District 1 Officer's Report

Jonathan Wright
9233 Poor Valley Road
Ceres, VA 24382
phone 276-682-3858
jwwright@naxs.com

Greeting from southwest Va. Hope everyone is having a great trapping season. I have been setting a few lately and catching a few critters. I had the opportunity to have my 11 year old granddaughter with me on my trapline this weekend. She got the opportunity to see a bobcat and coyote trapped. Really exciting for her. She also was setting out a few traps herself.

Now to D-1 news. We recently had a meeting at Shoney's in Wytheville with approximately 19 folks, including members and family. District 1 has changed our meetings to the second Sunday of the Month at Shoney in Wytheville at 3:00 pm. D-1 members please attend if at all possible and enjoy the meeting. At the meeting we voted to donate 500 dollars to the NTA. We also voted to have a raffle for D1. We will be raffling a Foxpro-3 or 6-Jake traps, [winners choice]. Drawing will be at our state convention in Dublin. Anyone wanting chances, see a D-1 member. I understand that D-2 director has the bldgs lined up for our convention. Good job J.R.. We had our fur demo day at Wytheville livestock market and also a board of directors meeting was held. A lot of fur was put up and a good time had by all who attended. Would like to thank Bob Newberry for all his help making the fur demo day possible. Not much else to report from this district.

We got a lot of young trappers in our area who are really excelling in trapping as well as fur put up, so ever chance you get, take a kid trapping with you or on any of your outdoor excursions. Till next time take care and God bless.

Hello All. It has been quite some time since I have been able to submit a report due to personal obligations. I hope you all have had a great fur season. I haven't as yet even been able to make one set but have wished many times I was able to be out and about doing some trapping. It has been nearly 3 years now since I was elected District 1 director. In line with VTA bylaws, we need to elect a new District director. Anyone who is interested please let me or our president Steve Colvin know. We will have a meeting on April 10 @ 6:00 p.m. at the Fort Chiswell Family Restaurant to elect a new director.

Jonny Wright, 9233 Poor Valley Road, Ceres, VA 24382, jwwright@naxs.com, 276-682-3858.