The 2025 Western Nebraska Sportsman’s Expo and
Nebraska Fur Harvesters Fall Convention will be held in Chadron, Nebraska
on September 26th and 27th.
Including an extensive Outdoor Leadership Planning for the future of wildlife management in general.
This will be a “must see” event… home of the Chadron Fur Trade Museum
We will be showcasing a discussion with Dan Gates, President of the Colorado Trappers and Predator Hunters Association… a CELEBRATION of Colorado’s “People of the Land” win for wildlife management in the recent election!!
Hotels
- Holiday Inn Express: 308-747-2223
- Motel Grand: 308-432-5595
- Bunk House Motel: 308-432-5591
- Chadron Inn and Suites: 308-432-3000
- Westerner Motel: 308-432-4471
- Super 8: 308-432-4471
- Eagles Rest RV Park Chadron: 308-432-4349
We will be showcasing a discussion with Dan Gates, President of the Colorado Trappers and Predator Hunters Association… a CELEBRATION of Colorado’s “People of the Land” win for wildlife management in the recent election!!
Vendors
There are others who intend to be present, but have yet to officially confirm. (Certainly we recognize that it is pretty far in advance, so there will be items subject to change, as always.)
Confirmed Vendors As of 1.27.2025:
- Gary Mackie – Furs and lures
- Paul Antzack – History Channel
- EJ Kelly – Homestead lures
- Minnesota trap line products
- Nixon leather custom made holsters and leather products
- Marty Smith – keg creek baits
- Coloradans for responsible wildlife management
- Jones Fur Buying and cage traps
- Herrick Taxidermy
- Idaho Trappers association
- Northwest travel board
- Dave Olson broken antler arts
- Museum of the fur trade
- Blue Creek Traders primitive arts and fur products
- Darren Nutt custom knifes
- Wyoming Trappers association
- Dakota prairie lures
- Back water baits
- Mike and Jean Lance – kids wildlife learning display
- Bill Johnson fur products and trapping supplies
- Daile Schneider – Wild furs
- Roy Greenfield – Horseshoe Art
Demonstrations
The Chadron event is quite a while in the future. At the same time the following individuals have at this time committed to giving demos at the event. As always life can provide many changes but they will do their best to attend. At the same time several other highly qualified individuals will be added to the list. Stay tuned and I will post it.
Early Demo List as of December 2, 2024
- Paul Antzack – Montana – Wolf Trapping
- Gary Jepson – North Dakota – Coyote Lures
- Kirk Budd – Nebraska – Fur Trade Museum
- E.J. Kelly – Wyoming- Bobcat trapping
- Jim Ball – Arizona – Cage trapping Bobcats
- Geoff Nemenick – Predator Calling & Hungting with a Thermoscope
- Scott Schaefer – Western Nebraska- Predator Trapping
- Travis Chilson — Coyote Trapping
- Greg Petska – Nebraska – Fur pricing trends
- Mark Ross – Nebraska – Problems on the Trapline
- Dave Hastings – Nebraska – Trapping badgers
- There are also plans being made for women’s educational activities and activities for kids!
Local Attractions
Check out the DiscoverNWNebraska.com website for more information, or call 308-432-3006.
Chadron Fur Trade Museum
A new attraction to the convention would be Blue Creek Traders mountain man encampment.
Convention Districts
In an attempt to be inclusive to all our members, we have broken the state into 3 sections. The convention will rotate around around each year from East, Middle and West. Bids must be put in for a convention and sites must meet certain criteria.
As illustrated on the map below, the lines are the eastern border to hwy 81 (East). Hwy 81-83 (Middle) and 83-western border (West). If no bid is submitted for the convention then it is at the discretion of the association where to have it.
Contact us for more information.
