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Ohio State Trappers Association - Trapper Education
Est. 1940 - The nation's third oldest trapper association
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The OSTA holds three fur auctions yearly. For information and prices from our sales, see our Results
![]() 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.
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Many of the OSTA workshops will offer the Trapper Education Course. Ask the instructor if this is offered at the workshop you want to attend. Pre-registration with the workshop is required. Please speak with workshop contact person NOT the Ohio Division of Wildlife office to register.
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For more information about trapping education please contact Keith Daniels.
Keith Daniels P.O. Box 111 Arlington, Ohio 45814 Phone: (419) 365-5321 Fax: (419) 365-1012 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
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Advanced Trapper Workshops
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.
Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area
19100 Co. Hwy 115, Harpster, OH 43323 (3 miles SW of Harpster, Wyandot/Marion Co.) Contact: Keith Daniels (419) 365-5321 Delaware Wildlife Area Public Shooting Range 1358 OH 229, Ashley, OH 43003 (8 miles north of Delaware) Contact: Bill Davis (614) 531-5630 Deer Creek Wildlife Area & State Park 12552 Post Rd., Rt. 1, Mt. Sterling, OH 43143 (4 miles east of Mt Sterling, Fayette/Pickaway Co.) Contact: Mark Stackhouse (740) 606-1568 Highlandtown Wildlife Area 16760 Spring Valley Rd., Salineville, OH 43945 (4 miles east of Salineville, 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 Magee Marsh Wildlife Area 13229 W State Rte. 2, Oak Harbor, OH 43449 (10 miles north of Oak Harbor, Ottawa Co.) Contact: Doug Lee (419) 333-6653 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: Jim Duckworth (330) 206-7161 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 Shawnee State Forest Headquarters 13291 US 52, West Portsmouth, OH 45663 (Scioto County) Contact: Eric Freeland (513) 582-1616 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.
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