Wildlife management and technology seminar set for Oct. 7 in Fort Stockton
AgriLife Extension event to connect landowners with practical wildlife management tools, expertise
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Borderlands Research Institute will host the Pecos County Wildlife, Technology and Management Seminar on Oct. 7 from 5-9 p.m. at the AgriLife Extension office for Pecos County, 1618 Airport Drive, Fort Stockton.
The event cost is $20 at the door and includes dinner. Attendees must register by Oct. 2 at tx.ag/RegisterPecosCountyWildlifeProgram.
Two Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units are available for participants — one general and one integrated pest management.
About the event
The event aims to provide West Texas landowners with practical tools, information and expertise to help them manage wildlife on their properties.
Topics and speakers include:
- Capture, Relocation and Alternative Wildlife Management – Calan Ahrens, owner and CEO, Ahrens Ranch and Wildlife LLC, Alpine.
- Aoudad and elk: Carrying Capacity, Disease and Competition – Justin French, Ph.D., big game specialist and assistant professor, Borderlands Research Institute, Alpine.
- Technology for Wildlife Surveys and Management – Marcus Blum, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist and assistant professor, Texas A&M Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Bryan-College Station.
- Feral Hog Capture and Management – Eric Ferguson, U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services.
- Wildlife Surveys and Aerial Mitigation Options – Cade Woodward, pilot and owner, Woodward Aviation, Alpine.
For more information, contact Dalton York, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent with Pecos County, at 432-336-2541or [email protected].
