Texas Brigades and Cole Payne

Cole Payne is the new president of the Texas Brigades. These are the summer youth camps based on the academic teachings of wildlife conservation. Some of the themes are Coastal Brigades, Bobwhite Brigades, Buckskin Brigades, Water Fowl Brigades, Bass Brigades, etc. Payne came up through the ranks as a student and volunteer. The week-long schedules include as many class room studies as they do outdoor activities. It's a hands-on experience and each venue boasts experts explaining and showing the high school aged youngsters the values of managing habitat, as well as, familiarizing them more with the biology of various species. The camps are geared towards giving a leg up to students that may select a career in the outdoors.