Youth Trapper Education Workshops

by Ammoland December 08, 2010

Youth Trapper Education Workshops

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Outdoor Alabama

Alabama –-(Ammoland.com)- The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will hold four youth trapper education workshops between December 2010 and February 2011, with more to be scheduled during the 2011-12 trapping season.

Each of the two-and-a-half-day events is free to participants, and classes are limited to 25 students per workshop. Youth need to be at least 6 years old to participate.

Youth under age 16 and under must be accompanied by a parent or adult. During the classes, seasoned trapping instructors teach students in a variety of subjects including the history of trapping, furbearer ecology and management, trapping techniques, laws and regulations, and outdoor ethics.

During the classes, seasoned trapping instructors teach students a variety of subjects including the history of trapping, furbearer ecology and management, trapping techniques, laws and regulations, and outdoor ethics.

According to Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Supervising Wildlife Biologist Mike Sievering, these workshops offer the perfect opportunity for the youth of Alabama to learn skills and techniques that can only be attained from hands-on activities.

“The youth of today are more accustomed to sitting on the couch, playing video games, texting their friends or watching TV,” Sievering said. “Opportunities like this to learn outdoor skills seem to be somewhat limited. The youth trapper education workshops are just one tool to reverse that trend.”

WFF developed the youth trapper education workshop in 2007, with assistance from the Alabama Trappers and Predator Control Association and USDA Wildlife Services, as a way to preserve this vanishing art. Visit the hunting section of www.outdooralabama.com for more information about trapping and the youth trapper education workshops.

Call 205-339-5716 to register.

The workshop dates and locations are:

December 17-19, 2010, Decatur in Morgan County, Ala.
January 7-9, 2011, Greensboro in Hale County, Ala.
January 21-23, 2011, Rockford in Coosa County, Ala.
February 18-20, 2011, Greenville in Butler County, Ala.

About:
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources promotes wise stewardship, management and enjoyment of Alabama’s natural resources through five divisions: Marine Police, Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. To learn more about ADCNR, visit www.outdooralabama.com .