The following is an
overview of the many projects dedicated MTA
members have taken on since the MTA's inception
in 1976.
MTA Rendezvous
Held each
September in the center of the state in
Lewistown, Montana at the Fergus County
Fairgrounds. Each years climactic get
together for MTA members and non-members
alike. Rekindle old friendships and
start new ones.
Trapper Education
Members
of the MTA volunteer their time and efforts
several times each year in an on going
effort to educate those who want to learn
about trapping or those who want to hone
their skills.
Youth Trapper Camp
Started
in June 2000, the MTA Youth Trapper Camp is
a joint effort between the MTA, Montana 4-H,
and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife
and Parks. This educational and
fun-filled weekend in the Bears Paw
Mountains, south of Havre, Montana exploded
with energetic fervor.
Doug Slifka Memorial
Scholarship
The
Montana Trappers Association offers two (2)
$500 scholarships for any MTA member or
member's sibling who intends to further
their education at any college or university
of their choice.
Miss Rodeo Montana
The MTA
has been a Big Sky Partner with Miss Rodeo
Montana, Inc since 1997. MTA
sponsorship awards each years queen with a
western style red and arctic fox vest.
Miss Teen Rodeo Montana
The
MTA has been a partner with Miss Rodeo
Montana, Inc since 1997 and is one of
the first sponsors for the new Miss Teen
Rodeo Montana which started in 2005.
Sportspersons Rights Protection Fund
The MTA
established this Fund in 1999 - also Known
as SRPF, it establishes a coalition of funds
from sportspersons and other interested
parties to perpetuate and provide legal
advice or action to protect the lawful
rights of sportspersons to engage in legal
activities such as trapping, hunting,
fishing and the taking of wildlife without
continued frivolous regulations put upon
them.