UTA Convention
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Each year, we hold the convention the weekend following Labor Day at the Juab County Fairgrounds in Nephi. The convention is a great opportunity to enjoy each other's company, meet new people, and make new friends.
Activities include:
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2023 Convention
The Utah Trappers Convention will be held September 8-9, 2023, at the Juab County Fair Grounds in Nephi, Utah. (400 W Center St, Nephi, UT .)
Trapping supply vendors will be onsite, so plan to stock up on everything you will need for the upcoming season. Great line up of trapping demonstrations, demos are all day and cover a wide variety of species you can trap. The Convention is a great place to learn new techniques and meet fellow trappers in the state.
If you need trapping supplies, lures, learn new trapping techniques or want some UTA merchandise. This is the place for you! UTA merchandise will be available for purchase.
Trapping supply vendors will be onsite, so plan to stock up on everything you will need for the upcoming season. Great line up of trapping demonstrations, demos are all day and cover a wide variety of species you can trap. The Convention is a great place to learn new techniques and meet fellow trappers in the state.
If you need trapping supplies, lures, learn new trapping techniques or want some UTA merchandise. This is the place for you! UTA merchandise will be available for purchase.
Schedule
Friday, September 8
Time |
Activity |
6:30 PM |
Hamburger Social. Will be held between the multi-purpose buildings, where the fur sale is held. |
Saturday, September 9
Time |
Activity |
8:00 AM |
Doors open |
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Demos |
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Lunch break. |
1:00 PM |
Membership meeting |
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Demos |
4:00 PM |
Silent Auction Closes |
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Break. Visit vendors and buy raffle tickets. |
6:00 PM |
Potluck banquet. After dinner, we will conduct the awards ceremony, live auction, and raffle drawing. |
Our full demo schedule can be found on our Facebook page. --> Utah Trappers Association's Facebook page
Activities
We will hold various activities and games on Saturday, including:
- Kid's BB gun shoot
- Trap throwing game
- Trap setting contests
- Kid's Corner
- Women’s Crafts
Trappers Education Course
A Trappers Education Course will be available on Saturday. If you would like to participate in the class, please contact Walter Szarek at (435) 744-7004 or cszarek35@gmail.com so he will have a head count. You can also sign up here.
UTA Banquet
The UTA will provide roast/smoked pork at the potluck banquet. Each family attending must bring a favorite potluck dish.
UTA Awards Ceremony
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The UTA awards are given to trappers/members who have helped promote trapping and the UTA. The awards given are UTA Hall of Fame, UTA Trapper of the Year, UTA Lady Trapper of the Year, and UTA Junior Trapper of the Year. Nominations for these awards are submitted from the membership and during the convention these prestigious awards are given.
We have a slideshow of some of the award recipients. Listed below is all our award recipients from previous years. 
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Raffle
The raffle is the main fundraiser for the association. We encourage all members to do all you can to strengthen and support it. Cost of the UTA raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Please sell the tickets we have sent you. If you would like more, let us know and we will send more.
The UTA Raffle prizes are:
1st- Browning AB3 Stalker Bolt Action 270 Winchester
2nd-Leupold SX-2 Alpine HD Spotting Scope
3rd- Puma International 12 GA shotgun
4th- EXO X7 Ranger plus Drone
5th- Savage 93 Bolt Action .22 WMR
Every year we have a friendly competition amongst the trappers to see who sells the most raffle tickets. This year the prizes for the top raffle ticket sellers will be:
1st Place: Savage .22LR with custom UTA engravings on the barrel
2nd Place: Vortex Crossfire HD 10X42 Binoculars
3rd Place: Husky 60-piece mechanics tool set with 100 position ratchet
The UTA Raffle prizes are:
1st- Browning AB3 Stalker Bolt Action 270 Winchester
2nd-Leupold SX-2 Alpine HD Spotting Scope
3rd- Puma International 12 GA shotgun
4th- EXO X7 Ranger plus Drone
5th- Savage 93 Bolt Action .22 WMR
Every year we have a friendly competition amongst the trappers to see who sells the most raffle tickets. This year the prizes for the top raffle ticket sellers will be:
1st Place: Savage .22LR with custom UTA engravings on the barrel
2nd Place: Vortex Crossfire HD 10X42 Binoculars
3rd Place: Husky 60-piece mechanics tool set with 100 position ratchet
Scholarship Gun Raffle
We will do the scholarship gun raffle again this year. We made a change on the cost of the scholarship gun raffle tickets. Tickets cost $10 each. All proceeds from this raffle will go to our scholarship fund. This years gun will be:
Scholarship Gun Raffle Prize: Ruger 10/22 carbine semi-auto rimfire rifle.
If you are interested in our scholarship program, please refer to our Scholarship page.
Scholarship Gun Raffle Prize: Ruger 10/22 carbine semi-auto rimfire rifle.
If you are interested in our scholarship program, please refer to our Scholarship page.