Reggie E. Thackston
Certified Wildlife Biologist
Background & Qualifications
-
Bachelors & Masters Degrees in Forest Resources Management, University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
-
TWS Certified Wildlife Biologist
-
40+ years experience in wildlife conservation with emphasis on integrating management for bobwhite quail, eastern wild turkeys and white-tailed deer into forested & agricultural landscapes
-
Worked extensively in Oklahoma, South Carolina & Georgia
-
Served as Ga Wildlife Resources Division Wild Turkey Program Coordinator & Project Leader for the state's Bobwhite Quail Initiative
-
Worked as Tall Timbers Gamebird Program Regional Gamebird Biologist overseeing the Carolina Regional Quail Project
-
Hands on experience with prescribed burning, herbicide treatments, timber & food plot management, longleaf pine planting & monitoring of bobwhites & predators
-
Served as author or co-author on well over 30 technical & 50 popular articles, including the book "Deer & Turkey Management Beyond Food Plots" by Kammermeyer and Thackston, 2010
-
Avid quail, turkey & deer hunter; own & train bird dogs