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Education, Meetings and Events, Nebraska Fur Harvesters News

NFH will be at the Missouri River Outdoor Expo

The Nebraska Fur Harvesters will be at the annual Missouri River Outdoor Expo at Ponca State Park, September 18th and 19th, 2021.

With over 90 hands-on activities featuring outdoor education, sports and recreation, there is something for everyone to touch, see and do. Guided shuttles run continuously to three locations within the park — Resource & Education Center, Eric Wiebe Shooting Complex & Riverfront.

The Missouri River Outdoor Expo is the largest outdoor expo in the Midwest. Thousands of people visit yearly.

This free family friendly weekend is made possible through the support of generous sponsors, educational exhibitors, over hundreds of dedicated volunteers, and thousands of visitors.

Education, Meetings and Events, Nebraska Fur Harvesters News

NFH Logo Contest!

The Nebraska Fur Harvesters Association is looking for a new logo that will better identify the organization. In order to engage our current members, and attract new members, we announce competition to design a new logo.

The new logo should identify the organization and what we are all about.

If you are interested in submitting a logo, send it as an attachment to Jessica Power at powerhouse.trapping@gmail.com.

Submissions must include the full name(s) of the person(s) who designed the logo, name, email address, postal address, and telephone number. One or more submissions per person is acceptable. Each submission must be sent in a separate e-mail.

The prize for the winning entry is “first release” of the new logo on one hoodie, one t-shirt, one hat, one coffee cup, and one decal. In addition to four years free membership to the Nebraska Fur Harvesters Association, with twenty-four issues of the Trapper’s Post, and $ 100.00 cash. This prize remains the same regardless of the size of the team submitting the winning entry.

Contest ends September 21, 2019. There is no fee to enter the contest.

Please see below for the official contest rules and details.

Looking forward to seeing all the submissions!

NFH LOGO CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES CLICK HERE

Education, Meetings and Events

Trapper Education Details

5th annual Nebraska Fur Harvesters trappers education class.
Always wanted to learn how to trap? Didn’t know where to start? Don’t know anyone to help you get started? Here is your opportunity to learn a few things and meet some like minded people.
This year we will be holding two classes, Palmyra and Laurel.
There will be classroom discussion in the morning and then after lunch we will go outside for some demonstrations. Learn from guys that have been trapping for 20, 30 or even 40 years.
Every kid 18 and under will receive a free DP and there will be plenty of free raffle prizes. Lunch is provided.
Please contact Eric Stane, 402-658-8012 or ericnfh@gmail.com, to register or if you have questions.
September 8th, 2018 
Palmyra
Jones Fur Buying
9am – 3pm
Classroom and demos
Free Dps to all kids 18 and under
Free raffle prizes
Lunch provided
September 9th, 2018
Location TBD
Laurel
9am – 3pm
Classroom and demos
Free Dps to all kids 18 and under
Free raffle prizes
Lunch provided
Education, Meetings and Events

Upcoming Trapper Education Classes

The Nebraska Fur Harvesters has announced dates for two upcoming trapper education classes.  One class will be held in Palmyra on September 8th, 2018, and the other will be in Laurel on September 9th, 2018.

Locations, times and more details will be posted when they come available.

The Nebraska Fur Harvesters Trapper Education classes are get-togethers designed to introduce young people to trapping.  They are geared towards youth, but anyone can benefit and everyone is welcome.  They usually involve a classroom portion and an outdoor portion.  We talk about regulations, equipment and responsible trapping.

If you have any questions please contact Eric Stane, president and education coodinator of the Nebraska Fur Harvesters Association.  Eric can be reached at ericnfh@gmail.com or (402) 658-8012.

 

 

Education, Legislation

Nebraska Wildlife Regulations

The following link will take you to a document detailing the Nebraska Game and Parks Association wildlife regulations in their entirety.

This is an exhausting and detailed list of all the regulations pertaining to wildlife, including trapping and hunting, for the state of Nebraska.

Whereas the annual Hunting Guides will summarize this info (and make it easier for us non-lawyer types for us to read), this is the source from which the guides are produced.

Here is the link:  Nebraska Wildlife Regulations

This information is also available as a link under the Education menu.

Thank you to Dave Hastings for pinpointing this information for us.

Education, Meetings and Events

Trapper’s Education Class

We will be holding a trappers ed class Sunday September 10th, 2017, 9 am to 3 pm, at the Beatrice Gun Club in Beatrice, NE.  Click here for a google map and directions.

The morning will be classroom, regulations, equipment, ethics etc. and the afternoon will be outside doing demos.

There will be plenty of free raffle giveaways and lunch will be provided.

To register or ask questions please contact education coordinator Eric Stane at  (402) 658-8012.

Education

NFH Makes Presence At Outdoor Nebraska Event

Dave Hastings of the Nebraska Fur Harvesters Association was guest presenter at an Outdoor Nebraska focus at Lake McConaughy this week.  Dave had the following to say:

“They had sessions on birds, water conservation, and general outdoor topics as well as Nebraska history. I did the “Furs and More” presentation, which was generally about mammals (well, coyotes mostly!) and trapping was part of the presentation. We discussed animal identification, wildlife tracks, “Poop-acology 101,” and general wildlife principals like carrying capacity and damage control. Trust me, 4th graders were happy to be out of school for the day, and they really perked up when we talked about poop, complete with samples and photos.”

If you are interested in having a member of the NFH do a presentation at your event, contact President and Education Coordinator Eric Stane at ericnfh@gmail.com.

Thank you Dave, for helping to spread the word and keep our youth educated to the benefits of furbearer management!