VTA District 6 Director's
Report
Mike
Abston
689
Old Forest Road
Green
Bay VA 23942
(434)
392-8348
email:
mabston@kinex.net
I
would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the newest board
member and representative of District 6. I
have lived in
Central Virginia
for 13 years, and now reside in
Green Bay
, about 10 minutes southeast of Farmville.
I accepted this interim position to help members in my district, to serve
as a sounding board on issues concerning our membership, and to increase our
membership in
Central Virginia
. With
that thought in mind, I invite all members to call me at any time if you have
questions or concerns regarding the organization.
If I cannot answer your questions, I will investigate the matter and get
you an answer as quickly as possible.
I
started trapping when I was about 8 years old, and trapped until I left for the
military in 1982. Now 24 years later
I have re-entered the sport as a means to involve my teenagers in a lifestyle I
enjoyed as a kid. Growing up in the
mountains of
West Virginia
, I was accustomed to frozen and/or flooding
creeks during the winter, and spent many days walking home with my pant legs
literally frozen from falling in the water.
Since we could not drive, we walked our land lines after school, and
would not arrive home until late because our lines averaged 3 to 5 miles.
Looking back, I remember each first catch, the first grey, the first
red…..well, you get the picture! I
sincerely hope my children will grow to love and appreciate how trapping soothes
the mind and spirit. It is only
trappers who learn nature’s most intimate secrets, and we must strive to share
this experience with our future generations.
On
another note, I would like to invite everyone to a covered dish picnic at
Twin
Lakes
State Park
on August 6th at
2:00
P.M.
The park offers swimming, boating, hiking trails, fishing, and of course,
many shade trees for those that just want to sit and talk.
If you wish to camp this weekend, call me in advance and I will let you
know what you need to do for reservations. I
plan to have a representative from DGIF present to answer any questions
regarding the new regulations, and plenty of cool VTA merchandise on hand, so
bring your checkbook! By the way, as
most of you know, our President has expressed the need to increase our
membership, so bring a friend or two and we will get them signed up.
I will be sending out more details on the picnic shortly, so if you do
not receive anything please give me a call.
Mike
Abston
District
6
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