SANDERSON — A special wildlife seminar is set for Sept. 17 in Sanderson’s First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The Texas Agricultural Extension Service program runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mike Barbour, Terrell County Extension agent and a program coordinator, said the day will focus on topics vital to increasing income for wildlife managers and improving the quality of the hunting experience for participants.
Barbour and Darrel Seidel with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Service here will open the program with a lab practical and pre-test. Bill Russ, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist at Sanderson, will follow the testing session with an explanation of the Boone and Crockett Scoring Method used to document trophy wildlife.
Ken Cearley, Extension wildlife associate, and Dr. Dale Rollins, Extension wildlife specialist, both of San Angelo, will continue the session with talks on drought management of deer and quail, respectively. The morning session concludes with Cearley giving a second presentation on alternative wildlife enterprises.
Lunch will be served on-site from 11:40 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Rollins will begin the afternoon session with a presentation on brush sculpting. This new brush management method maintains wildlife habitat while optimizing livestock production and enhancing a property’s esthetic value.
An explanation and directory of Internet wildlife sites will be presented by Barbour and rancher Tom Ezell.
The afternoon’s final two talks are “Proposition 11 (Wildlife Tax Evaluation)” and “Supplemental Feeding.” Calvin Richardson of the state parks and wildlife department in Midland and Rollins are the speakers.
The day adjourns with a post-test conducted by Cearley. Registration is $10 per person. The fee covers the noon meal.
For further information or to sign up for the program, contact Barbour at (915) 345-2291.
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