WVTA - Youth

The WVTA Young Trappers Education Program has graduated 430 young trappers since its beginning in 1998. Classes are held each year in conjunction with the annual convention.

Regardless of your age, be among the first to pre-register for the 2010 Trappers Education class to be held September 18, 2010.

The 2009 class represents the first year of our newly designed education course which featured split classes for all ages. We're continuing to improve on our class system each year.

Class instructors for 2009 included Corbett Patton and Janet Hodge, beginner education; Rex Goddard, Mike Gray, Elizabeth LaRue, Danny Stutler and John Thomas, intermediate education.

Class of 2009

Beginner Graduates: Rachel Bates, Shawn Bennett, Brandon Flora, Darren Flora, Jacob Frum, Teagan Hunt, C.J. Johnson, Abagail Morrison, Gus Morrison, Gideon Mossor, Stasia Mossor, Joshua Nulph, Ashley Pettry, Morgan Quinn, Jarrod Stutler, Andrew Teprovich, Trevor Teprovich, Robert Twist, Ryan Twist, Ann Wotring, Caleb Wotring, Joshua Wotring, Laura Wotring, Micah Wotring

Intermediate Graduates: A.J. Adkins, Alton Bennett, Larissa Birchfield, Garrett Blevins, Brody Burns, April Cogar, Tim Cogar, Logan Dillon, Noah Dillon, Brody Drinko, Kelsey Drinko, Freddy Hall, Kylie Hildebrant, Nathaniel Humphries, Austin King, Kevin LaRue, Dalton Layfield, Kevin Layfield, T. J. Lester, Wesley Loughery, Carol McDaniel, Tony McDaniel, Shawn Mollohan, Genny Morgan, Hallie Morgan, R.J. Neal, Burl Peggs, Damien Peggs, Nick Persinger, Amber Pettry, Ryan Quinn, Jonathon Reed, Edgel Russell, Isaac Sealey, Collin Teprovich, Sam Webb