MTA Chapters Around the State

The Maine Trappers Assoc. has twelve chapters around the state. They are listed below. If you'd like information on a chapter, please go to the CONTACT US page and send a message, or email the contact listed below (if there is one).  They all welcome new members.

Aroostook County -

meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle. Pot Luck Supper at every meeting, 6PM

Capitol Area -

meets monthly at Dave Wilson's Track & Trap Trapping Supplies  in Sidney on the last Wednesday of the month, 7PM.

Central Coastal -

meets monthly at the Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club on Rt 27 in Wiscasset,  last Sunday or each month, 7:30 PM. James Arsenault is contact person.  (email us for phone #)

Central Maine -

meets at the Palmyra town hall on the first Thursday of the month, 8 months of the year (not Nov, June, July, Jan. The Oct. meeting is a picnic held at a different location). Always a raffle, sometimes a pot luck supper. Meeting starts at 7, pot luck starts at 6 (if there is one).

DownEast - (See report)

meets every month on the 3rd Wednesday at the Princeton Town Office or Woodland Fire Station. Contact John H. Sewell, 427-3092, e-mail

Katahdin -

meets at the East Branch SnoRovers Clubhouse in Medway, last Sunday of every month at 6 PM. We have a 50/50 raffle and a supper.

Kennebec Valley -

meets every 2nd Sunday of each month at either Bill Thompson's or Gary Rogers'.

(email for info)

Northern Coastal -

meets monthly, 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00PM at the Goose River Grocery, Swan Lake Ave, Belfast. Call Toby Montgomery, 223-5934 for info. They'd welcome new members.

Southern Aroostook -

meets monthly, location moves around between 3 different towns (Island Falls, Springfield areas)

York County -

meets on the second Sunday of each month, 7PM, at the North Berwick Rod & Gun Club

Union River -

meets in Ellsworth at the Ellsworth City Hall, 7 PM, second Friday of every other month. To join the chapter, call Paul Favolise.

Carrabasset Valley Trappers Club -

This club is not a chapter, but all of it's members are MTA members, most of them Lifetime. They meet on the 1st Sunday of each month at 6:00PM at Jerry's Trapping Supplies in North Anson. At each meeting there is a raffle, a buffet and usually a guest speaker and a demo.

(Left) Lee Labelle of the Union River Chapter and Dan Glidden of the So. Aroostook Chapter manning the MTA booth at an Eastern Maine Sportsmens Show in Orono.

Chapter members helping out at the Sportsmens Show

DOWNEAST CHAPTER REPORT: 5/1/2010

We had election of officers last month and a good meeting.  

Pres:  Richard Corbett

Vice: Barry Wheaton

Secretary: John Sewell

Treasurer: Bert Ward

Director: Dean Beauchamp

We held a very successful trappers ed course in April with 24 graduates.  We are conducting a fundraising raffle for the chapter to help pay scholarships etc.  Prizes are: new kayak,custom made knife by Barry Wheaton, tanned coyote pelt, tanned beaver pelt, $100 cash.  $1 per ticket or 6 for $5. 

We also joined USSA as a chapter.   

We have 17 paid members.  Our next meeting is May 12th, 6:00pm for pot luck supper and meeting to follow.  Princeton Rod and gun club. 

John H. Sewell

Princeton ME 04668