History & Mission Statement of the Alabama Trappers & Predator Control Association

 

 

History

    In March of 1993 a group of trappers met in the home of Edward Smith and formed the Alabama Trappers & Predator Callers Association. The Founding members of the association were, Johnny Tyson, Keith Wynn, George Wacha Jr., Jerome Hudson, Regina Hudson, Elizabeth Smith and Edward Smith.

 

Mission Statement

Article III, Section 1

Alabama Trapper & Predator Control Association By-Laws

Objectives of the association shall be:

            A. To promote the highest standards of sportsmanship.

            B. To Strengthen the understanding and cooperation between the land owners, trappers, and other public in general.

            C. To encourage protection, restoration, and management of water, wildlife, forest and fields.

            D. To seek more awareness and promote more intensive public conservation and education of youth and adults as to the essentials of trapping, hunting, fishing and to it's use as a necessary wildlife management tool.

            E. To educate and train the young and inexperienced trappers in the harvesting and management of our natural and renewable resources and to give them our support.

            F. To cooperate with county, state, and federal and private agencies having responsibilities for wildlife and land management. 

            G. To promote organizations of local, district, state, and national interests having similar aims, giving them aid, counsel and support in resolving problems of local, state, or national origin.

            H. To oppose propaganda put forth by anti- trapping, hunting, and fishing organizations. 

            I. To oppose bad legislation pertaining to trapping, hunting, and fishing on state and national levels.

            J. To press for prosecution of anyone guilty of wrong doings against persons trapping, hunting or fishing, and the trade of trapping, and the sport of hunting and fishing.

 

 

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