Practice Contest for 4-H Wildlife Project Contests

A Practice Contest will be held November 18 in Menard, Texas to help train youth and adults in how to compete in the various wildlife contests offered the 4-H Wildlife Project.  The practice contest/training will cover the following contests, 4-H WHEP Contest, 4-H Wildlife Challenge, and the wildlife contests held at the State Fair and the Houston and Fort Worth livestock shows.
Participants will be introduced to various resources for each contest and guided on how to use them.
Registration for this event will be on 4-H Connect.  For more information, click HERE.

2017 State WHEP and Wildlife Challenge Results

Below you will find the result links to the 2017 State WHEP contest that was held at McClellan Creek National Grassland in Gray County and the 2017 Texas 4-H Roundup Wildlife Challenge.

Congratulations to all participants!

2017 State WHEP Results


2017 Texas 4-H Roundup Wildlife Challenge Results

New Resources Posted on 4-H Natural Resources Program Webpages

Fourteen new printed resources have been added to the various webpages representing the 4-H Natural Resources Program.  These webpages include the following projects and links:
Shooting Sports - http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/shootingsports/
Sportfishing - http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/project_sportfishing/sportfishing/
Wildlife - http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/project_wildlife/wildlife/
Outdoor Challenge - http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/outdoor/ 

The resources titles include:

• Gear Judging Practice Scenario
• Know Your Dominant Eye Activity
• Life Skills Color Wheel
• Cartridge Board Activity
• Skill of Observation Activity
• Skill of Observation Activity Form
• Sportfishing Dryland Tournament
• Fish Halves Activity
• Texas State Parks Youth Group Annual Pass Application
• Fish Study Guide
• Wildlife ID Guide
• Wildlife Tracks Fact Sheet
• Tying the Thief Knot
• Hunter Skills Trail Manual

Visit the various webpages to view and download the resources.   Look for additional resources to be added to each page in the upcoming months.

Texas 4-H Roundup Wildlife Challenge Scores & Results

Congratulations to the winning teams and individuals at the Texas 4-H Roundup Wildlife Challenge.

Placings were:

Senior Division:
Individuals
     1. Theresa Raabe, Denton County
     2. Charles Leano, Jefferson County
     3. Arthur Hatch, Denton County
Teams
     1. Denton County-Anna, Raabe, Kaitlyn Kilpatrick, Arthur Hatch, Theresa Raabe
     2. Jefferson County-Matthew Grimes, Charles Leano, James Yeary
     3. Walker County-Dean Dickey, Jared Lampson, Jack Riley

Intermediate Division
Individuals
     1. Ashley Fuqua, Comal County
     2. Gabriel Janish, Austin County
     3. Kate Wieding, Comal County

Teams
     1. Comal County-Deidra Davis, Ashley Fuqua, Kate Wieding, Hayden Matthews

Full results and scores can be found HERE.

Thanks to all those participants and staff that made this event a success!

Special thanks to Lyssy & Eckel Feeds and Mr. Gerald Eckel for generous support of the Roundup Wildlife Challenge.