Wildlife Judging challenges 4-H youth to learn about Georgia wildlife species as well as habitat, population, and fish pond/stream management practices for conservation success.

Youth will be trained in wildlife-related content under the direction of a certified adult coach (employees and volunteers). This page is designed to provide resources for the coaches supporting Georgia 4-H Wildlife Judging.

Manuals:

• Georgia 4-H Wildlife Judging Competition Guidelines: This document provides all details and information about the Georgia 4-H Wildlife Judging contest, including eligibility, activities, scoring, and awards.
  • • Appendix A: Junior Wildlife Specimen Word Bank
    • Appendix B: Junior Wildlife Management Plan Template
    • Appendix C: Junior Wildlife Management Plan Scoring Rubric
    • Appendix D: Senior Wildlife Management Plan Scoring Rubric
    • Appendix E: Junior Oral Defense Scoring Rubric
    • Appendix F: Senior Oral Defense Scoring Rubric

• National Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) Manual (6th edition): The Georgia 4-H Wildlife Judging Contest is based on the National 4-H Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) contest. All content for the contest is derived from the National WHEP manual.
• Georgia-Specific Information from the National WHEP Manual (6th edition): This document is the national WHEP manual with only the information specific to Georgia (eco-region, species, management practices, etc.)

Scorecards (used at State Contest):

• Junior Scorecard
• Senior Scorecard

Study Guides & Resources:

• Species Cards: Names of the 22 species from the Southeast Mixed and Outer Coastal Plain Forest ecoregion listed on cards (4 per page).
• Species Cards with Images: Names and images (abiding to the creative commons licensing) of the 22 species from the Southeast Mixed and Outer Coastal Plain Forest ecoregion listed on cards (2 names and 2 images per page).
• Vocabulary Cards: Names and definitions for all the vocabulary words listed on pages 256-258 in the National WHEP Manual (2 words and 2 definitions per page).
• Food Groups Cards: Names and definition for all the food groups listed on pages 254-255 in the National WHEP Manual (2 words and 2 definitions per page).

Previous Contest Materials:

Below are the actual contest materials from some previous state contests. Please note that the National WHEP Manual was updated in 2024, and Georgia 4-H updated the contest procedures and resources starting in the 2024-25 program year. Therefore, some of these questions/topics in previous contest materials may no longer be relevant content.

• • • 2024 Activity 1A – Junior Written Knowledge Test
    • 2024 Activity 1A – Senior Written Knowledge Test
    • 2024 Activity 2 – Junior Wildlife Management Practices
    • 2024 Activity 2 – Senior Wildlife Management Practices
    • 2024 Activity 3A – Junior Wildlife Management Plan
    • 2024 Activity 3A – Senior Wildlife Management Plan