School for Successful Ranching - Range/Pasture Management - Dale Rollins: In Search of Camouflage Cowboy Hats

School for Successful Ranching - Range/Pasture Management - Dale Rollins: In Search of Camouflage Cowboy Hats

• Dale Rollins, Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist, Texas AgriLife Extension Service
• When it comes to managing one’s ranch for cattle and wildlife simultaneously, “Where’s the beef?” Rangeland-based cattle operations in Texas also provide valuable wildlife habitat. For many ranchers, hunting (e.g., white-tailed deer, bobwhite quail) can literally mean “big bucks”, which act as a valuable “complementary forage” (i.e. lease income) to a livestock operation. But there are always trade-offs. This session will highlight ways to optimize the cattle-wildlife equation.