History of Idaho Trapper Association
The Idaho Trapper Association Inc, was founded in 1979 with the Certificate of Incorporation being issued by Idaho Secretary of State on January 17, 1980.
The nature of the business is to promote sound conservation, legislation, and administrative procedures to save and faithfully defend from natural resource waste; to promote sound environmental education programs; and promote a continued annual fur harvest using the best tools presently available for that purpose. The ITA further encourages sensible “Legislation and Adminstrative” procedures pertaining to the management of fur bearing animals, with opposition of bad legislation pertaining to the management of fur bearing animals.
The Association’s priority objective is to educate young trappers in the harvesting and management of Idaho’s resource, and to better educate the public on the consumptive use of wild animals as a necessary wildlife management tool.
To learn more about the ITA visit: www.idahotrappersassociation.com
Idaho Trappers Association Fur Sale 2025
January 17-18th 2025 @ Elmore County Fairgrounds Glenns Ferry Idaho
March 5-8th 2026 Fur Sale @ Elmore County Fairgrounds Glenns Ferry Idaho
June 13-14th Summer Convention @ Lemhi County Fairgrounds Salmon Idaho
September 6th NTF/ITA Banquet @ Shoshone-Bannock Casino Fort Hall Idaho
2026 Idaho Trappers Association March 5th-8th Fur Sale Schedule
| Thursday | Who | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| 3 PM | Volunteers | (bring your fur to check in) Set up tables & tent |
| Friday | Who | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Volunteers | Finish setting up tables and tent |
| 10AM - 10PM | All | Check in fur |
| Afternoon | Idaho Fish and Game | Selling furbuyer licenses |
| 1-2 PM | Justin Webb | Wolf Trapping |
| 2-3 PM | Vinni Ranucci | Marten Trapping |
| 3-4 PM | Mike Hicks | Muskrat Trapping |
| 4-5 PM | Mike Ward | Bobcat Trapping |
| 5-6 PM | Mike Murdock | Coyotes by the thousands |
| 6-7 PM | Chuck Hedin | NV Bobcat Q and A |
| Saturday | Who | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| 6:30AM -9 AM | All | Check in fur (be here before 9 or you miss out!) |
| Morning | IDFG | Selling furbuyer licenses |
| 8 AM - 2 PM | IDFG (must be pre-registered) | Wolf trapper Cert Class (must be pre registered) Free ITA membership after completion. Moose Lodge |
| 10-11 AM | Wade Sickels | Bobcat Trapping |
| Noon | All | Bids in for 4000-8000 lots |
| Noon - 12 PM | Rusty Kramer (Do not miss this) | General membership meeting, IDFG biologist, details on fur sale |
| 2-3 PM | Mark Ross | Nebraska Snaring predators |
| 3-4 PM | Zack Davis | Badger trapping |
| 4-5 PM | All | Bingo (in the ten) |
| 5PM - 7 PM | George Kortum | Live auction of donated items w/ George Kortum. Please bring a donation |
| 7:00 PM | All | Frosty McWilliams Band (Sponsored by Mac's Trapping Supplies) |
| 9:00 PM | All | All bids in for cats, long fur and grease fur |
| Sunday | Who | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM - 10 AM | Don Judkins | Porcupine hair processing |
| 10 AM - 11 AM | Eric Saltzman | Skull/parts processing for max. dollar |
| Noon | Hunter Cloke | Bobcat fur handling |
| 10 AM - Noon | All | No sale bids read, be ready. |
| After Noon | All | Shag fur and clean up. We need help! |
| Vendors | Who | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| Entire show | Randy Shuff | Beaver tail leather products |
| Saturday Morning | Moyle Trannery | Saturday Morning |
Camping spots available but no water available due to weather. Payment to the fairgrounds.
ITA Members,
After much deliberation here is the March fur sale schedule at the Elmore County Fair & Rodeo fairgrounds in City of Glenns Ferry, Idaho. Please message me directly or the website to pre-register your fur. Also, don't forget your donation for the live auction and raffles. This is going to be an event for the ages!!
Donation items help cover our costs of the sale. Donations can be anything from fur, ammo, handmade items, traps, jewelry, tanned fur, anything. Some more things to bring to folks attention:
- You must have your fur to the fairgrounds BEFORE Saturday 9AM
- You can put minimums on fur, but you MUST be there on Sunday in case it doesn't meet the minimum. On Sunday you will have a few minutes to say "SELL" if your fur doesn't meet the minimum.
- If your bringing frozen items, bring them frozen and in a bucket.
- We will not allow you to put a minimum on any item under $5.00. It is severely slowing down the sales on small dollar items that have minimums.
- We will allow ammo, traps and tanned fur to sell on the sale.
- IDFG will be selling furbuyer licenses (and the new 3-day nonresident licenses) and tagging otter at the sale. Bring exact change or a check.
- We are allowing splitting of lots but copying Fallon's lotting rules. "3 single lots for every 15 animals of a species. 6 single lots for animals 16-30. 9 single lots for animals for animals 31-45".
- It would make it easier to separate the lots of coyotes, fox and beaver if you put the same-colored zip tag in the eye of the pelts before you bring them to the sale. Don't worry about bobcats because they have CITES tags in them. If you don't want to do this, no problem, we will have it handled at the door.
- Please text or email me your consignments for pelts. It helps me pull extra buyers in and know how much fur we can expect.
- Excited to see everyone at the sale!
