South Texas Buckskin Brigade
Camp Schedule
Sunday, June 16
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Orientation – (AT, DK JS, KL)
1:30 Cadet Arrival- (AT, DK, KS, RC)
Pre- Test & Lab Practical
2:45 Welcome (AT, DK)
3:00 Get Acquainted (JS)
3:30 Silver Bullets & Intro to
Journaling (LP)
3:45 LOAD & GO!
4:00 Getting To Know (BE, et al)
4:30 Necropsy– (BE, BD, JR, KL)
Eat & Why (JR, BE, DK, EG)
6:00 LOAD & GO!
6:15 Intro to Ecosystem mgt. (CL, JS)
7:00 Supper
7:45 Habitat 101 – (MR)
8:15 Plant Collection – (RC, CC)
8:30 Marching – (EG)
8:50 Pep Talks – (JS)
9:00
9:15
9:30
9:45
10:15
10:45
11:15
Plant of Day – (RC, CC)
Intro to thank you notes (JS)
Deer Trivia I – ALL
4 X4 Walk (EG, SW)
Critical Thinking – (JT)
Vespers (LP)
Bed Down
Monday, June 17
6:45 Marching (EG)
7:00 Breakfast
7:45 Nutrition 101 (SC)
8:25 Intro. to Photo – (SC)
8:55 LOAD & GO!
9:05 Plant Coll. – (RC, et al)
10:45 LOAD & GO!
11:00 Beh/Ant. Cycle (KL)
11:45 Deer Trivia II - ALL
12:00 Lunch
Plant of Day – (RC, CC)
12:50 Pop. Dynamics – (DK)
1:20 Lap Sit/Oh Deer – (EG, JS)
1:50 Predators & Deer – (CL)
2:30 Calls/Rattling – (TS)
3:00 Intro. Media Skills – (LP)
3:15 Swimming
4:00 Deer Trivia III -ALL
4:20 Deer Hunting in TX – (BM)
4:50 Intro Hab. Eval. (JR)
5:20 Urban Interface- (JS)
5:35 Leadership – (DR, JT, JH, L2)
6:00 Supper
6:40 LOAD & GO!
6:45 Intro. Rifle Safety – (BM, D2, L2)
7:00 Rifle Shooting Basics (BM, D2, L2)
8:15 Ranch Tour
9:10 Plant of Day – (RC, CC)
9:30 Aging (jawbones& on hoof) - (TS)
10:15 Tri-Fold Intro (JS)
10:20 Intro. PowerPoint (JS)
10:25 Cabin Inspection Reports (RG)
10:35 Vespers (JR)
11:00 Bed Down
Tuesday, June 18
6:00 Wildlife Watch – (LP, KL, CC, RC,
JS)
6:45
8:15
8:25
8:30
11:20
11:30
12:00
12:45
1:10
1:15
2:45
4:00
4:45
6:00
6:45
6:55
7:00
8:00
Breakfast
Marching/Cadences (EG)
LOAD & GO!
Concurrent Stations
Habitat Eval. (JR, DK, MR, RD.)
Feeder Visit/GPS (TS, KL/ CC)
Hunter’s Role/Who Dun it? (BM/ GW)
LOAD & GO!
Netting/Dart Gun (TS, KL)
Lunch
Plant of Day- (RC, CC)
Deer Trivia IV- (ALL)
Cabin Inspection Rpt. (RG)
Mock Interviews (BE, LP)
Antler Scoring Techniques (D2)
Disc. Topics with Deer mgmt (JR/KL)
Swimming
Supper
Herd Comp Pre (DK)
LOAD & GO!
Shooting – (BM, D2, L2)
LOAD & GO!
8:05
9:10
9:25
10:00
10:30
11:15
Herd Comp. – (DK et al)
Plant of Day- (RC, CC)
Survey Techniques (DK, etc.)
Deer Trivia V - ALL
Vespers (CC)
Bed Down
Wednesday, June 19
6:45 Marching/Cadences (EG)
7:00 Breakfast
Plant of the Day (RC, CC)
7:45 Habitat Mgmt. Tech – (TS)
Food Plots (DK)
Water Improvements (MR, JR)
Burning (DW, EG)
Grazing Management (KL)
Mechanical Improvements (DK, TS,
RD)
Chemical (JT, JH)
9:40
9:50
11:00
12:15
1:00
LOAD & GO!
Topical Issues (BE, JR, KL)
Urban Interface (JS et al)
Lunch
Deer Trivia VI –ALL
1:25
1:30
1:40
Cabin Insp. Reports (RG)
LOAD & GO!
Conc. Sessions (AT coord)
Rifle Competition - (D2, BM)
PowerPoint – (JS, LP)
Aging & Scoring – (EG)
Plant Pressing– (RC, CC)
Archery- (L2)
Rattling- (TS, KL)
5:50 Marching/Cadences (EG)
6:15 Supper
7:00 Putting it all Together (JR)
7:30 Record Books (KS)
7:40 Special Pres./ Mock Ed. (JT, JL, RG)
8:30 Proj Assessment (EVERYONE)
10:30 Vespers (JT)
11:00 Bed Down
Thursday, June 20
6:45 Marching/Cadences (EG)
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 Group Photo (LP)
8:30 Turn in Projects (AT)
9:00 Vote on Top Cadet (AT)
9:15 Power Point Pres. (JS, JT)
10:30
10:45
11:30
11:45
Regional Mixer (KS)
Taxidermy (JN)
Thank You Notes (JS, KS)
Lunch
Plant of the Day (RC, CC)
12:50 Cabin Insp. Reports (RG)
1:00 Final Deer Trivia (VII) -ALL
1:15 Post-Test (AT, JS, RC)
1:45 Judged Marching (EG)
2:15 Clean-up
Hunter Ed Test (BM)
3:45 Results, Top Herd (AT, DK)
4:45 Guests Arrive
5:00 Parent De-Brf (KS, AT, DK)
5:30 Pres. of Cadets (AT, DK, EG)
5:50 Recognition Sponsors (AT)
6:00 Supper
Dedication of BB (AT)
Scholarship Presentation (AT, DK)
Top Cadet (AT)
Raffle (EG)
7:00 Cadets Dismissed
8:00 Clean Up
9:00 Staff De-Brief
Key
AT -Amy Turner
BD- Bob Dittmar
BE- Bill Eikenhorst
BM-Brock Minton
CC- Chase Currie
CL-Chancey Lewis
DK – Daniel Kunz
DR- Dale Rankin
D2- David Rios
DW- Dustin Winsor
EG- Eric Garza
GW- Game Wardens
JH – Jeff Hanselka
JK- Jay Kolbe
JL – Jaime Lopez
JN- James Newport
JR – Jimmy Rutledge
KS – Kassi Scheffer
JS – Jenny Sanders
JT – Joe Taylor
KL – Keith Lake
LP – Larry Pierce
L2- Larry Perez
MR- Matt Reidy
RD- Ryan Darr
RC – Rose Cooper
RG – Richie Griffin
SA- Special Agent
SC-Susan Cooper
SW – Student Workers
TS- Tye Stephens