Date: October 20, 2005
Topics: Tools for Ranch Management: Goals, Decisions, and Financial Viability
Mick Hellickson
King Ranch Inc.
Mick is originally from Iowa, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology from Iowa State University in 1988. Later that fall, he moved to south Texas to pursue a Master's Degree from Texas A&I University in Range and Wildlife Management, which he completed in 1991. Mick then began work toward a Ph.D. Degree in Wildlife Management from the University of Georgia, which he completed during the summer of 2002. Mick worked as a Wildlife Research Scientist at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) for one year prior to becoming the Chief Wildlife Biologist for Kings Ranch in 1999. He also continues to serve as an adjunct professor at CKWRI. His research background and management interests have been focused on white-tailed deer.