MI Convention Aug. 20&21 & Cookout list

Here is a run down of what will be happening at the Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association (MTPCA) Convention.
We hope you all can make it!

Osceola County Fairgrounds
101 Recreation Ave.
Evart Mi. 49631

August 20th. & 21st. Buildings open at 8:00am each day

Friday Trapping Demo List;
9:00am Sarah from She Traps---Beaver
10:00am Ed Schnieder---Road Trip Trapping
11:00am Michael White---Fisher
12:00pm Trapper girl Linda---Fox Trapping
1:00pm J.R. from JR & Sons---Canine Trapping
2:00pm Tom Morlock---Beaver
3:00pm Matt Johnson---Canine Large & Intermediate

Saturday Trapping Demo List
9:00am Ernest Winter---Coyote
10:00am Mark June---Predators
11:00am Jeff Hagerty---Mixed bag water line
12:00pm Jeff Dunlap---Coyotes
1:00pm GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
2:00pm Zach Corradi---Muskrat
3:00pm Jim Tate---Land Trapping Techniques

Hunting & Predator Calling Demos[/u]

[b][u] Friday
11:00am Matt Schalk
1:00pm Chris Kreiner

Saturday
11:00am Matt Schalk
2:00pm Erick Trombly
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Other Convention Events

[i]Friday Events

12:00pm MTPCA Fur sales. How to, When to, Where to.

6:00pm Friday Night Donation Meal (Pig roast) Everyone welcome!

Live auction immediately following the dinner.

Saturday Events

9:00am Kids Raffle Registration (at the rabbit barn)
11:00am Possum toss (near the horse barn)
12:00pm Trap setting contest, kids hay scramble & Adult hay scramble (near the big top)
1:00pm GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (All members welcome)(under the big top)
1:00pm. Kids workshop--Build your own dirt sifter FREE. At the rabbit barn
3:00pm Major raffle drawing (in the main building)
4:00pm Kids Raffle (at the rabbit barn)

Vendor List
Dobbins Products, Dunlap lures, Trapping Girl, F&T Trading Post, Hagz (J3 Outdoorz), Mark Spencer, East Fork Predator Bait,
Superior Furs, JR & Sons, Winter Wildlife, Burts Furs, J&K Fur exchange, Shooter Girl, Sterling Fur, Lenons Lures, Mark June Lures,
Jim Tate Wolfen Bait, Wolf Creek, Barnes Hide & Fur, Kansas Trapline, Finch Trap Tags, 131 products, She Traps, Trapper Adrian, Franks Sporting Goods,
Pat Stefanic Stretchers, Jim Langley Jerky, & More!
Walk around raffles on Friday & Saturday

We are expecting a great turn out this year. Please come on over and enjoy the weekend with us!
Camping is available $17 per night or $25 for the entire weekend, no matter if you are in a tent or big ol' RV, same price. With electric and water.
Inside vendors are almost sold out (I can squeeze a couple more) Tailgaters are first come, first served. Vendor
and tailgater set up day is Thursday. Inside vendor space (10 foot frontage) $40 for the weekend, Tailgating is
20 foot frontage. $25 for the weekend.

For more information, or to just hear my cheerful voice, call 616-894-6214
Thank you,
Joe Velchansky sr.
MTPCA Convention Coordinator

Thanks Joe. It's a far piece but Donna and I are looking forward to seeing friends and family!

Glad you can make it back home Mark! Safe travels. I just updated the thread with a vendor list.

Joe,
Can you give us the location?
Thanks

101 Recreation Ave, Evart, MI 49631

Thanks Waz, I updated the address. I missed that.

Thanks, hoping to head up north for a day.

We are having a donation meal Friday August 20th at the MTPCA convention in Evart Mi. at 6:00pm
All proceeds go towards the kids trap raffle fund.
Here is a list of side dishes/supplies so far. I will update as people donate.

Items needed; Drink coolers, side dishes, desserts.

MTPCA-------------Hog roast
Lisa Bagalay------Napkins, utensils & Mostaccioli
Mark Spencer-----Plates
Big Joe--------------Hot dogs, Pickles, Venison summer sausage
Paul Dobbins-----Salmon Cheese ball with crackers
Bogwalker----------Corn Fritters
Vickie Wright------Potato salad, plastic utensils, strawberry pretzel dessert.
Roger Jetmore---10 # can of fruit
GWGjr-----------------Pasta Salad
John Chagnon-----$100 donation!
Travis Carter-------Potato Salad, cowboy beans + $100 Donation!
Mark Earl-------------Chili

I can bring one of those smoked salmon cheese balls with crackers.

Thank you Paul. That is always a big hit!

Since I'll be deep frying fish for lunch wherever I'm tailgating like we did at your club last year. I plan to cook up corn fritters for the dinner.

Thank you Bogwalker

I'll Donate $100 Cash for what ever you need I'll be there on set up day

Thank you John! Trappers are awesome!

one more time

The count down to a MI feed

Put my family down for bringing some pasta salad.

The food list is growing! And two cash donations! I feel proud to be part of this trapping family. Thank you all!

I will bring a 100 hot dog buns and 100 rolls unless that is to much let me know.