PACK LLAMA TRIAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Annual Dues $30.00 Membership Year: Jan 1st - Dec 31st Please Print & Mail with check or money order payable to PLTA, Inc. to Viv Fulton, 625 County Rd. 24, Sherburne, NY 13460

 

NAME:_________________________________________________________________

 

FARM/RANCH:_____________________________________________________________

 

ADDRESS:________________________________________________________________

 

CITY:___________________________________    STATE:________    ZIP:____________

 

PHONE #:___________________      E-MAIL:_____________________________________

 

NEWMEMBER (    )        RENEWING MEMBER (    )    with PLTA Member #:  ________

 

On the back of this application, please tell us what you envision for the future of the PLTA and what you would like the PLTA to provide for you, an active member.

We also appreciate your answers to the questions below.  They are intended to help us better serve you by providing supportive data about the type of llama packers we have within our membership.                                                                      Thank you for your support.

 

What year did you first start packing with your llamas? __________

How many llamas do you own?                                  Males _____ Geldings _____ Females _____

           How many of these are used for packing?  Males _____ Geldings _____ Females _____

           At what age do you usually geld your males? _________

Do you rent/lease pack llamas to others?             Do you rent/lease pack llamas yourself? ____

Do you sell pack llamas?                            Do you sell packing equipment?                                        __

Have you been on a commercial pack trip?          ____Do you do any commercial outfitting? _____

Do you do any volunteer work using llamas on public lands (State Parks, U.S. Forest Service, BLM, etc.) such as clean-up, hauling out trash, clearing or repairing trails, etc. ? _____________________

Do you provide supportive feedback information to public lands personnel after trips? ________

Approx. how many days per year do you spend packing with your llamas? _________________

           Number days per year on only day trips?__________ Average distance hiked? ________

           Number overnight trips per year? ________________Average distance hiked? ________

           Number nights usually stay out? _________________   Primarily use a base camp?______

           Primarily camp at the end of each day's hike? ____ Use base & end camps equally? ____

What brand of saddles and equipment do you primarily use?  ____________________________

What percentage of body weight do your best packers regularly carry for the typical pack trips you do?   ____________    Additional comments: _________________________________________

PLTA Membership Benefits:  Statistics Compiled on Your Llamas' Trial Performances

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