OWL 113                                                                  OWL 131  FIREARMS SAFETY                                                          HABITAT AND FOOD PLOT INSTALLATION  This course includes structured hands-on activities in the areas         This course is designed to familiarize students with major topics  of firearm regulations and safety with an emphasis on use in the         in wildlife habitats and nutrition. Students will gain knowledge of  wildlife management industry. Students will learn hunting safety,        basic wildlife management principles as they apply to habitats and  techniques, and ethics for firearm use. Topics include identification    areas/food plots that support wildlife species. Topics include basic  and safe handling of firearms, firearm owner responsibility, personal    nutritional principles, concepts of wildlife ecology, population  preparedness, and wildlife harvest techniques using firearms. The        dynamics, and wildlife management strategies.  student will work with pistols, rifles, and shotgun on a range and in a  (3 credit, 2 lecture, 2 lab)  field situation. (2 credit, 1 lecture, 2 lab)                                                                           OWL 132  OWL 114                                                                  RANGE MANAGEMENT  BOW HUNTING SAFETY                                                       This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of  This course includes structured hands-on activities in the areas of      ecology and management of wildlife populations. Students will be  archery and bow hunting with an emphasis on use in the wildlife          introduced to the characteristics of and factors affecting wildlife  management industry. Students will learn hunting safety, techniques,     populations, as well as techniques and theories of management.  and ethics for bow hunting equipment. Topics include identification      Topics covered will include population survey methodology, animal  and safe handling of bow hunting implements, bow hunter                  capture and handling, harvest analysis of game species, habitat  responsibility, personal preparedness, and wildlife harvest techniques   assessment, range improvement, as well as study and recognition of  using bow hunting equipment. The student will learn how to handle        the more common wildlife diseases. (3 credit, 2 lecture, 2 lab)  and use archery equipment in a safe environment. The students will  develop an understanding of hunting safety and techniques using          OWL 133  archery and bow hunting equipment. (2 credit, 1 lecture, 2 lab)          WILDLIFE OUTFITTER MEDIA PRODUCTION                                                                           This course introduces the basic concepts needed to produce wildlife  OWL 115                                                                  photography and videography. Topics will include care and handling  FRESHWATER FISHING                                                       of cameras, basic camera functions, camera frames/zoom/pans,  This course includes discussion and structured hands-on activities in    editing videography and photography, storyline development, product  the area of freshwater fishing. Topics include an introduction to the    implementation in media, and media distribution. Students will learn  sport, as well as techniques, regulations, equipment, and styles to      to film/photograph, edit the film/photograph, create a storyline with  catching and harvesting freshwater fish. Students will learn the proper  media, implement products into the story, and distribute the media on  way to manage fisheries, and the environmental factors that affect       various platforms. (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)  fish, their habitat, and the sport of freshwater fishing.  (3 credit, 2 lecture, 2 lab)                                             OWL 135                                                                           OUTFITTER WILDLIFE INTERNSHIP  OWL 116                                                                  Provides students with practical work experience in which to gain  BIG GAME MANAGEMENT                                                      a better understanding of the field of outfitter wildlife management.  This course is designed to give students training for professional       The internship creates an important occupational experience in  guiding and hunting as it relates to deer and other large game. The      areas of leadership, organizational dynamics, program planning/  student will be working with firearms, archery equipment, food plot      oversight and day-to-day operations. Internship sites may include  equipment, and other equipment for big game management.                  selected governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations  (3 credit, 2 lecture, 2 lab)                                             and/or outfitter/wildlife businesses. This requires a minimum of 75                                                                           internship clock hours per hour of college credit. This course may be  OWL 117                                                                  offered as variable credit and repeated three times.  WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT                                                     Pre-requisite: instructor consent. (5 credit, 0 lecture, 25 lab)  This course is designed to train students in the areas of waterfowl  management, hunting, and guiding. Students will learn about species      OWL 171  of waterfowl, wetlands and habitats of waterfowl, techniques for         BASIC SHOTGUN SHOOTING  managing waterfowl populations, and rules and regulations. The           Introduction to the basic techniques and skills required for safely  student will be working with shotguns, decoys, calls, and other field    shooting with a shotgun, with an emphasis in trap shooting. Other  equipment for waterfowl hunting. (3 credit, 2 lecture, 2 lab)            disciplines of shooting sports will be touched upon. This course may                                                                           be repeated three times. Pre-requisite: Instructor consent; Background  OWL 118                                                                  and drug screening for Shotgun team members, per SIC policy.  UPLAND GAME BIRD MANAGEMENT                                              (1 credit, 0 lecture, 2 lab)  This course is designed to give students training for professional  guiding and hunting as it relates to turkey and other small game. The    OWL 172  students will work with firearms, archery equipment, decoys, calls,      INTERMEDIATE SHOTGUN SHOOTING  and other equipment for hunting of turkey and small game, such as        Introduction to multiple discipline tournament style of competition  rabbits and squirrels. (3 credit, 2 lecture, 2 lab)                      shooting with an emphasis in trap, skeet, and sporting clays. This                                                                           course may be repeated three times. Pre-requisite: Instructor consent;  OWL 119                                                                  Background and drug screening required for Shotgun team members,  EXOTIC WILDLIFE                                                          per SIC policy. Complete OWL 171. (1 credit, 0 lecture, 2 lab)  This course includes discussion and structured hands-on activities in  the area of exotic wildlife hunting in both mammals and birds. Topics    OWL 173  include an introduction to exotic species, exotic game habitat, hunting  ADVANCED SHOTGUN SHOOTING  techniques, and exotic game regulations. Students will be studying       Advanced approach to the professional style of shooting competition  the difference between native and exotic game along with their traits.   with an emphasis in skeet, trap and sporting clays. This course brings  Students will learn techniques to properly hunt these species.           together all the technical and applied areas of competitive shooting in  (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                                             all three disciplines. This course may be repeated three times. Pre-                                                                           requisite: Instructor consent. Background and drug screening for  146                                                                      Shotgun team members, per SIC policy. Must have completed OWL                                                                           172. (1 credit, 0 lecture, 2 lab)