Jim Teer

Region: Crosstimbers

Topics: Wildlife, Deer, Range Management, Field Science, Education

 
Dr. Teer is a wildlife biologist who has worked at state agencies, such as the Texas Game and Fish Commission (1951-53 and 1955-60), taught at the university level, including Texas A&M University (1962-78, and 1999 to the present), administered a faculty (serving as head of the Texas A&M Wildlife and Fisheries Department from 1970 through '78), managed a field biology station, the Welder Wildlife Foundation (1978-98) and consulted widely on private lands and abroad.  He is particularly well-known for his research on white-tail deer, marked by the classic work, "Ecology and Management of White-Tailed Deer in the Llano Basin of Texas" (1965), and for his wide influence on his many students.