Spring 2027

Hunting for Conservation

HUNTING FOR CONSERVATION introduces the values and roles of hunting in wildlife conservation through historical and contemporary contexts, providing practical skills for future natural resources professionals.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jamie NackScott Craven

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the demographics of hunters in North America and their motivations for participating.

  • Explain the role of hunting in wildlife management and conservation and how this relationship evolved.

  • Identify the reason for and effect of hunting laws and regulations.

  • Demonstrate the principles of firearm safety and describe the role of hunter education.

  • Identify methods, types of hunting, and skills hunters use to legally harvest game animals in North America.

  • Discuss the unique roles hunting plays in society, including intrinsic, cultural, biological, ecological, economic, and personal values.

  • Describe the responsibility and ethics hunters are charged with to not only pursue their quarry safely and legally, but also ethically.

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F&WECOL 422

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Spring 2027

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LEC 001Online (some classroom)0 / 300

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Introduces the diverse values and important roles hunters and hunting play in wildlife conservation through historical and contemporary contexts. Provides practical skills for future natural resources professionals.

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Topics

  • Values and roles of hunting in wildlife conservation
  • Hunter demographics and motivations in North America
  • Role of hunting in wildlife management and conservation
  • Reasons and effects of hunting laws and regulations
  • Responsibility and ethics of hunters

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  • Practical skills for future natural resources professionals
  • Demonstrating principles of firearm safety

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F&WECOL 422 · Spring 2027

Hunting for Conservation

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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