Our original incorporation papers stated that our purpose was "...to promote interest in and accumulate and disseminate knowledge concerning the trapping of fur bearing animals among person interested therein." Education is one of our goals and we believe that can be accomplished in a number of ways.

One of the ways we educate is by publishing a monthly magazine entitled The Fur Taker. We look at the magazine as a "tool of teaching" through the articles written by experts as well as everyday outdoorsmen in the fields of trapping, hunting, and related activities.  Reports from chapters/affiliates, officers, and general activities of the organization are also included.

We also host the only known college of its kind, the FTA Trapper's College.  We are able to teach proper and ethical methods of trapping from generations to generations going back to the forefathers of the industry.

FTA uses the Chapter/Affiliate concept as our means of local organization.  Wherever possible, we like to build chapter/affiliates from the local grassroots level.  Many of these chapter/affiliates host monthly and/or semi-annual meetings.  As a member or interested sportsmen you can attend and learn as well as socialize with fellow sportsmen.  Contacts for these organizations are included in The Fur Taker, our monthly publication.  The Fur Taker of America National Rendezvous, a national convention, is held yearly at various locations throughout the United States.  Check elsewhere on this website or in The Fur Taker for details.

We are affiliated with the United States Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA), International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, National Trapper's Association, International Trapper's Federation, Fur Institute of Canada, and are involved with the BMP Committee.  A representative has been appointed from FTA to sit on the governing body of each of these organizations.  They are also invited to have a representative sit on our governing body as well.  In this way the communication lines are always open. Information is then conveyed to our membership through our publication, The Fur Taker.

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