Join SDTA

The South Dakota Trappers Association, Inc. is a nonprofit organization, governed by 10 elected board of directors, dedicated to:

• The interests of South Dakota Trappers consistent with good management and conservation

• Conserving South Dakota's fur resource.

• Preserving trapper's rights.

• Increasing public awareness of trapping issues and the benefits of trapping for other wildlife.

• Perpetuating the nation's oldest industry -The Fur Industry.

The SDTA was organized in 1963. Since then it has earned a respectable reputation in conservation in South Dakota, representing the vital interests of trappers and predator callers in South Dakota on a state and national level. The SDTA is affiliated with the following:

National Trappers Association, Inc.
The US Sportsman's Alliance
Black Hills Regional Multiple Use Coalition
South Dakota Ducks Unlimited
United Sportsmen for South Dakotans

The SDTA works closely with the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks to help ensure that trapping seasons and regulations are fair and represent good management policies of furbearer populations. The SDTA has  frequently been called upon to lend technical assistance and information to the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks and to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries at South Dakota State University to assist in research, environmental assistance, education and nuisance animal control.

 

Responsibilities of the Trapper

Americans are fortunate to live in a land with abundant natural resources. Furbearing animals are a "renewable resource" that can be harvested annually with proper management. Furbearer populations are controlled largely by their habitats, population density, competition with other animals and man, disease and man's exploitation of the environment. The single most important furbearer manager is the trapper. There are many responsibilities in being a trapper. Trappers must obey and respect state and federal laws governing each furbearer. They must also respect public and private property, honor the rights of other outdoor user groups, check their traps regularly, use proper traps and selective sets, properly handle pelts, dispose of animal carcasses properly, help others who need skills and support and defend proper conservation practices.

Membership

SDTA members are proud of our heritage. By becoming a member, you will be able to share in the pride, strength and knowledge of a respected organization. Your membership does make a difference in the constant effort to protect trapping for future generations.

If you'd like to join us, please click on this link: membership form and print out the form. Enclose a check or money order and mail to:

John Almquist, SDTA 
521 2nd St. NE
Waterdown, SD 57201
(Phone 605-886-8501)

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