Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Cade is from Missouri and grew up pursuing turkey, bass, and catfish on his family farm. In 2016, he graduated with a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from Northwest Missouri State University. Afterward, he worked for the Missouri Department of Conservation for two years as a fisheries hourly and then a Resource Science Assistant for the Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Program. He's currently in the process of completing his master's degree researching Walleye population dynamics and hooking mortality in South Dakota with Dr. Steve Chipps.