CH. 3 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

HUNTER ED PROGRAMS 1.FUNDED LARGELY BY PITTMAN ROBERSTON ACT MONEY. DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. 2.TEACH PRIMARILY ABOUT SAFETY. CONSERVATION IS THE KEY TO PRESERVING OUR NATIONAL RESOURCES 3.HUNTER ED PROGRAMS MAIN GOAL IS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUATION OF THE HUNTING TRADITION

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ATTITUDE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND INVOLVEMENT KNOWLEDGE IS LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS IS RELATED TO SAFE AND ETHICAL HUNTING STRATEGIES THROUGH HANDS ON TRAINING ATTITUDE – THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IN LEARNING. YOU HAVE TO WANT TO LEARN RESPONSIBILITY- INCLUDES DOING WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. INCLUDING COURTESY, ETHICAL BEHAVIOR INVOLVEMENT – PART OF BECOMING A TRUE HUNTER IS BECOMING PART OF THE PROCESS. WORK WITH GAME WARDENS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, ETC. FUNDING FOR HUNTER ED PROGRAMS: 1.COME FROM MANY AGENCIES 2.US FISH AND WILDLIFE, STATE WILDLIFE AGENCIES, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL HUNTING CLUBS, FIREARMS AND ARCHERY MANUFACTURERS.

FOOD AND WATER COVER

SPACE

EDGE EFFECT – THIS IS WHERE TWO CONTRASTING ECO-SYSTEMS MEET. YOU SEEE THIS OFTEN IN THE DFW AREA.

CARRYING CAPACITY- THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS THE HABITAT CAN SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH DAMAGE TO THE ANIMALS OR TO THE HABITAT. EX. WHITE TAIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT OCCUR ON GAME RANCHES. FACTORS THAT LIMIT THE POTENTIAL PRODUCTION OF WILDLIFE 1.DISEASE 2.STARVATION 3.PREDATORS 4.POLLUTION 5.ACCIDENTS 6.OLD AGE 7.HUNTING