Bob Zaiglin M.S., as a Certified Wildlife Biologist
 

Bob is one of the most recognized and respected whitetail deer biologists and naturalists in Texas and throughout the country.  A certified wildlife biologist, he holds a B.S. in Wildlife Science and a M.S. in Range and Wildlife Management.  His management programs have been recognized as some of the most successful in the country.  Bob was awarded Texas Conservationist of the Year by the Texas Game Warden’s Association for his work with underprivileged youth hunting activities in 1985.  In 1994 Bob was awarded the Game Biologist of the year by the Muy Grande Deer Contest.  He also received the Col. Jimmy Doolittle Award from the Buckmasters American Deer Foundation in 2002.

                Bob is also an official scorer for the Boone and Crockett Club and for Buckmasters Trophy Records, Field Editor for the Texas Trophy Hunters Association, Whitetail Deer Editor for Texas Outdoors Journal and Southern Field Editor for Deer and Deer Hunting and professional contributor for www.huntingnet.com.  His 800 plus publications on deer and deer management have been recognized as one of the reasons deer management is what it is in Texas today.  His photographic skills have also been widely recognized.

                Since 1976, Bob has authored and co-authored over 26 scientifically peer reviewed articles. This includes his master’s thesis which at the time was one of the initial free-ranging white-tailed deer supplemental feed research projects in the state.

                Over the last 30 years Bob has mentored over 50 undergraduate wildlife management intern students from various universities including Mississippi State University, Texas Tech University, University of Georgia, and Texas A&M-Kingsville. Bob has afforded students the unique opportunity to gain hands-on, practical experience in the day-to-day operations of ranch and wildlife management on ranches he managed throughout the state.Many of Bobs' interns have continued on to successful wildlife management careers with various entities such as private landowners, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Oregon Fish and Game, Arkansas Fish and Game, King Ranch, Burnt Pine Plantation, and many others. Currently Bob continues to provide landowners with responsible, well-educated undergraduate interns from the SWTJC wildlife management program. 
 

In-the-Field Experience:

*2004 – current: Coordinator and Lead Wildlife management instructor at SWTJC as well as a Wildlife/habitat and scientific white-tail breeder consultant for 23 private landowners, encompassing over 100,000 acres of habitat throughout Texas including 30,000 acres in Mexico.

*2004 - Established Zaiglin's Wildlife Resource Management, a consulting firm for discriminating land stewards.

*1983 - 2004 Wildlife/habitat/fisheries/cattle manager on approximately 200,000 acres for an individual landowner, that included landholdings in the south Texas Plains, Trans Pecos, Edwards Plateau, and Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Eco-regions of Texas.

*1976 Wildlife management consultant for a few select ranches throughout Texas with emphasis on trophy deer management.

*1979 – 1983 Wildlife/habitat/fisheries manager of approximately 30,000 acres in the Pineywoods eco-region.
 

Accomplishments:

2007 – Official Measurer, Buckmasters Trophy Records

2006 – Professional Contributor, www.Huntingnet.com

2003 – 2005 – Advisory Board Member: Texas Tech University Department of Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management.

2000 – Present – Wildlife Consultant, Buckmasters American Deer Foundation.

2000 – 2004 – Representative for Buckmasters American Deer Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Partners Organization.

1996 – Board of Advisors, Quality Deer Management Association

1995 – Present – Southeast Deer Study Group Committee

1995 – Lecturer – White-tail University, hosted by North American White-tail Magazine

1993 – Present – White-tail Deer Editor, Texas Outdoor Journal

1989 – Lecturer – North American Deer Foundation

1987-1992 - Advisory Board Member: Texas Tech University Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management.

1976 – Present – Field Editor, Texas Trophy Hunters Magazine.

1987 - Present – Official Scorer, Boone and Crockett Club

1985 – Conservationist of the Year, Texas Game Warden’s Association

Memberships:

The Wildlife Society

The Wildlife Society Southeastern Section

The Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society

Texas Wildlife Association

Outdoor Writers Association of America

Texas Outdoor Writers Association

National Rifle Association

Boone and Crockett Club

Bob Zaiglin M.S., As A Hunter

Bob has taken two whitetails and one stone sheep that qualify for the Boone and Crockett all-time record book. Bob has also successfully harvested black bear, mountain grizzly, mountain caribou, elk, mule deer antelope and other notable species. Bob’s desire to experience true hunting experiences have taken him from Texas to Alaska the Northwest Territories into Mexico, and more recently to Zimbabwe and Tanzania.