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U.P. Trappers Convention

Ilsa Minor | Daily Press Above, a man peruses some of the furs available for sale at the U.P Trappers Convention & Outdoors Expo Friday. The two-day event continues today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features demonstrations, a kids’ workshop, vendors, a raffle and access to the free fishing and other activities available at the DNR Pocket Park for kids.

Ilsa Minor | Daily Press
Mike “Red” O’Hearn explains the ins and outs of otter and beaver trapping. Demonstrations continue today with John Changon on beaver trapping at 9 a.m., Roy Dahlgren on U.P. winter bobcat trapping at 10:30, John Gunville on trapping for beginners – muskrat and raccoon at 1 p.m., and Jeff Dunlap and Sarah Gomez on beaver trapping at 2 p.m. A kids’ workshop, where kids will build a muskrat colony trap to take home, will take place at 10 a.m.

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