ESCANABA — A trapping supplier in Gladstone says it’s important to get kids excited about being in the outdoors. Clint Seawright, 39, with Skunk Creek Trapping Supply said many of the trappers he saw at the National Trappers Association Convention last week in Escanaba were older.
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Mountain Man Furs is one of many vendors at Trappers Convention
ESCANABA — When fur market prices dropped in the late 1980s, Mike Nowak of Channing started making his own fur hats and mittens. His business took off when he received media attention including former Discovery television host Buck LaVasser who nicknamed Nowak, Mountain Man Mike.
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National Trappers Convention and Sport Show kicks off in Escanaba
ESCANABA — The National Trappers Association Convention and Sport Show gets underway today at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Organizer Roy Dahlgren with the U.P. Trappers Association said vendors are setup all over the fairgrounds.
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Mountain Men star Marty Meierotto talks trapping at convention
ESCANABA — Mountain Men star Marty Meierotto hopes to shed a good light on trapping at this week’s National Trappers Association Convention and Outdoor Show in Escanaba. This is his first national trapping event.
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Escanaba chosen to host 2018 National Trappers Convention
ESCANABA – The National Trappers Association Convention will return to Escanaba in 2018. Roy Dahlgren with the U.P. Trappers Association says Escanaba beat out Georgia, North Carolina and Missouri during a presentation in Kalamazoo last week.
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