Career Development Event (State Only) Revised December 2011

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 practices

IV. Objectives

· To test the students’ ability to identify an animal by Hides/Feathers, Tracks, Skulls, Antlers/Horns, Scant, Sounds, Pictures, Mounts and Other signs an animal may leave behind

· Answer multiple choice questions on:

o Habitat

o Life Zones

o 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.

B. General Rules

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.
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.
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.
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

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

Species Identification List

Students should be prepared to identify wildlife species from the attached list by any of the following:

· Pelts
· Tracks
· Skull
· Feathers
· Antlers / · Voice Calls
· Habitat
· Reproduction and Birthing Periods
· Native species to Arizona
Birds (76)
American Kestrel
American Widgeon
Ann’s Hummingbird
Bald Eagle
Band-tailed Pigeon
Barn Owl
Belted King Fisher
Beryline Hummingbird
Black Billed Magpie
Black Chinned
Black Hawk
Hummingbird
Blue Grouse
Blue Jay
Blue Wing Teal
Brown-headed Cow Bird
Cactus Wren
California Condor
California Quail
Canadain Geese
Cardinal
Chucker
Cinnamon Teal
Cliff Swallow
Common Snipe
Cooper’s Hawk
Coot
Crested Caracara
Crow / Curved-Billed Thrasher
Elegant Trogaon
European Starling
Flicker
Gambels Quail
Gila Woodpecker
Golden Eagle
Grat Blue Heron
Great Horned Owl
Great-Tailed Grackle
Green Wing Teal
Harrier Hawk Northern
Harris Hawk
House Sparrow
Inca Dove
Killdeer
Lesser Night Hawk
Magnificent Hummingbird
Mallard
Masked Bobwhite Quail
Meadow Lark
Mearns Quail
Mourning Dove
Northern Mocking Bird
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon / Phainopepla
Pigmy Owl Ferruginous
Pintail
Red Head Duck
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-necked Pheasant
Road Runner
Robin
Rock Dove
Rufus Hummingbird
Sandhill Crane
Scaled Quail
Snow Geese
Spotted Owl
Summer Tanager
Swainson’s Hawk
Tropical King bird
Turkey Vulture
Vermillion Fly Catcher
Western Blue Bird
Western Burrowing Owl
Western Tanager
White Necked Raven
White –tailed Kite
White wing Dove
Wild Turkey ( Merriam’s and Gould’s)
Willow Flycatcher
Wood Duck
Zone-tailed hawk
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 / 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
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 / 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
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 / Rountailed Chub
Smallmouth Bass
Sonora Sucker
Speckled Dace
Stripe Bass
Tilapia
Walleye
White Amur
White Crappie
Woundfin
Yaqui Catfish
Yaqui Chub
Yellow Perch
Amphibians (10)
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
Tiger Salamander / State Wildlife Symbols
Mammal: Ringtail Cat
Bird: Cactus Wren
Fish: Apache Trout
Reptile: Ridgenosed Rattlesnake
Amphibian: AZ Treefrog
Butterfly: Two-tailed Swallowtail
Tree: Palo Verde

Wildlife Tools/Equipment

Guns
1. Net gun
2. Dart gun
3. Blank
4. Rim Fire
5. Center Fire
6. Muzzle Loader
7. Shotgun
8. 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. Dissection Kit
39. Magnifier or Hand Lens
40. Calipers
41. Weight Scale
42. Thermometer
43. High Lift Jack
44. 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. Rocket Net
81. Radio Collar
82. Patagial Tag
83. Ear Tag
84. Drop Net
85. Blood and Plasma Tubes
86. Flagging Tape
87. Syringes/Needles
88. 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

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

Scoring summary (w/percentages)

Class/Category / Points
(used for onsite tabulation) / Percentage of total score
Online Exam (Team Score) / 200 / 10%
Workplace Employability Skills (Team Score) / 200 / 15%
Individual Skill Activity: GPS (Team Score) / 100 / 12%
Individual Skill Activity: Map Interpretation (Team Score) / 100 / 12%
Individual Skill Activity: Compass (Team Score) / 100 / 12%
Individual Skill Activity: Pace/Acres Calculation (Team Score) / 100 / 12%
On site knowledge exam (Team Score) / 200 / 23%
Group Problem Solving (Team Score) / 50 / 6%
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