Be sure to meet Mountain Men -- Paul Antczak
WTA Fall Rendezvous September 5-6, 2025
Picture Perfect: Life in Wisconsin Trappers' Association, Inc
Annual Fall Rendezvous
September 5-6, 2025 Show Hours 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Langlade County Fairgrounds
1633 Neva Rd.
Antigo WI 54409
ADMISSION FEE:
ADULTS $15 one time fee
KIDS Age 12 and under free
Camping: NO Advance Reservations
Electric available for $25.00 per night,
Primitive camping $5.00 per night.
Tailgaters: register and pick out space upon arrival
$50.00 per space
Inside Dealers : $60.00 per booth (8’x 10’ one table, one chair)
Setup day for all vendors, Thursday September 5th
LODGING:
Holiday Inn Express; 2407 Neva Road, US-45, Antigo, WI 54409
(715) 627-7500
Super 8; 535 Century Avenue, Antigo WI
(715) 623-4188
Rates: $82.99-$89.99
TO RESERVE INDOOR BOOTH SPACE:
Julie Gabris, Convention Coordinator
Phone: (920) 382-2012
Email: convention@wistrap.org
Schedule of events
Camping Area Open - $25/night hookups, primitive $5.00/night
Thursday, September 4
8AM – 6PM Vendor/Tailgater registration and move in
5:00 PM Vendor Feed Multi-Purpose Bldg
Friday, September 5
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 6
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 7
Volunteers tear down and clean up grounds
New Volunteers welcomed!
Demo Schedule
2025 WTA Demonstration Schedule
**Come see Paul Antczak from the TV Show Mountain Men
Trapping Demonstrations are held in the Livestock Pavilion
Friday, September 5, 2025
8:00 a.m. Arnie Groehler Cold Weather Coon
9:00 a.m. Jack Hill Coyotes- seasonal changes
10:00 a.m. Jeff Dunlap Bobcats
11:00 a.m. Joe Eckert Otter Trapping
12:00 p.m. Keith Schellenkamp Bottom Edge set
1:00 p.m. Barnes Fur Fur Market Update
2:00 p.m. Gerald Giese Cleaning/Skinning Beaver
3:00 p.m. Paul Antczak Mountain Men Coyotes
4:00 p.m. Kyle Snow History of the Mountain Men Era
Saturday, September 6, 2025
8:00 a.m. Jack Hill Leech Hunting Techniques
9:00 a.m. Becca Vanlanen African Bow Hunting
10:00 a.m. Groenewold Fur Market Update
11:00 a.m. Sarah Gomaz Let’s trap some Beaver
12:00 p.m. Gerald Houtler Gadgets A to Z
1:00 p.m. Wayne Smith Trapline Safety
2:00 p.m. Mike Yancey Coyote
3:00 p.m. Ron & Becky Peters ADC is it for you?
4:00 p.m. Larry Meyer Muskrat
VENDORS
Badgerland Trapping Supply
Barnes Hide and Fur
Basswood Stretchers
Basswood Stretchers
Cumberlands NWTS
Dave Bock
Don Houser
Dunlap Lures/Predator Control Group
East Fork Predator Bait
Eckerts Otter Creek
Enlightened Iris Art
F&T Fur Harvestors Trading Post
Furs & Skins by Lynn
Gerald Giese
J3 Outdoors/Trapline Coffee
Jack Hill's Lone Wolf Lures
Jim Gordon
John Ripple
Koonce Cage Traps
Langlade County Land Conservation
L'Bri Pure n' Natural
Little Wolf Trapping Supplies
Lumberjack RC&D LM
Middle Creek Tannery
Minnesota Trapline Products
Moey Mfg. & Sales
Nick Bohms
No Name Gang
No-BS Lures
Pine Hollow Trapping & Supplies
Quality Hunting Blinds
Riverine Traders
Robert White
Schmitt Enterprises Inc.
She Traps
Sleepy Creek Tannery
Southern Snares & Supply
The Trapper Magazine
Thomas Baggs
Tomahawk Live Trap
Top Lot Stretcher Co.
Trapper Arts Supply
Trappers Den
Trappers Post
Wisconsin DNR
Womens Trap Camp
WTA Merchandise
WTA Sweepstakes
Yooper Bound
Tailgaters
Bill Ricci
Bucket Man
Chuck Mattson
Dennis Barrett
Dorsey Creek
Dust & Rust
Holly & Robert Nedden
Rick Winans
SEIF
Sockman
Ted Thorgerson
Thomas Mijal
Up North Military
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