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 August 2010
Hello all,
As I write this, I am sure that everybody is wiping sweat from their brow with the Dog Days of August upon us. The hot weather we have had this summer has made me look forward to fall and trapping season that much more. Trapping season will be upon us very shortly. For those trappers that participate in live market fox activities you can start trapping as soon as September 1. If you are like me, most of you have put off quite a few of the trap shed chores at this point and we better get our act together!!
Norman Pierce and I had a nice meeting Monday August 9th at Farmer’s Café in Blackstone with the Southside Wildlife Habitat Association. We were invited to talk to the group about trapping and support its use in managing furbearer populations. We had a great audience and I think that most in attendance were pro-trapping. We had several folks come up after the talk and expressed interest in the Basic Trapper Education classes that we have been doing in the last year. Norman and I may put on another training opportunity for those who have not been able to attend somewhere in the Blackstone area in September/October. We would love to make this a big class so let us know if you know of any folks that would be interested in attending or helping with the class.
I was not able to make it the convention this year in Dublin but I heard from several folks that it was nice. I may try to attend the Fall District 1 rendezvous in Bland, VA if the District 1 folks are doing that again this year?
As always I am hear to answer and questions or pass along comments to the higher ups in the VTA. Please feel fee to contact me if you should have any questions or concerns. Thanks for your continued support of the VTA.
Best,
Brandon Martin