VTA District 6 Director's Report 
Wynston D. Holbrook II
15000 Namozine Road
Amelia, VA 23002
(xxx) xxxx-xxxxx 
It was a pleasure speaking with you on Friday. I appreciate the quick response to my questions.  
A little bit about myself:
I have lived in central Va. Most of my life, however, my family is from WVa, Kentucky and SW Va.
I was in the Marine Corps and was in Desert Shield/Desert Storm with the 1st Marine Division.
I graduated Ferrum College in 2003 after returning from Desert Storm with a degree in Environmental Science.
I have worked in the environmental remediation and consulting business for the past 19 years from Maryland to Florida to Texas to Montana. I also have spent time in South Korea and Uzbekistan both consulting and instructing for Uncle Sam.
I have a wife, a 16 year old son and a 7 year old daughter. Most of my free time is spent in the woods or on the water. During the fall/winter months I spend the first part of the season in the water playing with the beaver and otters. When deer season closes here, I come out of the water and start chasing fox, coons and cats.  
My 16 year old also hunts, traps and fishes with me and on his own. My daughter also loves to fish and spend time in the fur shed.
When I’m not hunting or trapping I spend most of my time in Deltaville on the Chesapeake Bay playing with the fish and crabs.
All of my friends and family call me “Reb”. The nick name was given to me by the nurses in hospital in Kentucky when I was born and has stuck with me.
I have provided my contact information below. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.
I look forward to the upcoming season and hope to see you in Bland in October.
Thanks,
Reb
Wynston D. Holbrook II
15000 Namozine Road
Amelia, VA 23002
(804) 698-9780 cell
wholbrook@rdhva.com

August 2011 (from Brandon Martin)
                Hello, District 6 and all other trappers across the state.  Sorry I have not made a submission in the last couple newsletters and Trapper and Predator Callers.  I have no excuse other than laziness and quite a few “irons in the fire”.  This however will be my last submission for a while as I hand the District 6 Directors torch over to Wynston “Reb” Holbrook.   Reb has expressed interest in taking over the district director’s seat and I have been looking for a replacement for quite some time.   I hope to have the opportunity soon to meet Reb in person and create yet another trapper friendship that I have been fortunate enough to have many in my young trapping career.  I have tried to serve the District 6 membership satisfactorily during my 4+ years as director.   Finishing Graduate school, starting a career, a personal business, getting married, buying a small farm and trying to find the time to do some hunting and trapping have made for a busy few years.  I did not always submit my reports on time or at all and did not pick up the phone and call every member in District 6 on a regular basis but I was always here if you ever needed anything.  I will always be here to serve the members of the VTA whether I am a district director or not, so please let me know if there is any way that I may be able to help you.  I still hope to be able to help with youth trapper education classes which have been spearheaded by Norman Pierce.  Norman and myself along with several others have helped teach several basic trapper education classes in the District 6 area over the last two years.  I hope to be able to continue to educate our youth about trapping so that our heritage can be preserved and carried on into the next generation.  I think that trapper education and youth interaction is our single biggest “hurdle” as a membership.  Please train your replacement because ‘us trappers are few and far between’.  I think that trapper education is just the starting point for getting kids into trapping.  We need to take these kids along on our traplines to let them gain experience and confidence in their trapping abilities.  I think that we will have much better luck at retaining young trappers if we follow through after the formal basic trapper’s education class.  If you are interested in helping teach a basic trappers education class or would like to take a child trapping please get in touch with me, Reb, or Norman Pierce.
                Kudos to Art Foltz and folks that put on the State convention this year in Orange, Va.  It was by far the best state convention I have attended in my years with the VTA.   I was not able to stick around long but if you did not make it you really missed a treat and a well-executed and organized event.  My hat is off to you folks that made this year’s convention a success- well done!
                As I have commonly written in my past reports I am again looking forward to another successful trapping season.  I am hoping for good weather to do some decent land trapping this year.  Last year I spent a little more time in the water and really enjoyed that experience.  I think I will mix it up again this year and try to run water and land which keeps you busy and your truck a mess of different traps and supplies.  Hopefully if I am lucky I will have a decent variety of hides to show for my efforts.  Maybe I will have the chance to trap with one on my trapping mentors Jess Martin again this year.  I always look forward to our trapping adventures.  I wish you well on your traplines this winter and keep in mind if you should need anything please let me know.  Take a kid trapping.                 
Best,   
Brandon Martin