The nation’s first ever all-inclusive trapping camp exclusively for women, taught by women.
Some of the skills taught at camp include:
- Identifying traps and trap parts
- Wildlife biology and disease taught by female WI DNR biologists
- Trap preparation and setting in the field (only after you feel comfortable)
- Identifying animal tracks and sign
- Both dryland and wetland trapping techniques and safety
- Wisconsin trapping regulations taught by female WI DNR wardens
- Fur preparation including skinning, fleshing, and stretching
- Fur garment sewing
- Furbearer meat preparation and wild game feed
- Safe, humane, and ethical trapping best management practices for setting, releasing, and dispatch
- Teamwork, respect, and collaboration with peers and trapping instructors in a safe and welcoming environment with open-minded women
2024 WI Womens Trap Camp
Registration for 2024 is FULL!
Camp Details:
When: August 23-25, 2024
Where: North Lakeland Discovery Center
14006 Discovery Lane
Manitowish Waters, WI 54545
Camp Summary:
This course fulfills the mandatory trapper education requirements as part of the WCTEP curriculum in order to legally trap in Wisconsin. Camp starts on Friday evening and ends on Sunday afternoon. No young children (under 12y) or pets allowed. Cabins include bedding, bathrooms, showers, and kitchen area. Agenda for the weekend includes the full 12-hour trapper education course, a fur sewing evening where you’ll be taught to make a fur garment that you keep, a wild game feed to teach how to prepare and cook furbearer meat and other wild game, in-field trap setting and checking each day, regulations explanation from female wardens, and a full fur handling event where you’ll learn to properly skin, fleshing, and finish furs. The entire camp is taught by women instructors, and is a welcoming and safe environment to ask questions, learn hands-on, and build friendships that continue after camp is over.
Basic Packing List:
Coming soon!
PREPARATION (optional): Want to get a heads start? The WCTEP has created over 25 trapping videos for your viewing pleasure. If you want to get acquainted with traps and trap setting prior to class, visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuk8K2JqpNfGkRTk2v2YcKw/videos.
Photo Gallery
Inaugural camp group photo from 2021 taken by Trapper's Post editor Mike Wilhite.
Photos from the Fur Sewing Night where campers are able to make various fur garments from start to finish from tanned furs donated by generous trappers.
Campers will leave with the knowledge and skills to sew their own real fur hat!
Campers will learn complete fur handling from skinning, fleshing, to stretch and drying all pelts.
Instructors will work right along side campers to teach all the skills needed for trapping and fur handling. All tools and supplies are provided at camp.
To ease into camp, attendees will be able to watch instructors demo all trapping methods while discussing regulations and important tips that are best learned hands on. Here, instructor Jenna teaches a group on water trapping.
Generous Sponsors and Donors
Company Donors:
Weibe Knives
Kaatz Bros Lures
Cumberland Trapping Supply
Fox Valley Wildlife Control LLC
Mark June Lures
Southern Snares and Supply
SheTraps
Dunlap Lures
Duke Traps
Tomahawk Live Trap
Top Lot Stretcher Co.
Trapper’s Post
Organization Donors:
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, R3 Program
Shadows on the Wolf
National Wildlife Turkey Federation
Wisconsin Trappers Association Districts: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Fur Takers of America
Individual Donors:
Ed & Dawn Dubuque
Jim Binder
Don Dombrowski
Chris Bezio
Mike Kortenhof
Scott McCauley
Bill Wrasse
Charles Jannsen
Attendees will leave camp with tons of AWESOME SWAG from our very generous donors and sponsors!!