Advice for a Career

[CoyoteKiller16]

Hello all, my name is Denny Threlkeld and I am currently going to West Chester University of Pa. As I continue searching for a major, nothing sticks out to me (at least not enough to pursue). Since I was a boy, my dream has been to be on a "big time" hunting companies Pro Staff. I live to hunt, fish, trap & camp. My hometown of Benton, Pennsylvania is a very rural farming community of roughly 900 people where everyone knows everyone. I grew up in the country, surrounded by prime hunting and fishing areas. My knowledge for the outdoors is one of my most prized characteristics and I cherish it very much. My point for this letter is to receive advice on how to properly pursue a career in the outdoor industry. I would be a smart addition to any management or hunting outfit, and I am willing to do pretty much whatever it would take in order to become associated with these wonderful people. I would be willing to learn how to efficiently work a video camera, as I would also be to learn the trade of any other thing put before me. I trust in the knowledge and advice of the Realtree Pro-Staff, and that is why I chose to confide in you. For anyone serious enough to kindly help me out, I would be more than happy to give you my contact information to discuss my interests and aspirations. My regards & may God bless!

[Tim Andrus]

Denny, yours is one of many requests we get on this subject. Go to the pro staff room again and on top in a sticky post is So you want to be a pro staffer...read that and see if that helps . If you have any more questions feel free to ask me on here or in private message

thanks

Tim

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

I doubt that there is much opportunity for this in your area, but here in Texas there is a demand for people with wildlife biology or range management degrees to work with the landowners of large ranches to help manage the wildlife and hunting opportunities. It's a great chance to get into the "hunting" business and enjoy a career in the outdoors.

[Wobbly_Alaska]

I doubt that there is much opportunity for this in your area, but here in Texas there is a demand for people with wildlife biology or range management degrees to work with the landowners of large ranches to help manage the wildlife and hunting opportunities. It's a great chance to get into the "hunting" business and enjoy a career in the outdoors.

Alaska Too... but keep in mind the feds tend to pay more then the states...but along that line... you have to follow the fed party line

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

Around here many of the biologists or range managers are actually privately employed by the landowners, not the state or federal government. Its also not unusual for someone with a great reputation like Dr James Kroll to be the lead biologist on several different ranches and have other people working under him. The pay is also typically higher for those who are privately employed. One of my friends has a son that is about to graduate from San Angelo State University with a major in range management and a minor in education. His plan is to go to work in a school district in an area that has a demand for the range managers and work his way into the field gradually. He's hoping to be doing the range/wildlife/hunting management thing full time within 10 years.