Education:

DEAN RANSOM, JR.

Department Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center

 
P.O. Box 1658
11708 Hwy 70 South
Vernon, TX   76384
940.552.9941
e-mail: rdransom@ag.tamu.edu

B.S. 1982.  Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences.Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
M.S. 1984. Wildlife Ecology.  University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Ph. D. 1997. Wildlife &Fisheries Sciences. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
1991. Certified Wildlife Biologist. The Wildlife Society.
Work Experience:
Current Position: Assistant Professor. Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Vernon, TX.
2000-2001.Assistant Professor. Department of Life and Environmental Sciences. West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX.
1998-2000. Lecturer I. Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
1985-1990. Research Associate, CKWRI, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX.
 Research Interests:
My interests are quite broad as it relates to potential and future research projects. My expertise…that which I know best…is upland game bird ecology, especially Bobwhite Quail and Rio Grande Wild Turkeys.  Waterfowl ecology is also one of my interests, particularly Wood Ducks and community ecology of wintering waterfowl, although there is limited opportunity for waterfowl research in the Upper Rolling Plains.
 Professional Affiliations:
 The Wildlife Society, Inc.
 Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
 Southwestern Association of Naturalists
 Ducks Unlimited
 Quail Unlimited
 FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

1, “When we conclude that we must bait the farmer with subsidies to induce him to raise a forest, or with gate receipts to induce him to raise game, we are merely admitting that the pleasures of husbandry-in-the-wild are as yet unknown both to the farmer and to ourselves”. Aldo Leopold, Conservation Esthetic, Sand County Almanac.

 
 2. “Very intensive management of game or fish lowers the unit value of the trophy by artificializing it.” Aldo Leopold, Conservation Esthetic, Sand County Almanac.

3. “Work is for people who do not know how to fish.” Bumper sticker wisdom, author unknown.