Animal Science
426-3 Big Game Ecology and Management. (2-2)
Survey of distributions and life histories of North American big game species. Productivity, food habits, economic significance and management will be examined. Will include a study of current management strategies employed on deer farms in North America with a focus on the Texas deer industry and impacts on traditional wildlife management. Credit for both ANSC 426 and WLDM 426 will not be awarded. Modest cost of field trips will be borne by the student. Course fee $5.
Prerequisite Course(s):
WLDM 221: Wildlife Conservation and Management
and 8 hours of advanced ANSC/WLDM or approval of the department head.
In course descriptions, the digit following the course number is the number of semester credit hours. For example, ENGL 111-3 is a freshman level course worth 3 semester hours of credit. The numbers in parentheses following the course number (for example, 3-2) indicate the number of clock hours per week devoted to theory and practice, respectively. (WI) indicates that sections of this course will be offered as writing intensive.

