colorado trappers & predator hunters association

What colorado trappers & predator hunters association does

The Colorado Trappers & Predator Hunters Association (CTPHA) is a Colorado-based, non-profit membership trade association founded in 1975 in Fairplay, Colorado. It serves approximately 350 individual members (down from a 1981 peak of 789) who are licensed trappers, predator hunters, and wildlife management supporters across Colorado's four regional districts (NE, NW, SE, SW). The organization's stated mission is the preservation and improvement of wild furbearer harvesting and marketing, public and youth education on trapping as a wildlife management tool, humane and ethical treatment of wildlife, and assistance to government wildlife authorities including Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

CTPHA's product surface is membership-based rather than technology-based: it sells individual and family memberships ($25-$35/year, with optional Trapper's Post magazine subscription), branded merchandise (logo hats $25, patches $7, stickers $4), and operates recurring annual events including a fur auction in Hugo, CO, the Outdoorsman Days Convention in Florence, CO, a booth at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, and a Sportsman's Banquet. Education services include Hunter Education / Internet Conclusion Courses. The underlying technology stack is minimal: a WordPress website with PayPal-enabled checkout and Facebook pages; no proprietary platform is described.

The organization generates revenue across six streams: membership dues (subscription/recurring), merchandise sales (one-time), fur auction consignment fees (transaction fee), raffle proceeds (transaction fee), donations (linked to anti-trapping legislative defense campaigns), and convention/event proceeds. Distribution is event-driven — annual fur auction, convention, and stock show booth — augmented by word-of-mouth referrals and online self-serve membership signup. The most strategically significant adjacent entity is the affiliated 501(c)(4) Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management (CRWM), which provides CTPHA with a dedicated lobbyist at the Colorado Capitol and is credited with helping defeat Senate Bill 22-031 by a 4-to-1 margin. CTPHA also maintains longstanding affiliations with the National Trappers Association and Fur Takers of America, and operates within a coalition of 20+ conservation organizations.

Name

colorado trappers & predator hunters association

Legal name

Colorado Trappers & Predator Hunters Association

Website

https://coloradotrapper.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Colorado Trappers & Predator Hunters Association is a non-profit membership association founded in 1975 that serves approximately 350 Colorado trappers, predator hunters, and wildlife management supporters through education, fur marketing events, advocacy against anti-trapping legislation, and recurring annual conventions and auctions.

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees ranging from $25 to $35 depending on membership type (individual with/without magazine, family). The organization has PayPal enabled for online membership renewals and sign-ups.
2. Merchandise Sales: Online store selling CTPHA logo hats ($25), patches ($7), and stickers ($4). Revenue generated through e-commerce sales.
3. Fur Auction: Annual fur auction event where members' trapped fur is sold. The auction generates revenue through consignment fees and serves as the primary fur marketing channel for members.
4. Raffle: Annual raffle fundraiser featuring items like guns and other prizes, sold both online and via paper tickets to members and the broader public.
5. Donations: The organization solicits donations to fight anti-hunting/trapping legislation and support its advocacy efforts, including a dedicated donation page and links to savethehuntcolorado.com.
6. Convention/Rendezvous Events: Annual convention featuring vendor booths, demonstrations, live auctions, and Saturday night events that serve as fundraisers for the association.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

CTPHA is a membership-based nonprofit association that supports trappers and predator hunters in Colorado through annual memberships, trapping and wildlife management education, an annual fur auction, hunter education classes, conventions, and advocacy against anti-trapping legislation. It also sells branded merchandise and raises funds through raffles, banquets, and donations, with its lobbying carried out through the affiliated 501(c)(4) Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management.

Product overview

Colorado Trappers and Predator Hunters Association (CTPHA) is a membership-based nonprofit organization (501c) offering individual and family memberships with optional Trapper's Post magazine subscription. The association sells branded merchandise including logo hats, patches, and stickers. CTPHA organizes multiple annual events including the Fur Auction, Convention/Rendezvous (Outdoorsman Days), Western Stock Show booth presence, and Sportsman's Banquet. Educational services include Hunter Education Classes. The organization promotes wildlife management, trapping heritage, and predator hunting through advocacy and outreach programs.

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Products and services

• CTPHA New Membership Annual CTPHA membership available as individual or family tier, with options to include or exclude a Trapper's Post magazine subscription, priced $25-$35 per year.
• CTPHA Renewing Membership Annual renewal options for existing CTPHA members, including individual with magazine, individual without magazine, or family with magazine tiers, priced $25-$35 per year.
• Fur Auction Annual fur auction held in Hugo, Colorado, where members sell trapped furbearer pelts (beaver, bobcat, coyote, fox, mink, muskrat, raccoon, pine marten, opossum) to fur buyers, with consignment fees supporting CTPHA operations.
• Outdoorsman Days Convention Annual CTPHA convention featuring trapping technique demonstrations, vendor exhibits, live auctions, and the annual membership meeting, held in Florence, Colorado.
• Hunter Education Internet Conclusion Course Hunter education certification classes delivered as Internet Conclusion Courses, offered periodically throughout the year to Colorado trappers and hunters.
• National Western Stock Show Booth Annual CTPHA booth at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO each January, providing fur displays, trapping education, and membership outreach to the public.
• Sportsman's Banquet Annual fundraising banquet featuring dinner, live auction, and awards recognition as a CTPHA revenue and community event.
• CTPHA Logo Hat Branded hat featuring the Colorado Trappers & Predator Hunters Association logo, available in brown and black colors, priced at $25.
• CTPHA Logo Patch Embroidered patch featuring the CTPHA logo for apparel and gear customization, priced at $7.
• CTPHA Logo Sticker Vinyl sticker featuring the CTPHA logo for vehicles and equipment, priced at $4.
• Annual Raffle Fundraiser Annual raffle fundraiser featuring items such as guns and other prizes, sold both online and via paper tickets to members and the broader public, with proceeds supporting CTPHA operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully defeated Colorado Senate Bill 22-031 which would have banned Mountain Lion and Bobcat harvest, by a 4-to-1 margin in the Senate Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee with testimony from thousands of sportsmen and women.

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management (CRWM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRWM is a 501(C)(4) organization that serves as the CTPHA's lobbying arm at the Colorado Capitol. It is the only sportsman organization in Colorado with a lobbyist representing hunting, trapping, and fishing interests. CTPHA provides significant financial contributions to CRWM and works in coalition on legislative defense. CRWM is led by CTPHA President Dan Gates as Executive Director.
• National Trappers Association (NTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTPHA established affiliation with the National Trappers Association at its very first rendezvous in 1975. CTPHA President Dan Gates also serves as FTA Representative. The NTA is one of the organizations that would receive assets if CTPHA were dissolved.
• Fur Takers of America (FTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTPHA established affiliation with the Fur Takers of America at its very first rendezvous in 1975. Dan Gates serves as FTA Representative. FTA is one of the organizations that would receive assets if CTPHA were dissolved.
• Safari Club International (Colorado Chapter)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSCI assisted CTPHA with moving their raffle online, providing guidance and support for technology upgrades. CTPHA collaborated with SCI on raffle improvements and broader outreach.
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTPHA assists government wildlife authorities in the management of wildlife in Colorado. The organization works with CPW on furbearer management, participates in CPW Commission meetings, and collaborated on wolf stakeholder processes. CPW holds fur inventory for CTPHA's auction.
• Rocky Mountain Elk FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the 20+ organization coalition united to support Science-Based Wildlife Management and defeat anti-hunting legislation including Senate Bill 22-031.
• Theodore Roosevelt Conservation PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the coalition of 20+ conservation organizations united to support Science-Based Wildlife Management and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.
• National Wild Turkey FederationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the coalition united to support Science-Based Wildlife Management and defeat anti-hunting/anti-trapping legislation.
• Trout UnlimitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the 20+ organization coalition supporting Science-Based Wildlife Management and opposing anti-hunting legislation.
• Boone and Crockett ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the coalition of conservation organizations united to defend Science-Based Wildlife Management and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.
• Backcountry Hunters and AnglersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the coalition united to support Science-Based Wildlife Management and oppose anti-hunting legislation in Colorado.
• Rocky Mountain Bighorn SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the 20+ organization coalition supporting Science-Based Wildlife Management and opposing anti-hunting/anti-trapping legislation.
• Colorado Congressional Sportsman's CaucuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTPHA supports the Colorado Congressional Sportsman's Caucus through its advocacy efforts. CTPHA President Dan Gates serves as emcee for monthly Sportsmen's Caucus meetings in conjunction with the Congressional Sportsmen Foundation.
• Congressional Sportsmen's FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the coalition fighting anti-hunting legislation. CTPHA participates in monthly Sportsmen's Caucus meetings organized by CSF.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

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Broad incumbents

• Safari Club International: National and international hunting-conservation organization that already partners with CTPHA (assisted with raffle technology). Operates broader hunter-advocacy scope but with overlapping legislative interests on wildlife management and anti-hunting defense.
• Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation: National organization that convenes the Sportsmen's Caucus meetings which CTPHA's president emcees. Directly comparable in legislative-advocacy function but operates at federal/state caucus level rather than on-the-ground member services.
• Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: Coalition-based conservation advocacy group that is one of CTPHA's 20+ coalition partners. Operates at federal/policy level across hunting, fishing, and conservation — overlapping mission but with much broader portfolio.
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation: National wildlife/habitat conservation organization that is an active CTPHA coalition partner on Science-Based Wildlife Management. Comparable in advocacy mission but broader in scope (elk habitat and conservation vs. trapping-specific).
• Boone and Crockett Club: Historic North American conservation organization and CTPHA coalition partner. Shared mission of defending fair-chase hunting and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, but operates at much larger scale and broader hunting focus.

Direct peers

• National Trappers Association: The national-level federation of which CTPHA is a state affiliate (since 1975). Directly comparable in mission — trapping education, advocacy, fur marketing — but operating at national scope. CTPHA's Dan Gates sits on its board, making this an immediate, explicit peer relationship.
• Fur Takers of America: Direct peer organization co-affiliated with CTPHA since 1975; CTPHA's president serves as the FTA representative. Same core mission of representing trappers, providing fur marketing support, and defending trapping as wildlife management.

Regional players

• Colorado Cattlemen's Association: Major Colorado-based agricultural advocacy organization with aligned interests in predator management and wildlife policy. CTPHA and CCA frequently overlap on livestock-wildlife conflict issues and share an interest in CPW Commission outcomes.
• Colorado Outfitters Association: Colorado-based statewide association representing hunting and outfitting guides. Comparable in advocacy role (especially around Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission) but serves a different constituency (guided outfitters vs. trappers). Natural coalition partner in legislative defense.

Emerging players

• Backcountry Hunters and Anglers: Cited CTPHA coalition partner; comparable membership-based grassroots structure and similar advocacy function, but focuses on public-land hunting and angling access rather than trapping specifically.

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