Expertise
Pilots
Tommy Taylor - Retired USDA licensed helicopter pilot with a Certified Flight Instructor rating. Tommy is recognized as the foremost expert in the US in aerial tracking and targeting of animals. He and his team with the USDA developed specialized techniques and passed these on in USDA airmen training.
Cole Taylor - a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot and USDA Wildlife Service pilot of 7 years, highly skilled and experienced in all manner of wildlife aerial management.
Experience
Tommy and Cole Taylor together have a combined 50 years of flying experience with over 20,000 flight hours and more than 25 years flying for the USDA Wildlife Services.
Their experience and skill in the wildlife service and agricultural industry is unparalleled.
RANCH AND LIVESTOCK SERVICES
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830/739-2500
LIVESTOCK AND EXOTIC GAME SERVICES
Livestock and herd monitoring, locating, relocation/moving, inspection, certification for transporting and Remote Delivery System (Darting) treatment against screw worms.
Services may be performed on horseback, UTV, 4WD, ATV, motorcycle, drones or by air.
Drones may be used by a certified drone operator in the course of performing services.
SCREW WORM MONITORING, INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
Tommy and his team are certified to provide Screw Worm inspection services and TAHC certification of livestock for transporting. They will provide expert inspection, identification and if necessary, treatment for new world screw worms in livestock and exotic game. Treatment with Dectomax or other approved medications may be dispensed by conventional injection as well as Remote Delivery Injection (Darting) and may be administered by ground or air. Tommy was active in the early 1970's, with boots on the ground, treating and managing multiple species of livestock during the last screw worm infestation, providing him with first hand experience in managing this invasive threat. See the following page for additional information regarding these services.
DEPREDATION SERVICES
Depredation prevention services are available for the eradication of feral pigs and coyotes threatening livestock and damaging ranchland.
FLIGHT SERVICES
Flight services are provided for surveying ranchland, damage assessment and land development purposes.
FLIGHT INSTRUCTION
Flight instruction is performed by Certified Flight Instructor Tommy Taylor in a Robinson R22 helicopter. Rates are hourly with no minimum requirement.
CONSULTING SERVICES
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Site Development
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Construction Blasting
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Ranch and Land Development
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Livestock and Game Management
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Livestock Relocation
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Screw Worm Prevention and Treatment
Rates may vary greatly depending on location, terrain, equipment, manpower, supplies and materials utilized.
RATES ARE JOB AND LOCATION SPECIFIC
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Consulting
There are few people that possess the real world experience of effectively managing livestock during a major screw worm infestation. Tommy Taylor has done exactly this with far fewer tools than available today. From this position, Tommy is pleased to share his knowledge and skills with ranchers and game owners of all kinds in order to protect and preserve the industries and the livelihoods of the many good people that depend on the health and well being of livestock and game.
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Treatment
Tommy and his team possess the hands on experience to capture and treat livestock and game that may be infected with screw worms with proven techniques that minimize trauma and protect against unnecessary additional injuries to the
animals. Dectomax (or other veterinarian approved medication) can be administered conventionally or by remote delivery (darting) either at ground level or by air for both treatment and vaccination of livestock and game.
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Relocating
Livestock spread out over thousands of acres is impossible to monitor and inspect on a daily basis. Helicopters, drones, horses, mules, UTV's and ATV's are utilized to locate and move herds to smaller and/or open areas in which they may be monitored, sprayed and potentially treated if necessary.
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Inspecting
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Transport
Authorization
As TAHC Certified Inspectors, Tommy and his team will expertly inspect your livestock and issue travel and transport authorization for all cleared animals on the spot. They know exactly what they are looking for and will inspect your animals with professional precision, identifying animals at risk as well as potential infestation. If necessary, they will use proven practices to capture, treat, isolate and vaccinate with the ultimate goal of mitigating further risk to livestock and exotics alike.
History
In 1972, there were 90,980 cases of screw worms in Texas alone. At the peak of this outbreak, Tommy Taylor and his brother Timmy were hard at work as ranch hands, responsible for the well being of all manner of livestock.
Together, they developed efficient and effective techniques in monitoring, catching, treating and ultimately preventing screw worm infestations, providing valuable experience in combatting the current threat.