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Trapper
Education
Two
GENERAL TRAPPING SCHOOLS are held each season. The Interior
school is taught out of Fairbanks and is typically held the third
weekend of October while the SouthCentral chapter is usually the
following weekend in Chugiak. Course content includes how to trap
interior Alaska's furbearers, preparation, techniques, fur handling,
survival and a strong emphasis on trapping ethics and the law. Tuition
includes overnight accommodations and meals.
See: Detailed information in PDF format
WOLF TRAPPING
SCHOOL
Our wolf trapping school is typically held in late January/early
February. This school is a two-day, overnight event running from early
Saturday morning till late Sunday afternoon. As of 2007, we have begun
alternating locations for the class. In even-numbered years, the
school will be held in the Interior. In odd-numbered years, it will be
held in South-Central. Alaska's best wolf trappers are brought
together to teach this class. Course instruction covers field gear,
snares, traps, pelt handling, techniques including proven
tricks-of-the-trade, and ethics. Tips and information, too numerous to
detail, which are needed to ensure your becoming a successful wolf
trapper. Tuition includes overnight accommodations and meals. For
availability of schools conducted in bush locations please contact ATA
for details. See also: Alaska
Trapping Manual & DVD
SNARE BUILDING
SCHOOL
Our snare building school is a one-day event providing hands-on
training in making snares. Students learn how to purchase supplies and
build snares. Students build and keep some of each of the following
types of snares: fox, beaver, and wolf. They also learn how to
properly use snares including anchoring techniques and ethics. Tuition
includes snare-building materials. Offered on an as demand warrants
basis. Contact ATA for details. See also: Breakaway Wolf Snares
YOUTH BEAVER
TRAPPING SCHOOL
In collaboration with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, we offer
a unique opportunity for youth to learn how to trap beaver. This
school is typically run in February and March in locations close to
and within Fairbanks. Students are usually grouped 5-6 per instructor
and led through the process of locating lodges, trap and snare
preparation, and pelt handling. Often, students are able to keep their
finished pelts. This class is free and is space available based upon
the number of available instructors. See also: Youth Beaver Trapping School
poster
CABIN BUILDING
CLASS
See: Cabin Building
Workshop
SHARED TRAIL USE
SEMINARS
As a service to the general public we also offer seminars on an as
requested basis to help promote shared use of trails. We instruct
users on how to determine if a trail is also a trapline, how to avoid
accidental pet catches and how to safely release a pet that is
accidentally caught. These seminars are free. See also: Sharing Alaska's Trails DVD