Ohio State Trappers - Trapper Education Program

OSTA CALENDAR

Ohio State Trappers Association - Trapper Education

Est. 1940 - The nation's third oldest trapper association

Workshops

Class Dates & Online Education

Otter Seasons, Trapping Tips & More

OSTA Fur Auctions

The OSTA holds three fur auctions yearly. For information and prices from our sales, see our Results

JOIN OSTA

All first-time trappers must successfully complete a hunter and a trapper education course offered through the Division of Wildlife before purchasing a hunting license and Fur Taker Permit to trap furbearers.

When taking the home study course, read your manual carefully.
Instructions for registration, reviews and exams can be found at ODNR Trapper Education.

For more information about trapping education please contact Eric Freeland.

Eric Freeland
3081 N. Campbell Rd.
Bethel, Ohio 45106

Phone (513) 582-1616
Email:
[email protected]

Click on any of the following images to view 'how to' instructions. These can be viewed online or downloaded to your home computer.

Raccoon Skinning

Beaver Fleshing

Canine Handling

Muskrat Handling

Build a Colony Trap

Mink Handling

Beaver Stretching

Raccoon Fleshing & Stretching

Report Special Forces Hours

OSTA Online Education

OSTA Scholarships

More Information

Fall Trapping Workshop
October 5-6, 2024

The Ohio State Trappers Association provides one $750 yearly college scholarship called the Charles L. Dobbins - Bob Fissell Memorial Scholarship.
The scholarship is open to OSTA members and their families.

View more information about the scholarship and download an application.

Southwest Ohio Conservation Club
6084 Morgan Rd., Cleves, OH 45002 (14 miles NW of downtown Cincinnati, Hamilton Co.)
Eric Freeland (513) 582-1616

For more information, contact your region instructor listed, or contact the OSTA Education Coordinator Eric Freeland at 513-582-1616.

Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area
19100 Co. Hwy 115, Harpster, OH 43323 (Wyandot/Marion Co.)
Contact: Keith Daniels (419) 365-5321

Deer Creek Wildlife Area & State Park
12552 Post Rd., Rt. 1, Mt. Sterling, OH 43143 (Fayette, Madison, Pickaway Co.) Contact: Mark Stackhouse (740) 606-1568

Highlandtown Wildlife Area
16760 Spring Valley Rd., Salineville, OH 43945 (Columbiana Co.) Contact: Vern Snyder (330) 223-1683)

Killbuck Wildlife Area
1691 Centerville Rd., Shreve, OH 44676
(between SR 226 & SR 83 east of Shreve, Wayne Co.). Contact: Josh Wengerd (330) 464-4861

Mercer Waterfowl Management Area
6115 State Rte. 703, Celina, OH 45822 (3 miles south of Celina, Mercer Co.)
Contact: Harry Kinnison (937) 564-3831

Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area
8303 N. Park Ave., North Bloomfield, OH 44450 (15 miles north of Warren, Trumbull Co.) Contact: Randy Deiter (330) 978-4278

Salt Fork Wildlife Area
61656 Salt Fork WA, HQ Rd., Lore City, OH 43755
(9 miles NE of Cambridge, Guernsey Co.)
Contact: Kris May (330) 987-5149

Powhatan Point Wildlife Mgmt. Area/Broken Timber
42722 State Rte. 7, Clarington, OH 43915 (3 miles south of Powhatan Point, Monroe Co.) Contact: Keith Jones (740) 213-3880

Berlin Lake Wildlife Area
1806 Bonner Rd., Deerfield, OH 44411 (Workshop is in the Fewtown Rd. Bldg., Portage Co.) Contact: Contact: Joe Young (330) 206-0713

Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area
5403 CH & D Road, Oak Hill, OH 45656 (6 miles NE of Oak Hill, Jackson Co.)
Contact: Dustin Caudill (740) 645-4514

Indian Creek Wildlife Area
4258 Snowhill Rd., Fayetteville, OH 45118 (1 mile SE of Fayetteville, Brown Co.)
Contact: Ken Pennington (513) 630-6298

Southwest Ohio Conservation Club
6084 Morgan Rd., Cleves, OH 45002
(14 miles NW of downtown Cincinnati, Hamilton Co.)Oct.14 & 15, 2023. Contact: Eric Freeland (513) 582-1616

Lake La Sue Ann Wildlife Area
Co Road R, Pioneer, OH 43554
(11 miles NW of Montpilliar, OH Williams Co.)
Contact: Tim Gerken(419) 438-6702

Fall Trapping Workshops
October 26-27, 2024

REMINDER: To register for a workshop, please only
contact the instructor listed for that workshop. Do Not contact the Division of Wildlife or any workshop area.

Fall Trapping Workshop
November 2-3, 2024

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
13229 W State Rte. 2, Oak Harbor, OH 43449
(Ottawa Co.)
Contact: Doug Lee (419) 307-6653

January 11, 2025: OSTA Fur Auction, Bucyrus, OH

March 8, 2025: OSTA Fur Auction, Kidron, OH