A new trapping group has formed to represent trappers in the DNR-defined “Forest Zone” of Minnesota.
The Minnesota Forest Zone Trapping Association, led by Ken Wainionpaa of Gilbert, MN, was “formed by a group of trappers who decided it was time to have a ‘voice’ in the management of the sport”.
Minnesota is a diverse state, with ecotypes ranging from flat cropland to rolling hills and forests dotted with lakes. In addition, the forest zone of the state has vast areas of public lands available for trappers, while the rest of the state is mostly privately owned. This makes it difficult for a single trappers association to represent such a wide variety of constituents in a large state.
The new group seems motivated to work hard defending their trapping rights and keeping opportunities available for resident trappers in the forest zone of Minnesota.
You can visit their website here, or by navigating to our State Trappers Associations page.
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