Womens Trap Camp 2022

Hey guys! I don't get a chance to post on here often but as we start planning for our next Womens Trap Camp in August, I wanted to give a little info on what it is and what we've been doing. Several years ago, the WI DNR had reached out about using the R3 dollars to do some sort of trapping class targeting women to get more into the outdoors. We saw a need, as usually, trapper education classes have 25 men and maybe one or two gals. We have only a handful of female instructors in the state, well, had. We did our first ever Womens Trap Camp last fall, which was 28 female students and 5 female instructors. The camp filled up in 48 hours after posting that year. It was such a success, that we were able to hold it again this year, scheduled for August 26-28, and this time, it filled up within 24 hours, and we increased the roster to 41 students, and we have a lengthy waiting list for future camps! Many of the students from last year's camp are now becoming trapper education instructors! I'll attach a few photos from last year's camp. In a nutshell, we spend 3 days teaching the women EVERYTHING they could possibly need to know about trapping, including trap prep, modifications, ethics, going through all the regs and traps (it's a full certified trapper education course), checking traps each morning, possible dispatch, then skinning and fur handling, sewing tanned pelts into hats, and even a wild game feed where we cook up furbearers including bobcat and beaver!

Our camp isn't about feminism or anything like that, and even though all trappers are so welcoming, there is a different vibe about being in an all-female camp. We've noticed in past classes that sometimes women feel intimidated by male students or instructors and are afraid to ask questions for fear of looking dumb, or screwing something up so they aren't very hands on. We noticed in this camp that everyone seems so relaxed and don't mind getting their hands in there and making mistakes and asking questions. We've only done this last year and we have already been on the cover of the Wisconsin Trapper, featured in Trappers Post, and will be on the cover of next year's Wisconsin Trapping Regulations pamphlet.

Posting this mostly to just share the fun we've had and what we are doing. We have a few main sponsors that have really helped fund and supply the camp with what is needed, such as Southern Snares, WTA, and SheTraps, however if you would like to donate any items for the door prizes, swag table, goodie bags, we would be so appreciative. All the women ran their own traplines the winter after the camp and many of them start from scratch, which means they take our suggestions on where to buy traps, supplies etc., so that weighs heavily on their decisions on how to get started! If you are interested in donating anything to our camp, we could definitely use any trapping supplies but also, tanned furs, even ones with holes or slip spots, would be so appreciated for our fur sewing night. If interested, please email me at skyeskyegoode@gmail.com.

That is awesome!
Thanks for sharing!!!

Nice work.

Way to go women trappers.

Absolutely fantastic Skye! Maybe this would inspire other states to start something like this as well. Good luck and keep up the good work!

very cool

That is one awesome post SKYEGOODE

The good stuff! I heard so many good things about camp! We do similar for deer and turkey hunting here, and have had a lot of requests for a trapping camp! Hope it pans out one day.

Excellent.

Great job Skye! Women continue to step up and get things done in our society...I’m glad these women have organized. Trapping , hunting, fishing and the shooting sports are being followed by women/girls and they are excelling at them.

If you need any help Cristina, just let me know and I can share with you our agenda or our planning sheets once we get this second one under our belt!

Very good, hat's off to all that make it happen.

Now there is a place to meet some quality ladies!

Good on you Skye!

O ya!

I read the article in the Wisconsin trapper. Glad to see this going on!!
WTG ladies!!!

That's great!!

Too cool!

WOW You make me proud to be from Wisconsin.Good job trappers.

I showed the pictures to Diane and she asked why the one hat had a double tail. Did the living animal have a double tip tail like that?

Keith

Wisconsin Dist 6 just donated $250 to Womans trap camp. We also donated $250 to the Eagle River Trees for towmorrow kids trap camp and $250 to the NO Name Trap camp.

No I think that person was just creative and wanted a double tail haha

I heard that during our meeting yesterday, we sure appreciate that! We are getting very close to breaking even on expenses after the district 6 donation!

Keep up the good work !

Well done!

Outstanding, a really great thing you’s are doing!

Keep up the good work, Skye.

Skye,
We'll be sending our donation to y'all this week! What a great gathering you all have put together and Donna and I are super happy to donate to it.
The ladies....
getting it done!

Blessings!
Mark

Outstanding .

We sure appreciate the support Mark June! Thanks so much!

Had a couple guys already reach out to support our camp with tanned pelts and traps, you guys really are the best community in the world, we sure appreciate it!

Just wanted to update this thread with some photos from camp. It was a huge success again this year. The generous donation table was one of the most talked about aspects of the camp. For those who don't know, this is an all-inclusive three day trapping camp that is also a fully certified trapper education course for Wisconsin, taught by all female trapper education instructors, female wardens, and 30-40 female attendees. Campers get to set traps for real catches, we have a furbearer wild game feed, full trapper education curriculum, skinning, fleshing, sewing tanned furs into hats, etc. We have an almost full waiting list for 2023 already!

Great post, thanks for posting. Wisconsin Trappers Association in the forefront of trapper education.

This is awesome. And the turnout was great! Good job Skye.

That is very cool. Way to go setting up and running that event.

Great job! Excellent asset to the trapping world.

Hey Boco...you evah trap bare foot ? These gals have one up on yah ! This is Awesome !

And 160 user....there is hope now !

Love seeing this!!!

Just excellent! Nothing more attractive that a bunch of purty gals smelling of lure an fleshings. Keep it up Skye your doing something great

Ain't never seen a demo done barefooted

She sets bear traps bare foot also at the annual convention.

Interesting, very interesting.

What a great camp. My hat is off to you ladies!

My hats off to you Skye as well as all the others who participated! Keep up the good work!

Very impressive, so very proud of you Ladies carrying on the trapping tradition!

Good on you all, well done!!

I was wondering if we'd see the bear feet in pictures.

thats great keep up the good work

Women in the outdoors are the fastest growing segment of the population that is getting involved in outdoor related activities Just 50 years ago many local sportsman's clubs would not allow women to join. Thankfully that way of think is being replaced with the idea of why refuse help for about 50% on the population . In my experience woman /young girls are quicker to learn because they pay closer attention to what is being presented to them .Us man like to think we know what we are doing and don't need any help Congrats on what you are doing. I say if you have a hobby that you really love and enjoy the only natural thing to do is teach others to enjoy it also

You are spot on! Nothing ever needs to be repeated at womens camp becasue they listen and retain, whereas my coed classes, I’m constantly repeating myself and correcting things that were already addressed but certain company wasn’t listening 😂😂