News & Updates
2017 Fur Sale Report
2017 ISTA FUR SALE SUMMARY Specie # Pelts GRADE Low / High Average Total MUSKRATS Value 11 Small/Damaged $ 0.50...
River Otter Trapping Season Continues, Close To 500 Caught
2016 ISTA Awards
Please congratulate the awardees from this years ISTA Convention in Union Mills, IN on September 16-17th, 2016. Trapper of the Year Deric Beroshok Director and Trapper Education Coordinator Trapper of the Year - East Stu Grell NTA Representative Hall of Fame Chuck...
Honoring Our Member and Friend Bill Lewis
Saddening news today, Bill Lewis passed away today. He was more than a great trapper, he cared about the youth and was involved in numerous trapping classes. Bill was a wealth of knowledge when it came to trapping and fur bearers. You will be greatly missed my...
March 2016 – Fur Sale Report
The Fur Sale went very well for the ISTA with thirty two (32) trappers selling 1272 pelts to nine (9) Buyers for a total of $4,507.42. This is about a third of the gross from three (3) years ago. Yes prices were down, but we are still trapping. The ranges were:...
Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehab needs Food
ATTENTION ALL TRAPPERS IN NORTH EAST INDIANA: The Soarin' Hawk Raptor Rehab needs food. That is the birds of prey that they are rehabilitating need a varied diet of wild animals. They would like to take all of those muskrat, raccoon, and beaver carcasses off of...
FTA “Trapping in Schools” Project
Rick Schoonover, Project Leader, of the Fur Takers of America (FTA), Trapping in Schools Project has produced a very good video called "Trapping in Today's World." This is the first video in a series and is available for download online at their website,...