CONVENTION SEASON IS HERE

Last year was not a good year for many reasons, as I am sure you all know. Now that 2021 is in full swing, we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Businesses are back in full swing, travel is back in full force and trapping conventions will be taking place — barring any major problems with COVID-19.

Only a handful of conventions took place last year. Those that did happen experienced much smaller attendance than in the past. That hurt both the manufacturers and the dealers that had products to sell, and the buyers looking to save money on shipping and take advantage of the good deals that are often found at a trapping convention.

Across the country, trapping conventions take place on the regional, state and national level. Just about every state will host one trapping convention offered by that state’s trapping organization during the summer or early fall.

Only a trapper can understand the thrill of walking into a room where the scent