Wildlife
Career Development Event (State Only)
Revised December 2011
The rules for this career development event are to be utilized in conjunction with the rules contained in the
introduction section of the Arizona Association FFA Career Development Event Manual.
I.
Purpose
The purpose of the State Wildlife CDE is to stimulate learning and increase knowledge of wildlife and the
importance of management practices to secure wildlife for today and the future while exploring future job
opportunities.
II. Event Description
This event will assess student knowledge and skills in areas of wildlife and habitat management. Skills in
navigating wildlife habitat will be measured using GPS, maps, and or compass activities. A group activity will
test ability of the students to work as a team to complete a task in specified amount of time.
III. Standards
1.1 27.1.1d 29.2.3d
9.4 27.4.3d
9.8 27.4.4d
 Describe the ecology of natural resources
 Describe soil and water management practices
 Describe range management practices
 Demonstrate
wildlife
management
KINGMAN
HIGH
SCHOOL
COMPETENCY/COURSE
MATRIXpractices
KINGMAN HIGH SCHOOL
_____________HIGH SCHOOL
IV.
Objectives
COMPETENCY/COURSE
MATRIX,
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COMPETENCY/COURSE
MATRIX
COMPETENCY/COURSE MATRIX
 To testSERVICES
the students’TECHNOLOGY
ability to identify an animal by Hides/Feathers, Tracks, Skulls, Antlers/Horns, Scant,
HUMAN
Sounds,
Pictures,
and Other
signs anIIanimal may leave behind
APPLIED
BIOLOGICAL
SYSTEMS
- LEVEL
APPAREL
DESIGNMounts
AND
MERCHANDISING
RENEWABLE
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Competencies
and
Indicators
 Answer
LEVEL
III multiple choice questions on:
LEVEL
III
o
Habitatand Indicators
Competencies
Competencies
and Indicators
Cip Code
o Life
20.0301
Zones
Cip Code
o 03.0000
Biology
o Breeding Information
o Special needs or Characteristics
 To motivate the learning in the classroom and create a spirit of competition.
 To provide recognition for students who excel in the area of wildlife management.
 To encourage career choice in wildlife and other related occupations.
 To bridge into the National FFA Environmental contest.
V. Event Format
A. TEAM MAKE-UP
A team will consist of four members, all four scores will count.
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Career Development Event (State Only)
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B. GENERAL RULES
1. The wildlife management event will contain of a 50 question multiple-choice test of identification of
animals and their signs with each question worth at 1 point each. The exam will be taken online
prior to the event. The State FFA Office will distribute additional information regarding the
administration of the exam.
2. The contest will be set up to allow each question to be located at a site with a flag posted and the
corresponding number on it, with 30 seconds allowed at each site.
3. All tools and materials will be furnished by the UofA, unless noted by the CDE Faculty Chair. In the
event an activity requires teams to furnish their own tool or special materials, an announcement will
be forwarded to the State FFA Advisor for posting to the AZFFA.org web site.
4. All contestants will furnish their own clipboards and pencils.
C. ONLINE EXAM
The online Exam covers all subject matter areas as identified in the competencies description page.
Each participant will complete 50 four-item, multiple-choice questions. Questions will be drawn from
sources listed in Reference Section.
D. INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM SOLVING/SKILL ACTIVITY
Each participant will complete a specific hands-on performance operation in a 15 minute time period.
The CDE Faculty Chair may organize several work stations to accommodate a large number of
contestants at one time. The problem solving/skill activity will focus on GPS, map interpretation or
compass use.
E. GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING/SKILL ACTIVITY
A minimum of 3 team members required for a team score to be entered. At the chairman's discretion,
individuals from different schools may be combined on site to create teams so individuals may earn a
team score. The chair will identify and announce the Group Problem Solving / Skill Activity. Teams will
be responsible for bringing specific tools or equipment as required to complete the project as
announced by the event chair. 30 minutes per round depending on the number of teams.
VI. Tiebreakers
The following activities will be used to break a tie between teams or individuals:
1. Species Identification
2. Individual Problem Solving/Skills score
VII. Awards
Awards will be presented at an awards assembly. Awards are presented to teams as well as individuals
based upon their rankings.
VIII. References
Arizona FFA Online CDE Test Bank (to be distributed by CD annually)
Are There Too Many Elk? Arizona Game and Fish Department (2005). Azfed.gov/focuswild
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GPS Guide for Beginners Manual. Garmin Corporation (2000). Available on-line at:
http://www8.garmin.com/support/userManual.jsp?market=7&subcategory=All&product=All
Exploring Biomes. Complete Lesson Unit, Arizona Game and Fish Department (2005). Azfed.gov/focuswild
Deal, Kevin (2003). Wildlife and natural resources management. Thompson Delmar Learning. ISBN #:
0766826813
Burton , (2003). Fish and wildlife, principles of zoology and ecology. Thompson Delmar Learning. ISBN#:
0766832600
Field guide to the Mammals Peterson Field Guide Series. Burt, William H, Rp Grossenheider Boston:
Houghton Mifflin,1980
A Field guide to mammal Tracking in North America. Johnson Books by Halfpenny, James Boulder Colo.
1986
A field guide to Animal tracks Peterson Field Guide Series. Boston Houghton Mifflin 1974
Tracking and the art of seeing: How to read animal tracks and sign by Paul Rezendes Camden House:
Charlotte, Vermont 1992
Student Reference on Wildlife Management, Number two, University of Arizona, 1990
Arizona Game and Fish Posters and bulletins, Fishes of Arizona, Bats of Arizona, Arizona Rattlesnakes,
Arizona State Symbols, Arizona Game and Fish Web Site. www.Azgfd.com
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Career Development Event (State Only)
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Species Identification List
Students should be prepared to identify wildlife species from the attached list by any of the following:
 Pelts
 Voice Calls
 Tracks
 Habitat
 Skull
 Reproduction and Birthing Periods
 Feathers
 Native species to Arizona
 Antlers
Birds (76)
American Kestrel
Curved-Billed Thrasher
Phainopepla
American Widgeon
Elegant Trogaon
Pigmy Owl Ferruginous
Ann’s Hummingbird
European Starling
Pintail
Bald Eagle
Flicker
Red Head Duck
Band-tailed Pigeon
Gambels Quail
Red-tailed Hawk
Barn Owl
Gila Woodpecker
Ring-necked Pheasant
Belted King Fisher
Golden Eagle
Road Runner
Beryline Hummingbird
Grat Blue Heron
Robin
Black Billed Magpie
Great Horned Owl
Rock Dove
Black Chinned
Great-Tailed Grackle
Rufus Hummingbird
Black Hawk
Green Wing Teal
Sandhill Crane
Hummingbird
Harrier Hawk Northern
Scaled Quail
Blue Grouse
Harris Hawk
Snow Geese
Blue Jay
House Sparrow
Spotted Owl
Blue Wing Teal
Inca Dove
Summer Tanager
Brown-headed Cow Bird
Killdeer
Swainson’s Hawk
Cactus Wren
Lesser Night Hawk
Tropical King bird
California Condor
Magnificent Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
California Quail
Mallard
Vermillion Fly Catcher
Canadain Geese
Masked Bobwhite Quail
Western Blue Bird
Cardinal
Meadow Lark
Western Burrowing Owl
Chucker
Mearns Quail
Western Tanager
Cinnamon Teal
Mourning Dove
White Necked Raven
Cliff Swallow
Northern Mocking Bird
White –tailed Kite
Common Snipe
Osprey
White wing Dove
Cooper’s Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Wild Turkey ( Merriam’s and Gould’s)
Coot
Willow Flycatcher
Crested Caracara
Wood Duck
Crow
Zone-tailed hawk
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Plants (50)
Agave
Alkali Sacaton
Alligator Juniper
Annual Golden eye
Arizona Cotton Top
Arizona Madrone
Arizona Sycamore
Barrel Cactus
Bermuda Grass
Black Grama
Blue Loco weed
Catclaw
Cattail
Cotton wood
Creosote Brush
Crested Wheat Grass
Curley Mesquite
Desert Willow
Douglas Fur
Duck weed
Emory oak
Ephedra
Mammals (53)
Albert’s tree Squirrel
Antelope Ground Squirrel
Antelope Jack Rabbit
Arizona Gray Squirrel
Badger
Beaver
Big Brown Bat
Black Bear
Black Footed Ferret
Black Tailed Jack Rabbit
Black Tailed Prairie Dog
Bobcat
Brown Rat
Buffalo
Burrow
Caribou
Cliff Chipmunk
Coati
Cottontail Rabbit
Coyote
Deer Mouse
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Feather Finger Grass
Filaree
Gambel Oak
Giant Salvinia
Grape
Hairy Grama
Horse Milk weed
Johnson Grass
Lupine
Mallow
Manzantia
Mesquite
Mountain Mahogany
Netleaf hackberry
Ocotillo Cactus
Pinyon Pine
Ponderosa Pine
Raspberry
Russian Thistle
Sage Brush
Saguaro Cactus
Shrub Live Oak
Side Oats Grama
Six weeks Grama
Sprangle Top
Tamarisk
Tansy Mustard
Vine Mesquite
White Oak
Yucca
Quaking Aspen
Barrel Cactus
New Mexico Locust
Prickly Pear
Hackberry
Desert Bighorn Sheep
Elk
Feral Hog
Fox Squirrel Chircahua
Gray Fox
Grizzly Bear
House Mouse
Jaguar
Javelina
Kangaroo Rat
Kit Fox
Long-Eared Myotis
Mexican Gray Wolf
Mexican Long Tongue Bat
Mexican wood rat
Moose
Mountain Lion
Mule Deer
Muskrat
Ocelot
Opossum
Pallid Bat
Pocket Gopher
Porcupine
Pronghorn Antelope
Raccoon
Red Squirrel
Ringtail Cat
River Otter
Rock Squirrel
Rocky Mt. Big Horn
Shrew
Spotted Skunk
Stripped Skunk
Weasel
Western Red Bat
White-footed mouse
White tailed deer
White throated wood rat
Wild horse
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Reptiles (32)
Alligator
Arizona Coral Snake
Arizona Ridge Nose Rattlesnake
Banded Rock Rattlesnake
Black-Tailed Rat
Box Turtle
California King Snake
Chuckwalla
Collard Lizard
Crocodile
Desert King Snake
Desert Tortoise
Garter Snake
Gila Monster
Gopher Snake
Horned Lizard
Massasauga Rattlesnake
Milk Snake
Mohave Rattlesnake
Painted Turtle
Regal Ring Neck Snake
Rosy Boa
Shovel Nose Snake
Side Winder Rattlesnake
Sonora Mt. King Snake
Spiny Soft Shell Turtle
Tiger Rattle Snake
Twin Spotted Rattlesnake
Western Banded Gecko
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Western Rattlesnake
Whip Tailed Lizard
Fish (39)
Apache Trout
Beautiful Shiner
Black Crappie
Blue GillLoach Minnow
Bonytail Chub
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Buffalo Fish
Channel Catfish
Colorado Pikeminnow
Common Crap
Cutthroat Trout
Desert Pupfish
Desert Sucker
Flathead Catfish
Gila Chub
Gila Topminnow
Gila Trout
Grayling
Green Sunfish
Humpback Chub
Largemouth Bass
Northern Pike
Rainbow Trout
Razorback Chub
Redear Sunfish
Amphibians (10)
State Wildlife Symbols
AZ Tree Frog
Bullfrog
Canyon Tree Frog
Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Colorado River Toad
Lowland Leopard Frog
Sonoran Tiger Salamander
Sonoran Desert Toad
Sonoran Green Toad
Spadefoot Toad
Mammal: Ringtail Cat
Bird: Cactus Wren
Fish: Apache Trout
Reptile: Ridgenosed Rattlesnake
Amphibian: AZ Treefrog
Butterfly: Two-tailed Swallowtail
Tree: Palo Verde
Rountailed Chub
Smallmouth Bass
Sonora Sucker
Speckled Dace
Stripe Bass
Tilapia
Walleye
White Amur
White Crappie
Woundfin
Yaqui Catfish
Yaqui Chub
Yellow Perch
Tiger Salamander
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Wildlife Tools/Equipment
Guns
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Net gun
Dart gun
Blank
Rim Fire
Center Fire
Muzzle Loader
Shotgun
Action Types- Semi, Pump,
Bolt Break, Leaver
9. Pistol, Revolver, Bolt, Semi
Automatic, Break
10. Air/CO2
Fishing Poles
11. Fly Rod
12. Bait Casting
13. Open face spinning
14. Closed face spinning
Hand Tools
15. Chain Saw
16. Axe
17. Round Shovel
18. Square Shovel
19. Pulaski
20. McLeod
21. Auger
22. Pick/Mattock
23. Splitting Maul
24. Hand Pruner/Lopping Shear
25. Fencing Tool
26. Lineman’s Pliers
27. Diagonal Cutter
28. Needle Nose/Long Nose
29. Bolt Cutters
30. Crow Bar
31. Rock Pick
32. GPS
33. Altimeter
34. Compass
35. Clinometers
36. Bow Saw
37. Field Hook/Tongs
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
Dissection Kit
Magnifier or Hand Lens
Calipers
Weight Scale
Thermometer
High Lift Jack
Flagging Tape
Other equipment
45. Post Driver
46. Aluminum Tag
47. Measuring Wheel
48. Metal Detector
49. Winch/Come Along
50. Pump Sprayer
51. Carabineer
52. Soil Sampler
53. Folding Ruler
54. Tape Measurer
55. Ph Meter
56. Refractor Meter
57. Plankton Net
58. Secchi Disc
59. Seine
60. Dip net
61. Chaps
62. Gambrel
63. Trail Camera
64. Range Finder
65. Binoculars
66. Spotting Scope
67. Tripod
68. Shooting Sticks
69. Plant Press
70. Wind Meter
71. Surveying Level/Transit
72. Survey Rod
73. 2-way radio
74. Ear plugs/Muffs
75. Waders/ hip boots
76. Water Filter
77. Contour/Topographic Map
78. Hobbles
79. Blindfold
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
Rocket Net
Radio Collar
Patagial Tag
Ear Tag
Drop Net
Blood and Plasma Tubes
Flagging Tape
Syringes/Needles
Arrow heads: Fixed Broad
head, Mechanical broad
head , Filed point, Blunt tip
89. Recurve Bow
90. Compound Bow
91. Pack Saddle
Traps
92. Long Spring
93. Coil Spring
94. Body
95. Snare
96. Cage
97. Minnow Trap
98. Crayfish Trap
Calls
99. Box
100. Reed
101. Friction
102. Electronic
Other
103. Submersible Pump
104. Fillet Knife
105. Gut Hook
106. Gas Lantern
107. Propane Lantern
108. Panniers
109. Tank Apron
110. Capping Knife
111. Tree Stand
112. Feeder
113. Safety Tree Vest
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IX. Scoring
Wildlife Identification - 50 items 2 points each .................................................................................. 100 points
Online Exam - 50 multiple choice questions, 1 point each ................................................................... 50 points
Individual Skill Activities
GPS.................................................................................................................................................... 25 points
Map Interpretation........................................................................................................................... 25 points
Compass ........................................................................................................................................... 25 points
Pace and acres calculation ............................................................................................................... 25 points
On site knowledge exam – 50 items, 1 point each ............................................................................... 50 points
Group Problem Solving Skills Activities (per team) .............................................................................. 50 points
Professionalism (Bonus) (per team) ................................................................................................... 200 points
Total Possible Points
Individual ................................................................................................................................350 points
Team .................................................................................................................................... 1,650 points
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Scoring summary (w/percentages)
Class/Category
Online Exam (Team Score)
Workplace Employability Skills (Team Score)
Individual Skill Activity: GPS (Team Score)
Individual Skill Activity: Map Interpretation (Team Score)
Individual Skill Activity: Compass (Team Score)
Individual Skill Activity: Pace/Acres Calculation (Team Score)
On site knowledge exam (Team Score)
Group Problem Solving (Team Score)
Points
(used for onsite
tabulation)
200
200
100
100
100
100
200
50
Percentage of
total score
10%
15%
12%
12%
12%
12%
23%
6%
100%
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