Learn to Trap event offered at Horicon Marsh in February - register now and reserve your spot
MADISON - Horicon Marsh will hold its third annual Learn to Trap course in
February, with classroom and field portions aimed at covering the basics of
trapping and outdoor education.
This comprehensive tutorial offered by the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources and Wisconsin Trapper's Association includes classroom instruction
and a hands-on field and fur preparation experience.
Each session will be held at the Horicon Marsh Visitor & Education Center,
N7725 Highway 28, Horicon, Wis. - the cost of this training is $12.
Application fees include a Trapper's Education Certificate upon successful
completion of a final examination.
The application deadline is Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, and the course will be
limited to 25 applicants. Those interested in participating are encouraged
to sign up this fall and reserve a spot.
Dates and times for this three-part training are as follows:
• Monday, Feb. 1 - classroom session, 6-9 p.m.;
• Saturday, Feb. 20 - field session, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (lunch will be
provided); and
• Sunday, Feb. 21 - field session, 8 a.m. to noon.
Please direct all registration requests and questions to DNR Horicon Marsh
program associate Jennifer Wirth at 920-387-7889.
For more information regarding trapper's education courses and trapping in
Wisconsin, visit dnr.wi.gov<http://dnr.wi.gov/> and search keywords "trapper
ed<http://dnr.wi.gov/education/outdoorskills/traped.html>" and
"trap<http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Trap/>" respectively.
To receive trapping email updates and other information, visit
dnr.wi.gov<http://dnr.wi.gov/> and click on the email icon near the bottom
of the page for "subscribe for updates for DNR
topics<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIDNR/subscriber/new>."
Follow the prompts and select the "trapping" option.