Protecting Wild Things and Wild Places
Overnight Accomodations
54th Annual NTA Convention
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August 1-4, 2013
Allen County Fairgrounds
2750 Harding Highway
Lima, OH 45804
Phone 419-228-7141
Host Hotel: Howard Johnson Lima
1920 Roschman Ave.
Lima, OH 45804
419-222-0004
Rate: $92.00 (7-31 to 8-4-13)
Click here for hotel website & online reservations
In addition to the Host Hotel, several area motels are also available. View the printable Lima Lodging List, or download it to your home computer.
2013 NTA Convention Vendors
Advanced Trap, LLC
AES Traps & Tools
Animalistics Outdoors
Association of Fish & Wildlife Services
Ausable Lures
B2 Benders
Bay DeNoc Convention and Visitors Bureau
Beaver Hoops
Bethells Wildllife Control
Bird Dog Forge/Dilynn Stuff
Blue Ridge Outdoor Supplies
Buckeye Trap Supply
Cabela's
Christian Motorcyclist Association
Chubb's Trapping Supply
Collins River Snares
Comstock Custom Cage
Coon Creek Trapping Supplies
Cumberlands NWTS
D & D Wildlife Control
Dakotaline Snares
Daytime Raccoon Calling
Do Mor Trapping
Dobbins Products
Dream Catchers USA
Duke Traps
Dunlap Lures
Dunn Knives
Durow Enterprises
East Texas Wildlife Damage Control
Epler Fur Company
F&T Fur Harvester's Trading Post
Febinger Archery
FBU
Florin Trapping Supply and Fur
Frank's Korner
Fur-Fish-Game
Fur Harvesters Auction, Inc
Fur Takers of America
Furs by Fritz
Gallery of Nature
Grandpa Mel's
Grandpa's Trading Post
Groenewold Fur & Wool Company
Hair of the Bear Custom Knives
Hannibal Enterprises
Gary Herbert's New Zealand Hunting
Herron Outdoor Products
Hoosier Trapper Supply
Hutton Valley School of Taxidermy
Icotec
Illinois Trappers Association
Illustrations in Motion
Indiana State Trappers Association
Jameson' Ultra Blend
J.C. Conner
JDW Modifications
Jewelry by LK Enterprises
K-B Mfg.
Kaatz Bros./Trappers World
Kansas Trapline Products
Kingfish Survivor Gear
King's Custom Knives
L.H. Enterprise
Lima-Allen County CVB
Luther Valley Lures
Mark June's Lures
Michigan Trapper & Predator Callers Assn.
Michigan Upper Peninsula Trappers
Mill Creek Trap Supply
Mink Trapping
Minnesota Trapline Products
Mississippi Trappers Association
Moyle Mink and Tannery
NAFA
New American Fur Company
Night Owl Lures
NO-BS Lures
North Bay Game Calls
North Carolina Trappers Association
NTA
ODNR - Division of Wildlife District 2
Ohio State Trappers Association
Oneida Victor
Outback Chainsaw Carving
Papio Creek Trapping Supply
PCS Outdoors
PDK Snares/Joe Goodman Prints
Predator Control Group
Pro Grade Lures
R&M Lures
Raccoon Whisperer DVD
Reinoehl Enterprises
Schmitt Enterprises, Inc
Roger Seward
Sleepy Creek Manufacturing
Sonny's Dog Proof Coni-Bear System
Soupcan Coonin
Speed of Light Carbon
Sterling Fur
Stinky Pete Outdoors
Sudden Valley Supply
Sullivan's Scents
Sureset
Suwannee River Snares
Tennessee Free Trappers
The Lure Shack
The Snare Shop
The Speed of Light
Thompson Snares
Three Tracks Turkey Calls
T. Manley Trading
Tomahawk Live Traps
Trapmasters
Trapper and Predator Caller
Trappers Post
Trapper's World Magazine
Truckload Coon Bait
U.P. Trappers Association
USA Foxx & Furs
USDA Wildlife Services
US Sportsman's Alliance
Volkers Wire Cubbies & Supplies
Welch's High Production Lures and Baits
Wildlife Control Technology Magazine
Winter Weather Baits
Wisconsin Trappers Association
Wolf Creek Products
Z Traps
AES Traps & Tools
Animalistics Outdoors
Association of Fish & Wildlife Services
Ausable Lures
B2 Benders
Bay DeNoc Convention and Visitors Bureau
Beaver Hoops
Bethells Wildllife Control
Bird Dog Forge/Dilynn Stuff
Blue Ridge Outdoor Supplies
Buckeye Trap Supply
Cabela's
Christian Motorcyclist Association
Chubb's Trapping Supply
Collins River Snares
Comstock Custom Cage
Coon Creek Trapping Supplies
Cumberlands NWTS
D & D Wildlife Control
Dakotaline Snares
Daytime Raccoon Calling
Do Mor Trapping
Dobbins Products
Dream Catchers USA
Duke Traps
Dunlap Lures
Dunn Knives
Durow Enterprises
East Texas Wildlife Damage Control
Epler Fur Company
F&T Fur Harvester's Trading Post
Febinger Archery
FBU
Florin Trapping Supply and Fur
Frank's Korner
Fur-Fish-Game
Fur Harvesters Auction, Inc
Fur Takers of America
Furs by Fritz
Gallery of Nature
Grandpa Mel's
Grandpa's Trading Post
Groenewold Fur & Wool Company
Hair of the Bear Custom Knives
Hannibal Enterprises
Gary Herbert's New Zealand Hunting
Herron Outdoor Products
Hoosier Trapper Supply
Hutton Valley School of Taxidermy
Icotec
Illinois Trappers Association
Illustrations in Motion
Indiana State Trappers Association
Jameson' Ultra Blend
J.C. Conner
JDW Modifications
Jewelry by LK Enterprises
K-B Mfg.
Kaatz Bros./Trappers World
Kansas Trapline Products
Kingfish Survivor Gear
King's Custom Knives
L.H. Enterprise
Lima-Allen County CVB
Luther Valley Lures
Mark June's Lures
Michigan Trapper & Predator Callers Assn.
Michigan Upper Peninsula Trappers
Mill Creek Trap Supply
Mink Trapping
Minnesota Trapline Products
Mississippi Trappers Association
Moyle Mink and Tannery
NAFA
New American Fur Company
Night Owl Lures
NO-BS Lures
North Bay Game Calls
North Carolina Trappers Association
NTA
ODNR - Division of Wildlife District 2
Ohio State Trappers Association
Oneida Victor
Outback Chainsaw Carving
Papio Creek Trapping Supply
PCS Outdoors
PDK Snares/Joe Goodman Prints
Predator Control Group
Pro Grade Lures
R&M Lures
Raccoon Whisperer DVD
Reinoehl Enterprises
Schmitt Enterprises, Inc
Roger Seward
Sleepy Creek Manufacturing
Sonny's Dog Proof Coni-Bear System
Soupcan Coonin
Speed of Light Carbon
Sterling Fur
Stinky Pete Outdoors
Sudden Valley Supply
Sullivan's Scents
Sureset
Suwannee River Snares
Tennessee Free Trappers
The Lure Shack
The Snare Shop
The Speed of Light
Thompson Snares
Three Tracks Turkey Calls
T. Manley Trading
Tomahawk Live Traps
Trapmasters
Trapper and Predator Caller
Trappers Post
Trapper's World Magazine
Truckload Coon Bait
U.P. Trappers Association
USA Foxx & Furs
USDA Wildlife Services
US Sportsman's Alliance
Volkers Wire Cubbies & Supplies
Welch's High Production Lures and Baits
Wildlife Control Technology Magazine
Winter Weather Baits
Wisconsin Trappers Association
Wolf Creek Products
Z Traps
You must indicate you are attending the National Trappers Association Trapping and Outdoor Expo to receive the rates listed.
Dealer, Camping & Tailgating Information
An information sheet can be downloaded by Word or pdf format. Select format below to download your copy.
Please note that 50%
of the tailgating spots
are on concrete.
Please note that 50%
of the tailgating spots
are on concrete.
Ag & Fine Arts Building Layout
2013 NTA Convention Building Layout
Dairy Barn Building Layout
Merchants Building Layout
Poultry Barn Building Layout
Rabbit Barn Building Layout
Youth Exhibits Building Layout
Show Arena Building Layout
Youth Activities Building Layout
Affiliated Businesses
$10 Admission for the Entire Event
Tentative Demo List
Ages 12 & over
Thursday, August 1st
9:00 Corky Klausing - Dry Land Mink
10:00* Clint Locklear - Beaver & Otter
11:00 Jim Comstock - Cage trapping
12:00 Don Graves - Canine Water Set
1:00 Jim Geffert - Fox Trapping
2:00* Mark Stackhouse - Mink Trapping
3:00 Dave Linkhart - Coons
4:00 Rally Hess - Snaring and Snare Building
5:00 TBD
9:00 Corky Klausing - Dry Land Mink
10:00* Clint Locklear - Beaver & Otter
11:00 Jim Comstock - Cage trapping
12:00 Don Graves - Canine Water Set
1:00 Jim Geffert - Fox Trapping
2:00* Mark Stackhouse - Mink Trapping
3:00 Dave Linkhart - Coons
4:00 Rally Hess - Snaring and Snare Building
5:00 TBD
Friday, August 2nd
9:00 Dirk Shearer - Wildlife Nuisance Control
10:00* Bob Jameson - Lures/Cat Trapping
11:00 Jerry Schilling - Turtle Trapping and Cleaning
12:00 Fur Harvesters
1:00 Alex Vedrinski - Calling
2:00* Mark June - Canine Trapping
3:00 Jeff Dunnier - Beaver
4:00 Tony Townsend - Predator Trapping
5:00 Mark Kohler - Snaring
9:00 Dirk Shearer - Wildlife Nuisance Control
10:00* Bob Jameson - Lures/Cat Trapping
11:00 Jerry Schilling - Turtle Trapping and Cleaning
12:00 Fur Harvesters
1:00 Alex Vedrinski - Calling
2:00* Mark June - Canine Trapping
3:00 Jeff Dunnier - Beaver
4:00 Tony Townsend - Predator Trapping
5:00 Mark Kohler - Snaring
Saturday, August 3rd
9:00 John Graham - Canines and Cats
10:00* Hal Sullivan - Beaver and Otter
11:00 Jeff Robinson - Canine Trapping
12:00 NAFA Fur Grading
1:00 Pete Wise - Wolf Trapping
2:00* Trent Masterson - Coons with DP Traps
3:00 Scott Welch - Trapping Theories and Techniques
4:00 Art Scott - Fox Trapping
5:00 Kendall Obermier - Coon and Mink Trapping
9:00 John Graham - Canines and Cats
10:00* Hal Sullivan - Beaver and Otter
11:00 Jeff Robinson - Canine Trapping
12:00 NAFA Fur Grading
1:00 Pete Wise - Wolf Trapping
2:00* Trent Masterson - Coons with DP Traps
3:00 Scott Welch - Trapping Theories and Techniques
4:00 Art Scott - Fox Trapping
5:00 Kendall Obermier - Coon and Mink Trapping
Notice!
The state of Ohio does collect sales tax on vendors. Any sales tax liability incurred by vendors at the 2013 NTA National Convention is the responsibility of the vendor. The NTA is not involved in the registration or collection of any taxes that may result from sales of vendors other than the NTA.
The fairgrounds has a policy of no open campfires on the grounds. Charcoal and gas grills are permitted--above ground.
For more information or vendor reservations, contact Tamara Masterson at 248-568-5804 or email masterson@nationaltrappers.com
* - NTA Members Only
Donations
Any donations for the live auction or the FBU raffle and silent auction need to be sent to Arlington Cape, LLC, 110 West Liberty Street, P.O. Box 111, Arlington, OH 45814, 419 365-5321.
August 1st - Shopping Trip
August 2nd - Organ factory, Amish
shopping
August 3rd - Doll Village, Christmas
Shoppe, Winery
August 2nd - Organ factory, Amish
shopping
August 3rd - Doll Village, Christmas
Shoppe, Winery
NTA Motorcoach Trips
Affiliated Advertisers
Classroom Seminars
Tony Townsend - Trapping in Australia
Fritz Henke - Blocking, Pattern Cutting & Sewing Furs
Tim Ackerman - Trap Mods and Tips
Tony Townsend - Trapping in Australia
Fritz Henke - Blocking, Pattern Cutting & Sewing Furs
Tim Ackerman - Trap Mods and Tips