My name is Rhett Wilson. I am 16 and attend Barbers Hill High School. My father and I also lease two stands on the Powell Ranch. As a part of my FFA/Agriculture Class I am required to do a research project. This survey is to satisfy that requirement by gathering data on hunting on the Powell Ranch out of Eldorado, Texas. I am also interested in the economic value indicators to the Eldorado community from the hunters on this lease and what you do with your harvests. I will collect the data and submit it to those that supply data and use the information for my FFA Proficiency applications. If you have more than one stand leased, please fill out a supplemental survey for each stand so that I may gather exact data per stand/location. Thank you in advance for taking the time to fill out my survey.

How many years have you been hunting on the Powell Ranch in ElDorado, Texas

How many stands do you have on the lease?

Do you consider your lease ___

How many times have you come out during the deer season.

What pasture is your stand located in.

Can you please list the age of the hunters in your party.

Please check the following that apply.

Please list the antler count of the buck harvested in 2011 on the Powell Ranch.

Do you feed year round?

What type of feed do you use at your stand? Check all that apply

Do you put out mineral at your stand?

Do you put out hay at your feeder?

What average price for corn did you pay this season?

Did you see at your stand this year ___

What type of vehicle do you use to travel to your stand on average?

Do you normally

Have you ever beened checked by a state trooper or game warden while on your way home from the lease?

Do you have a feed pen set up around your feeder.

Have you ever been checked by a game warden while on the ranch?

When I process my backstrap/tenderloin ____

How many deer do you see on average at your stand?

Do you normally have deer mixed with beef for deer burger.

Do you normally have sausage made from a portion of your deer meat?

Please list the type of gun you use on average to harvest your deer on this lease

When you process a deer do you normally save the;

When I have sausage made I prefer

Do you normally have sausage made from a portion of your deer meat in ?

When I make deer burger, I like to use ___

Do you smoke your own sausage?

Do you use sodium nitrite when smoking your own sausage?

Have you ever used

Do you usually stop in
Eldorado before coming out to the lease for groceries, gas, or supplies?

Did you see the following predators at your stand this season

Would you like to have the results sent to you, if so please add your email address to this survey.