WTA Fall Rendezvous September 11-12, 2026

Camping Area Open - $25/night hookups, primitive $5.00/night

Thursday, September 10

8AM – 6PM Vendor/Tailgater registration and move in

5:00 PM        Vendor Feed Multi-Purpose Bldg

Friday, September 11

7:00 AM Breakfast available Multi-Purpose Bldg.

7:00 AM Buildings open for Vendors

8:00 AM Vendor Buildings Open

• All Day Demonstrations

• See Demo Schedule Livestock Pavilion

• All Day Hatchet Toss Outside Livestock Pavilion

12:30 PM Kid’s Sawdust Scramble Outside Livestock Pavilion

5:00 PM Dealer Buildings close

5:00 PM Trapperman.com feed Near Food Stand Kitchen

6:30 PM Auction registration begins Livestock Pavilion

7:00 PM WTA Auction Livestock Pavilion 

Saturday, September 12

7:00 AM Breakfast Available Multi-Purpose Bldg.

7:00 AM Buildings open for Vendors

8:00 AM • Vendor Buildings Open

• All Day Demonstrations

• See Demo Schedule Livestock Pavilion

• All Day Hatchet Toss Outside Livestock Pavilion

10:00 AM Kid’s t-shirt printing Livestock Pavilion

12:30 PM Kid’s Sawdust Scramble Outside Livestock Pavilion

1:00 PM Trap Setting Contests Livestock Pavilion

Categories are:

- Youngest           - Boys under 12   - Boys 12-16     

- Girls under 12    - Girls 12– 6        - Women

- Men                    - Barefoot Bear   - Senior Men

- Senior Women

3:30 PM WTA Raffle Drawing – tickets available Multi-Purpose Bldg

5:00 PM Vendor Buildings Close

5:30 PM WTA Awards Presentations Livestock Pavilion

6:00 PM WTA General Membership Meeting Livestock Pavilion

7:30-9:30 PM Trapper Hospitality Event

Food, Beverages, Games & Party Livestock Pavilion

Sunday, September 13

Volunteers tear down and clean up grounds

New Volunteers welcomed!

2026 WTA Demonstration Schedule

Friday, September 11                                Presented by:

8:00 a.m. Clean Skinning-Beaver               Gerald Giese

9:00 a.m. Trapping                                      Shawn Bazile

10:00 a.m. Collecting Glands & 

                  Making Lures                             Jack Hill

11:00 a.m. Fur Market Update                     Trevor Barnes

12:00 p.m. Trapping Muskrats                      Arnie Groehler

1:00 p.m. Furs & Skins                                 Lynn Clark

2:00 p.m. Bobcat (Pen Set)                          Don Nyman

3:00 p.m. Mountain Man from Montana       Paul Antczak

4:00 p.m. Bottom Edge Sets                       Keith Schallenkamp

Saturday, September 12                            Presented by:

8:00 a.m. Skinning & Handling Furs            Jim Bender

9:00 a.m. Checking Traps with Cameras 

                & Electronics                                Steve Becker

10:00 a.m. Fur Market Update                     Guy Groenewold

11:00 a.m. Trapping Coyotes & Bobcats      Mike Yancey

12:00 p.m. Safety & Trapping to make you  Jerry Houtler &

                  a better trapper                           Wayne Smith

1:00 p.m. Setting up for ADC                        Reece Field

2:00 p.m. Setting up a trailer for trapping     Ryan Jurgens &

                away from home                           Carver Hansen 

3:00 p.m. Mink Trapping                               Scot Stewart

4:00 p.m. Spring Beaver Trapping                Kenny Henke  

Trapping Demonstrations are held in the Livestock Pavilion