VTA District 6 Director's Report
Brandon Martin
brmartin@vt.edu
434.292.7040
5286 Cottage Road,
Blackstone, VA 23824
District 6 Directors Report: Update January 2010
Hello all,
Happy New Year to everyone and I hope that everyone’s trapping season has been going better than mine thus far. I could not dream up any worse trapping weather than what we have been dealt since 2010 started. Wet conditions, extreme cold, and snow have dominated most of Virginia for most of the trapping season and that is bound to have fur producers down on numbers so far. I am hoping for a cool, dry month of February to make up for lost time and at least make a decent showing for the trapping season. While I have not done much trapping several folks, including myself, are taking great strides to ramp up our trapper education program in the counties of District 6 which include (Buckingham, Cumberland, Amelia, Nottoway, Charlotte, Lunenburg, Brunswick, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Greensville, Price Edward and the towns of South Boston and Emporia). Norman Pierce has been instrumental in taking the first steps to reach out to boyscout troops in the surrounding area and educate them about the Basic Trappers Education Program administered via Virginia Trappers Association. My hat goes off to Norman for his efforts to get the ball rolling in regards to trapper education in Southside, Virginia. We had a very successful class in Purdy, VA on the 9th of January and had a great amount of support from many other VTA members. Thank you all for your help. We need many other volunteers to help with potential upcoming classes to help spread the workload. Norman and I have our sights set already on another class in Kenbridge on the 22nd of May. This is another Boyscout troop that has quite a few members interested in trapping. If you are interested in attending or helping with this class please let me know.
I am happy to welcome our new Board of Directors for the VTA. Steve Colvin has hit the ground running and has been extremely busy since his inception on January 1, 2010. We have already talked several times and I think that he is going to be a very good and active President for us all.
In closing, I hope that everyone finishes off their trapping season with a high note. Please feel free to call, e-mail, or write me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have.
Best,
Brandon Martin