How Many

People on Trapperman besides coonman have a college degree?

Degree in hard knocks?

Associates in Applied Science degree (2 year) in wildlife technology.
Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton, Ga.

BS chemistry, BS applied physics, MS chemistry.

Trade school for auto mechanics in Laramie Wyoming at Wyo Tech

Major, in minor activity’s

BS forestry fisheries and wildlife. University of Missouri worked 28 years for a state agency. I would say more but I might get a vacation. Graduated in 1975. Those college days were hard to beat. Buy the way left a good paying job to use my degree. Wanted to work in wetland management. Did many cool research things. Miss a lot that put their heart into wildlife management.

I was smart enough after 1 semester to figure out that college was a waste of time and money so I dropped out.
That was over 45 years ago and its much more useless now than ever.

One does not need a college education to be successful in life, I'm proof of it.

UW Madison BS Wildlife Ecology with minor in Dairy Science and Ag Econ

Bryce

BS Wildlife Management- University of Missouri

Made 1 year.
Weed,booze n women won out.

I have a BA in Psychology with Minors in Marketing and Anthropology. I graduated in 3 1/2 years. Later on, I went to Law School for 1 year. I got 175 on the LSAT and got a multitude of scholarship offers, but went to my old college, which was close to my house.

I always test very well, but if a subject didn't interest me, I was a lazy student. I ranked in the top percent on all the Iowa Basic skills Tests. I read at a 12th grade level in 2nd grade. I had an eidetic memory of books. I could tell you what was on a page, word for word, months later. In fourth grade I was ranked second in the United States in mathematical ability for kids my age. My parents were approached and some government group offered to pay to have me spend the Summer at a math camp in Washington DC for the nation's top scholars. I refused to do it and really angered my father. I find mathematics very boring.

Keith

Associates in Environmental Science and Engineering. Bachelor in Geography. Eric

Not me. But I have 1000’s of hours of watching YouTube and reading on the internet under my belt. So that’s either equal or better than college.

Yes. A degree in Animal science and a minor in Agronomy, Natural sciences, and chemistry. I used all this to be a knuckle dragging farmer

Booze and women got me. I made the Dean's List but apparently the wrong one.

BS in Bus. Mgt. and Bus. Education. And then I learned what was really necessary, living the dream in the real world. Lol

Bachelors in Environmental Science and Got a Wife out of it in College!!

BS Forestry- University of Missouri. Been a self employed Forester ever since

BS with double major in biology and geology. Worthless MNS (Master of Natural Sciences).degree. Waste of 3 years but some one else paid for it.

In hind-site I’d still go to college but totally different majors, etc.

That's no joke !

Probably just Google how to do surgery and get the job done these days

No 8 yr piece of paper required

Yup !!!

w

B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries biology from a local state school. Worked as a wildlife tech for six months in Mississippi, moved back home and worked for the college I graduated from, their fish and wildlife department for about eight months. After that I realized that there was no money without a Masters degree so I went pipelining.

BBA - double major in marketing and economics.

BA in English, University of Northern Iowa.

This

commercial flight school

BS degree in Biology- UW-Stevens Point. Graduated with honors. Became a Master Plumber

Chris

I'm a graduate of the Fur Takers of America trapping college. I'm educated in the art of trapping. I didn't have any government grants or student loan forgiveness. I shelled out the 750 bucks myself back in 1989. LOL!!!

but the rest is pretty much BS.

BA Anthropology (archeology) U of Wyoming. I learned lot about human prehistory, geology and climate plus how to do research and write papers. That skill allowed me to compile several 150 pg +/- 'prospectuses' for a federal guiding permit which kept me busy and out of trouble for decades.
One basic US History class first day the guy got up there and told the auditorium that he did not believe in capitalism or democracy and was a communist. I got up and walked out and dropped the class. Scary part was a whole big room full of others just sat there. And that was in Wyoming. I can't imagine the nonsense they have to hear in college now.

I graduated from "Whatsa.Madda U."Whenever I did something wrong,,the Ole Man would slap me on the back of the head and say,," Whatsamadda You" .

Degree in real estate from Ole Miss

4 years in General Ag/Forestry and at that point realized I had become educated beyond my intelligence level and dropped out to become a subsistence farmer and fur trapper. Wildly successful in both.....uh, at least if the goal of subsistence farming is to stay alive!

bs, ms, phd.

bull ----, more ----, piled high & deep.

I have a bachelor of science degree in social work (got it with my GI bill) trying to help Veterans is all I wanted to do after serving. Serving those that have served and their families, never work a day in your life if you love your job plus I get to trap

One of my kids has a masters degree that I paid for. Does that count?

BS in geology

Associates in applied science specially Ironworking I recieve from the apprenticeship. I have an additional 12hrs or so but decided I would make less teaching than ironworking and the cost of finishing school only to make less money than I was working construction. Turned out to be a good move because I wouldn't make it long with the woke snowflakes and administration.

Currently and for the last 17 years I have not needed any of the schooling and I make more than I ever have.

Associates in Applied Science in Natural Resource Management and Outdoor Recreation

Associates in Applied Science in Natural Resource Conservation Law Enforcement

Associates in range management, ag business, and natural resources.

3 phd's over 25 years of post hole digging.

BS degree in wildlife management.

What difference does that make?
It all depends on the career you chose .
Funny how some people make a career out of socialism.

What happened to you-you had to ride the short bus,lol.

College degree is WAY overrated. I know a lot of people a lot smarter and more successful than I am with no degree and I graduated college with a lot of idiots. I do have a Forestry degree from Oklahoma State and would not be able to have the job I have today without it.

BA in History, BA Broadfield Social Sciences, Mount Scenario University, Master of Education St Scholastic Duluth, Public History Eau Claire
Way more paper than I ever thought I'd have to my name.

Nope my seat was taken by you !
I learned to live by my own means , technical school paid my way.Never got or asked my parents for help.
I never believed in socialism.

I have a 98.6

No college degree. I have had a 100 ton license with several endorsements since 96 but those are a dime a dozen any more.

Barely finished high school. Started trapping and got polluted by it. Hindsight I should have quit school. It would make where I am today that much sweeter.

I see there a few guys on here with degrees in the natural resource fields, wildlife biology etc.
So I would like your input on the following if you don't mind.

I was in college for a as a wildlife biologist major myself before I felt it was a waste of time.
What really turned me was I ran into a pair of guys with masters degrees in the natural resource fields and when I found out what they were doing it shocked me.
They were working at a golf course due to the fact that jobs in the fields were very hard to get.
I also learned at the time (mid '70's) that vets had preference in hiring.

Since then I have run into many young people that have degrees in natural resource fields that are doing other than what they thought they'd be doing.
All not by their choice but the situation of more applicants than jobs.
I have a niece that has a Phd in Aquatic Entomology that ended up as a biology teacher.
Not what she wanted and a waste of a Phd education.

One of the young guys I know tried to get a internship on a study of wolves in WI. He told me there was Professors trying out for the job. He was very disheartened by the whole experience.
What chance did a guy with a BS have against guys with Phds for just an internship job?

So my question for your comments is the picture I paint pretty much true?
Very hard to get a job in many of the Natural resource fields?
way more applicants than jobs?

Associate of applied science in welding and metals technology.




Charlie

The field is extremely competitive. You can have 100-150 people applying for an entry level position. Many of those applicants will have masters. What (entry level menial jobs) at one time only took an AS in wildlife tech/management, now require at least a bachelors with the intention of going for a masters. I saw a job posted not long ago looking for a field bio tech. You had to be working on getting a masters.

You almost have to specialize in one discipline.

i have many hours of collage classes, no degree , I went thru a 4 year apprentice program as a millwright. I work as a millwright for 35 years in a paper mill, I work with lots of people with degrees either they couldn't find a job in there field or didn't like it once they try it , most made more money at the mill ,

My dad always told me if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bs.Has always worked for me!

I've got two BAs, anthropology and American indian studies. Do they apply to my current job? Nope. But I met my wife in college, wouldn't change that for the world.

It was my third year when I realized I wouldn't get a job in my field, but I finished anyway. Then became an auto tech, and now I write technical manuals for paper converting machines.

Just a useless associates degree. If I had it to do over again I'd have gone to veterinary school.

B.S in agriculture with an animal science concentration in 2014. M.S. in 2020. Both from WKU

I have a:
BS in Mechanical Engineering
BS in International Business
MBA in Finance

I've had the pleasure of working with some really talented and smart people over the years, I would take any skilled tradesman with farming background over any Big 10 engineering grad for my projects.
I always like what Ted Nugent said- "I never went to college... I was too busy learning."

BS in mechanical engineering. Just retired after almost 30 years working in the oil & gas industry.

Delaware will be hiring a furbearer biologist soon if anyone is interested in applying. Keep an eye out on Delawarestatejob.com

BSBA, Chapman College, Orange CA 1987.

Yea, it is but some jobs require a bachelor degree before you can get it. I had to get a 4 year degree to become commissioned as an army officer. Never used my degree and never hung it on the wall but I wanted to become an officer so I got one. That's all it was good for.

My dad insisted all three sons go and graduate from college, he didn’t care what you did afterwards he just wanted us to have the piece of paper but then my four year college tuition was six thousand dollars total and I drove back and forth plus checked traps on the way to school in the winter

College a waste of time? No. It led me a degree in Auto Mechanics, which led to coaching, which led to a couple more degrees and my wife, which led to Alaska and two adopted children and 38 years of coaching, teaching, hunting, fishing and trapping.Have turned full circle and now back to working in the dirt in ND.

This confirms a lot of things...

BS in Civil Engineering from UNC Charlotte, minor in Mathematics
MS in Civil Engineering from NC State

Go to college for something you can use. Don't go if you don't know what you want to do. Don't take out loans to pay your tuition

I have a college degree and a technical degree.

Graduated from the State University of New York at Delhi with a degree in Agriculture.

BS Wildlife Management Louisiana Tech Univ. worked for the Feds for 34 yrs

I'll bet Jim is lurking , just wishing he could share his paragraph of degrees.

I worked in manufacturing and did an engineering job without a degree. I was the second one of 5 at the place without a degree.
I'll agree with the above, the most knowledgeable engineer by far that worked at the place had no degree, I was hired to replace him as he was retiring.
The man was a wealth of knowledge that no college degree offers. He could look at problems and 9 of 10 times he knew what was going on.
The other 1 time he knew where to look to gather the info to figure it out.
He got this knowledge while at the job by being observant, working with the tradesmen, reading and thru trial and error. None of these things are taught in college.

I have worked with many engineers thru my years and 1 out of 10 is worth while, the others are best ignored. Go into the shop ask the tradesmen what's going on, they almost always have a better idea than the college boys.

X2 for me. Way better off to go to a technical college and get a two year degree. I found the first two years of college are generals having mostly nothing to do with your major. Not to mention the liberal garbage most colleges try to brain wash in you today. In a technical college you get started on your major your first semester.

BS in animal science Penn State, after 4 years USAF, and DMD from Pitt. I paid for every penny myself and everyone else can too!

I took a BS in Wildlife/Fisheries Management, then a MS in Wildlife Management. 50 years of practical work experience during and after the degrees was the real education. I tried not to let the University interfere with my education. Finished off my "education" by studying coonman's writings. I've also got 2 Phd's. One in the back of my pickup and one in the shop (post hole diggers).

Did one semester in college before coach Lou Holtz told me I probably wouldn’t be playing anymore with the one good knee I had left. Dropped out and went to work construction.

Associates in Land Surveying.

Educated in a small school system in the swamplands of the UP.
96 pupils in K-12 classes.
Turned down a scholarship in Tool Design Engineering upon graduation.
( bucksnbears and 160 weren't the only ones finding their way in life. )
Went from there to running a multimillion dollar auto manufacturing plant .
Started as a spot welder , rose to the top quickly.
My theory was " If you are working for a stupid boss , Take his job and do it right".
Retired 29 days short of 35yrs.
Private owner got hooked into the Bernie Madoff Scam.
Lost 10-12 million in operating capital.
At 70 some yrs old he decided to close it down.

No college.
I will say back then a "College Degree" was a valuable start in life.
Now a days its a service job for many of the graduates.

2 years tech school for mechanics,been a auto tech since,37 years.maybe if i had 4 years of college i could figure out how to post pics on T-MAN.lol

No college degrees

Many certifications in the IT field - learned it all the hard way - hands on

yes, two degrees.

BS and MS Rehabilitation Counseling.

BS in Forestry, University of Washington 1960. After 25 years in the forest industry went into real estate sales and trapping.

I like Gulo's response; PHD and two of them
P= pile it
H=higher and
D deeper

Guess I have done it ; first on CountrySmith and after 5 years he still has not surfaced from his PHD
then on JurrassicPark, some how he surfaced after 2 years so I guess I'm loosing my touch

Yes I got a BS degree in Wildlife Ecology and never had a job directly in that field. The number of people applying for resource positions in the early 70s was amazing. Being drafted and going to Nam took a couple years away as well. I am very glad I took all the dairy, soils, ecom etc. as I spent 37 years as an Ag Educator for adults in our Tech college system and UW Extension System. Got a lot of chance to use natural resources working with farmers for 37 years.

Bryce

several...

I think you’re giving yourself too much credit. I don’t know of one trapper in Manitoba that likes you.

Nope. Have worked a full time job since I was 18. Don't have many years left. No need for a degree.

I have my Ph B(vr) It only took me 40 years!

Big difference in definition of "college" between USA & Canada.
Over here, college is a community college or tech school. University is about the equivalent of a US state level college or university (I think they are sort of interchangeable in the US?)
For instance, I have an accounting certificate from college here but you would need a university degree to apply for a CA professional designation (similar to CPA in US). Also, you couldn't g a law degree or P.Eng at college here.
I have a certificate and a professional designation but I never attended post secondary education until I was 30.

BS in Biology '77... Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA

A.A.S. Forestry from Paul Smiths College. College of the Adirondacks. Oh yeah, and I paid off my student loan.

I completed my Associate in 1977. Associate of science (automotive). Plus a good 60-70 credits for my skilled trade in the Inspection-Layout tech. for GM.

Associate degree in Park and Recreation Management/Urban Forestry. Vermillion Community College Ely MN.

AAS Plastics Tech with a Chemistry minor. BS in Biological Sciences.
Experience in powder mettalurgy, but made my living for 28 of the 42 years of full time work doing computer aided mechanical design.