WILDLIFE AND OUTDOOR ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT B.S. DEGREE PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND RECREATON RESOURCES KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY *Selected Admission Form Due to safety and liability issues surrounding the use of firearms, a student, once admitted to the Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management B.S. Degree Program will have to undergo two street drug tests. PART I. Name: Last First Middle E-mail Address Mailing Address: Street No./Apt. Number City State Zip Code Phone Number(s): Land Line Cell Phone PART II. Personal Information: Gender (circle) M F Birth Date Month, Day, Year Ethnicity (check one) Black/African White American Indian/Alaska Native Hispanic Asian Other
PART III. Academic Information: If accepted into the Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management Program at Kansas State University are you coming into the program as a (check one): New Freshman/just graduating from high school New Freshman/have been out of high school at least a semester Transfer student from another program within Kansas State University Transfer student from another university/college What was/is your high school GPA? What is your ACT score? If a transfer student, what is your A. Current university/college GPA? B. Class Ranking (check one) Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior PART IV. Outdoor Activity Participation Data: 1. Have you hunted? Yes No If yes, what species (check below) Big Game Gamebirds Sheep Whitetail deer Pheasant Mule Deer Antelope Quail Elk Moose Grouse Caribou Black Bear Chukar Brown/Grizzly Bear Other (list) Other (list) _ Waterfowl & Shore Birds Small Game Duck (list) Geese Crane Snipe Other (list) _ Do you possess a hunter safety card Yes No
What regions of the country have you hunted? Northeast Southeast Great Lakes Northern Plains Southern Plains Rocky Mountains Western Alaska Where have you hunted internationally? Canada Mexico South America Europe Africa Asia Australia/New Zealand Of your time spent on outdoor sports, what percent is spent preparing for the hunt and hunting? % of time Have you ever guided professionally? Yes No Have you ever worked for a Hunting Resort Game Preserve Outfitter Company Gamebird Production Company 2. Have you ever participated in shooting sports? Yes No Recreational Shooting (check each) Sporting Clays Trap Skeet Rifle Handgun Competition Shooting (check each) Sanctioned Body Sporting Clays Trap Skeet Rifle Handgun Have you ever worked for a shooting sports firm? Yes No If yes, check which ones Business Name and Location Sporting Clays Trap Skeet Rifle Handgun Do you own your own firearms? Yes No
If yes, list type and caliber or gauge Shotguns Handguns Rifles What percent of your time spent on outdoor sports do you spend on shooting sports? % 3. Have you ever fished for freshwater species in the U.S.? Yes No If yes, what species (check below) Large Mouth Bass Small Mouth Bass Walleye Perch Northern Pike Musky Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Other What regions of this country have you fished? (check below) Northeast Southeast Great Lakes Northern Plains Southern Plains Rocky Mountains Western Alaska Where have you fished internationally? Canada Mexico South America Europe Africa Asia Australia/New Zealand Of your time spent on outdoor sports, what percent is spent preparing for and participating in freshwater fishing? % of time Have you ever guided (fishing) professionally? Yes No Have you ever worked for a fishing resort? Yes No If yes, in what capacity?
4. Have you ever participated in outdoor adventure related sports? Yes No If yes, which ones (check below) Rock climbing Mountain Biking Back Country Hiking Bird Watching Hang Gliding Hot Air Ballooning Back Country Horseback Riding Nature Studies Land Navigation White Water/Canoeing-Kayaking What regions of this country have you participated in adventure sports? (check below) Northeast Southeast Great Lakes Northern Plains Southern Plains Rocky Mountains Western Alaska Where have you participated in adventure sports internationally? Canada Mexico South America Europe Africa Asia Australia/New Zealand What percent of your time is spent preparing for and participating in adventure sports? % of time PART V. 1. Are you interested in obtaining a B.S. Degree in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management primarily because you: (check one) A. Want to work in the outdoors B. Want to manage an outdoor business 2. Do you have ties to a family-owned outdoor business? Yes No PLEASE SEE NEXT PAGE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED: 1. High school transcripts, if coming into the WOEM program directly from high school. or high school transcripts and college transcripts if entering the WOEM program as a college transfer student. 2. A brief written statement outlining your interests in a career in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management as well as selected life experiences that have directed your decision to pursue this degree. 3. Two letters of reference (none from family members) indicating your interests in the outdoors and your general qualities and character. Contact Information: Adam Ahlers, Assistant Professor Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources 1712 Claflin Road Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 Phone: 785-532-0875 Fax: 785-532-6949 E-mail: aahlers2@ksu.edu