64th Annual ISTA Convention
September 19-20, 2025
Tipton County Fairgrounds, Tipton, IN
1200 S Main St, Tipton, IN
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ISTA Convention Schedule
Friday, September 19, 2025
8:30 – 5:30 Vendor Building Open
2:00 Silent Auction Closes
5:30 – 6:30 Dinner
6:30 – 7:00 Awards
7:00 – ? Live Auction
Saturday, September 20, 2025
8:00 – 4:00 Vendor Building Open
11:00 – 2:00 Kids Games and
1:00 – Hay Scramble
2:00 Silent Auction Closes
3:00 Gun/Trap Raffle Winner Announced
3:30 Election Results
4:00 Convention Closes
Breakfast and lunch available both days 7am – 2pm.
Both fur sale lot numbers will go on sale 9am sharp on Friday.
Trapping Demos (Outside of auditorium in pole building)
Friday, September 19
10:00 – 11:00 Janetta Kelly, Animal Diseases
11:00 – 12:00 Jeff Dunlap, Skunks
12:00 – 1:00 Clayton Barnett, Canines
1:00 – 2:00 Jeff Robinson, Bobcat
2:00 – 3:00 Trappin Fool, Coon
3:00 – 4:00 Sarah Gomez and Caitlyn Allen, Trap to Table
Presentations (Inside Auditorium
Friday, September 19
11:30 – 12:30 4H Trapping Program in your County
1:30 - 2:30 Geriann Albers INDNR Furbearer Biologist
2:30 - 3:30 Skinning and Put Up Demo {Beaver, Coon
in the demo area
4:00 - 5:00 Turkey 101, Calling Basics
Trapping Demos (Outside of auditorium in pole building)
Saturday, September 20
9:00 – 10:00 Jim Lippens and John Allen, Muskrats from Marsh to Ditches
10:00 – 11:00 Jeff Dunlap Bobcats
11:00 – 12:00 Nick Erny, Beaver and Otter
12:00 – 1:00 Matt Bredeweg and Jarod S. Canines
1:00 – 2:00 Trappin Fool, Snaring
Presentations (Inside Auditorium)
Saturday, September 20
10:30 – 11:30 Geriann Albers INDNR Furbearer Biologist
11:30 - 12:30 4H Trapping Program in your County
12:30 - 1:30 Turkey 101 Calling Basics
12:30 - 1:30 Skinning and Put Up Demo {Bobcat, Otter In the Demo Area}
Adult and Kids Activities (Outside pavilion)
Saturday, September 20
11:00 – 1:00
Baseball Toss
Facepainting
Balloons
1:00 – 2:00
Kids Hay Scramble
Kids Activities Saturday only.
Silent Auction ends at 2:00 on Friday and Saturday.