The 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 4-H Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) Contest was held this past weekend at the T&M Ranch outside of Richmond. The contest participants enjoyed one of the few and treasured beautiful days in this contest's history. The contest participants competed in activities involving wildlife identification, general wildlife knowledge, wildlife management practices recommendations, and writing a wildlife management plan for a specific habitat and specific wildlife species on the ranch. Most of the day was spent outdoors in the habitat.
Placings are based on the contest age categories of Junior and Senior and include team and individual accomplishments. Contest winners this year include:
Junior High Point Individuals
1st - Hayden Mathews
2nd - Davis Mathews
3rd - Kate Wieding
4th - Austin Durkowski
5th - John Phillip Jones
6th - Dede Davis
7th - Ried Aschenbeck
8th - Christian Dieterich
9th - Rhiannon Kosla
10th - Erik Dieterich
Junior Teams
1st - Comal County; Hayden Mathews, Davis Mathews, Kate Wieding, Dede Davis, and coach Angie Mathews
2nd - Denton County; Rhiannon Kosla, Christian Dieterich, Erik Dieterich, Skye Lenamon, and coach Tanya Kosla
3rd - Washington County; Austin Durkowski, Ried Aschenbeck, Jackson Corn, and coach Ryan Aschenbeck
4th - Washington County; Mia Aschenbeck, Connor Himly, Logan Schwartz, and coach Ryan Aschenbeck
5th - Comal County; Ashley Fuqua, Ben Tannert, Josh Tannert, Reagan Hopper, and coach Angie Mathews
Senior High Point Individuals
1st - D.J. Franklin
2nd - Theresa Raabe
3rd - Cate Franklin
4th - Samantha Franklin
5th - Joe Franklin
6th - Arthur Hatch
7th - Clara Raabe
8th - Anna Raabe
9th - Reagan Kuck
10th - Cole Brothers
Senior Teams
1st - Waller County; D.J. Franklin, Cate Franklin, Samantha Franklin, Joe Franklin, and coach Harvey Laas
2nd - Denton County; Theresa Raabe, Arthur Hatch, Clara Raabe, Anna Raabe, and coach Tanya Kosla
3rd - Fayette County; Reagan Kuck, Cole Brothers, Blake Moehlmann, Stephanie Moehlmann, and coach Bobby Williams
Congratulations to them and all who participated!
