Hyperwrx Report post Posted July 19, 2011 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Aug 19-21 Globe, AZ Fairgrounds It costs nothing to come. Below are the featured presenters in bold. Gary Clevenger shoots 100+ coyotes a year all with a shotgun in the desert. He is the MASTER at his art and knows electronic callers better than the companies themselves (no lie). Bob owns Briarpatch Cages hold the AZ top bobcat pelt for 2 years running. Last year $650. I know of nobody in AZ that traps as many as he does. Attending a presentation is FREE. I do not know as much as some but I will be there on Saturday around where Bob sells his cages and can help you with any cage trapping and gear questions you might have. You can also take your trapprs ed course on Saturday I believe. Stan's contact info is on the bottom if you want to get in on that. Friday, 8/19/11 8 AM DOORS OPEN. Vendor & Display Booths Set Up All Day, Silent Auction Begins - closes 4:00 Saturday 1:00 - 2:30 -- Scott Trowbridge Welcome -- Share the knowledge - (trapping sets and info) Trowbridge, Parker, Van Horn and Melton 2:30- 3:30 Coyote Trapping Demo ~ Clint Locklear 3:30 - 4:30 Coyote calling ~ Gary Clevenger 4:30- 5:30 Roundtable questions and answers - Locklear/Clevenger 5:30 - 6:30 Steak fry (please buy your steak from our food vendor) we supply beans/potato salad 6:30 - ? FELLOWSHIP - POKER - TALL TALES Saturday, 8/20/11 7:00 AM KITCHEN OPENS 8:00 - 8:45 OFFICIAL OPENING & GREETINGS BY ATA PRESIDENT, Tony Miller Introduction of headliner speakers - Scott Trowbridge ATA vice-president and fur auction report by Mike Huffer 8:45 - 10:00 Board of Directors meeting 10:00 - 10:45 Ron Day (Arizona Game and Fish, effects of coyote predadation on big game animals in Arizona 10:45- 11:30 Bob Small cage trapping demo 11:30 - 12:00 pie eating contest 12:00 1:00 Clint Locklear bobcat trapping demo 1:00 - 2:00 Gary Clevenger coyote calling demo 2:00 - 3:00 Predator calling contest /Musket throw 3:00 - 4:00 Roundtable Q/A --- Bob Small, Gary Clevenger, Clint Locklear 4:00 - 4:30 Trap Setting CONTEST --Silent Auction Ends 4:30 -5:00 General ATA membership meeting 5.00 Live Auction Sunday 8/21/11 8:00-11:30 TRAPPER EDUCATION - STAN SCHEPERS 602-499-0505 CLEANUP OF BUILDING****PLEASE STAY TO HELP WITH THIS. THANKS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowhuntaz1 Report post Posted July 19, 2011 Do they know that that is the start of the Archery deer season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyperwrx Report post Posted July 19, 2011 I would imagine so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyperwrx Report post Posted July 24, 2011 Gary just posted this on another site. Its a preview of what he'll be speaking on. Scott, Thank you so much for the invitation speak at this year's ATA convention. I'll try to keep it interesting and keep the audience awake, whether a predator hunter is just getting started or has been hunting a long, long time. On Friday, I plan to present two topics on equipment. First up will be a comparison of several e-callers in the $300-600 price range. Some are current models and others have been around a few years. We'll discuss test results, the methods used in the comparison, how to interpret manufacturers' claims and specifications, their actual use in the field, and a collection of past experiences with customer service. The second half of Friday's topic will be a talk on selecting and rating various shotguns for coyote hunting. We'll talk about action types, recoil, ammunition, barrel lengths, and chokes. Hunters will find the topic useful whether they're buying their first shotgun, their next shotgun, or just choosing one from the safe for a coyote hunt. On Saturday, I'll put callers and shotguns in perspective with a discussion of close cover tactics for coyote hunters. I'll talk about 7 full seasons of dedicated shotgunning where I picked up a rifle rarely if not at all. Nothing revolutionary here, it will be a rapid-fire set of detailed bullet points and a solid review of the basics of good woodcraft necessary to get a coyote to come into scattergun range. By the end, I hope everyone will be thinking of trying some new tips or testing a few territories that they've bypassed before now. I'll be speaking from my extensive notes and covering a lot of topics quickly, so there are bound to be plenty of questions, which will be welcomed. The club to which I belong, Predator Callers of Orange County, California, awards the "Ironman" to the hunter with the most coyotes each season and asks them to design their own award. I had posters printed for two of those awards and will bring them for display. The collages tend to punctuate my observations on hunting. Here's one of them. If there's time, I might also talk briefly on the development of electronic sound libraries for coyote calling. This is a technical topic of interest to anyone with a background in sound engineering or computing and that briefly covers some of the history of distressed animal recordings. I can also discuss some interesting statistics I've compiled on the success of various sounds I've used in electronic calling. With that much material to cover, it should keep the roundtables interesting too. Finally, I just want to mention last season. I didn't hunt a lot, but still managed to take 35 coyotes. The club sponsored 6 hunts. My daughter and I hunted in two club hunts and I hunted a third solo. We won all 3. My friend Matt, who is another avid shotgun hunter and who will probably join us there in Globe to keep me honest, won the the other 3 hunts and the "Ironman" last year. I took the club's new "Hunt Champion" award for most predator points in competition. Best regards, Gary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted July 24, 2011 Man I'd love to get back into trapping, even with the live traps it would be fun... just not as fun... I remeber the days of a 100 traps per line... can't do that with boxes...LOL... One of these days I'd like to get a few and tincker a bit... I am disgruntled by the fact that I have to take some crumy class tho... ... I have a bunch of leg holds left if anyone is trapping private land.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
