see... hahaha... Mr. Morris, I would suggest the peanut gallery comments be kept to a minimum unless you want me to disclose how you 'obtained' some beverage... lol...

PSA: AIX SPONSA - DO NOT CRASH AT HIS PLACE - Unless your into that sorta thing... Just sayin'

BTW: Looks like Mitchell was giving the "hey look, over there" while I was chatting it up... lol

I went expecting almost all mink with a little bit of other stuff mixed in. Instead, it was a TON of everything. There were lessons on Beaver, Mink, Otter, Coon, Muskrat, Fisher, Martin, Weasel, Coyote, Foxes, Bobcats, Mountain Lions, and Red O’Hern. I’m sure I missed something...

Hey, whoa, keep the shots above the belt bro! I told you that in confidence! lol



That was right when Ole Mitchell applied his super secret lion lure! I was not quick enough to get a picture of it! Us poor missouori guys fall for "hey look over there" trick every time

There are demos by many top quality trappers and you can sit around the camp fire and shoot the breeze with the likes of Mark Zaggerman, Russ Carman, Rich Faler, Dick Atkins, etc. Located in the beautiful rolling hills of western PA. Don usually has a surprise visitor like the the real Punxsutawney Phil and one of his handlers.The first event a few years back had an attendance of four trappers and now is one of the premier trapper events in the country.

Sorry for the rabbit punch Morris lol... my bad

Well, what I heard is that Hagz will be doing a Samoan Fire Knife Dance Performance using Fat Pine on Saturday night. It'll be part of the Minktober closing ceremonies. Save money by getting your tickets early!

with a bear trap Hags bracket around his neck!

Hahahaha

Zagger told me Haggerty wasn't allowed to book the hotel rooms anymore. He keeps booking them with a single Queen size bed to save money.

JD and I will be there again! We really liked the real word demos from the biggest names in trapping today. And the food was out standing! John

John. How did you and JD do this year?

TTT

We sure have had some characters and this year appears to be loaded with more who are planning on being there. With your help, we can make this year the best gathering yet and I'm hoping the picture will be something we can look back on and say I met this great trapper at Minktoberfest. I am inviting you if you can make it to join in a group that truly "digs the well a little deeper so future generations can drink up the knowledge which it has taken lifetimes to gather"

Don, can I be in charge of the 'booking approvals'? Some of these jokers need axed, lol...

Dfabs, seriously man? That sounds like something Morris would do... your better than that buddy... lol

AIX, now that's funny! That fat pine is RIDICULOUS!

Now get back to the topic - Geeeesh, can tell the season is over

Don,please pm the amount and where to send it so i have to go.i'm turning over a new leaf and looking to get out.was lucky enough to find the wife a second job recently.unfortunately her first job was keeping an eye on me.

Not as well as we hoped. 3 mink, 3beaver, 4 rats, and a weasel. In about 3 week time. Work got stupid with over time. 11to 12 hour a day. Plus the hour drive each way, Then Grab JD and run a hour to check traps. Got to be too much on me. But it was worth it. We were both singing Delta Dawn between stops one night at the top of our lungs. John

I sure like that picture of mrHahn34, my daughter and I.

Well sir, any time on the trap line with your son is better than none. Hopefully next year you will have more time

Haha...Love ya Hagz! I've been seeing all kinds of ways to use your brackets on my line that I didn't think of before after seeing all the ways you used those things last year. A Hagz bracket will be the first thing I add to every 1.5 I buy from now on along with a longer chain.

I can't wait to see everybody again. This is the best trapping related get together In the country. I can guarantee you will not regret the decision to attend no matter how far away you are. Everything is on a much more personal level than being at a convention, with the opportunity to learn from some of the best trappers around.

lol Dfabs! Sounds like we are on the same 1.5 modification plan ...

Something that hasn't really been brought up that I really enjoyed was the gift exchange. That was really cool and highlighted some that really have some talent in woodworking, fur displays, etc...

I think I know what I am bringing to the gift exchange. It has nothing to do with mink though

I'll be there this year

Me too I can't wait!

That fat pine is wicked! awesome stuff for sure ... and I have a whole bunch of it thanks to you buddy... Can't believe how well it works!