25th 4-H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program Contest
by Cindy Higgins and Cynthia Rhodes
Photo by Cindy Higgins
The 25th 4-H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP) contest took place April 12 at Flat Rock Ranch, residence of Bob and Karen Henderson, by Hamilton in Greenwood County Kansas State University
Two age groups (9-13 and 14-18 years) competed in this wildlife management contest that required students to identify foods eaten by wildlife, determine wildlife habitat by observing aerial photographs, choose wildlife management practices for a specific species and land area, and write a management plan.
Competitors, boys and girls, totaled 42 students comprising ten teams and a number of individuals. Event winners were as follows.
Junior Division:
1st Individual – Hunter Mericle
2nd Individual – Bailey Haunschild
3rd Individual – Hunter Seacrest
1st Team – Pleasanton
2nd Team – Newton
3rd Team – Cowley Junior G Team
Senior Division:
1st Individual – Brooke Falk
2nd Individual – Fritz Berger
3rd Individual – Jennifer Coates
1st Team – Cowley Sr.
2nd Team – Mission Valley
3rd Team – Sylvan Grove
The 2013 National Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program will be held in Trafalgar , Indiana at the Indiana FFA Leadership Center
Information needed to compete in the contest is contained in the Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Handbook 2nd Edition, which is on the KWF website (www.kswildlife.org).