Registration for Trapping Education Workshops is now open

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is offering a series of trapping education workshops on select weekends this fall and winter. The workshops will teach the historical aspects of trapping, the biology of furbearers and the use of trapping as a useful tool for wildlife management.

The workshops are open to everyone aged 7 and over. There is a $10 registration fee. To register, visit www.outdooralabama.com/trapping.

Classes begin on Saturdays with an introduction to the history of trapping, the duties of the trapper, and the different types of traps and bait used. On Saturday afternoons, students set up traps with their mentors. On Sundays, the students check the traps together with their mentors and learn how to prepare the skins.

Workshop schedule

November 9-10, 2024 in Greenville, Alabama
December 7-8, 2024 in Eufaula, Alabama
28-29 December 2024 in Centerville, Alabama
January 4-5, 2025 in Leeds, Alabama
18th-19th January 2025, in Atmore, Alabama
February 1-2, 2025 in Hollywood, Alabama
15th-16th February 2025, at Spanish Fort, Alabama
22-23 February 2025, in Troy, Alabama

The workshops are a collaborative project between the ADCNR Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, the Alabama Conservation Enforcement Officers Association, the Alabama Trappers and Predator Control Association, the National Wild Turkey Federation and Safari Club International. For more information, contact Mike Sievering at [email protected] or (205) 340-1183; or Brian Grice at [email protected] or (334) 321-1541.

ADCNR promotes the wise stewardship, management and use of Alabama’s natural resources through four divisions: Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. Learn more at www.outdooralabama.com.

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