about us
Ridge & Valley Habitat Management LLC is a dedicated wildlife and land management organization specializing in tailored consultation, planning, and implementation to improve wildlife habitat and achieve landowners’ goals. We strive to empower landowners with the knowledge and support they need to enhance and maintain their property to enjoy for generations. We are located in Rome, GA.
Our Approach:
It begins with getting to know the landowner’s goals for their land. Is the goal to increase quality of hunting? Or increase revenue from forestry practices? Maybe you’d like to take advantage of government cost share programs to improve your land? Or you simply enjoy watching wildlife and want to see more? Whatever your goals may be, we can create a management plan specific to you and your property. Once the plan is developed, we can schedule and facilitate the work that needs to be done in order to turn your land into a dream property.
Our History:
Ridge & Valley was founded in 2024 by Hunter Brooks, a certified wildlife biologist with more than eight years of experience in both the private and public wildlife and land management fields. Hunter grew up in the ridge and valley region of Northwest Georgia and cultivated a love of the outdoors that he pursued in college, graduate school, and beyond.
If you would like to become a better steward of your land but don’t know where to begin or just don’t have the time to put in the work, we would be happy to help.
hunter brooks
Experience
Hunter has worked in the wildlife and land management field in both the public and private sector. His experience ranges from intensive white-tailed deer management in Texas and invasive species management in Colorado to comprehensive management of large private properties in the Southeast. His work includes:
restoring native plant communities to land previously used for agriculture;
intensively managing deer populations to increase herd health and improve hunter satisfaction;
transitioning properties from strictly silviculture to a habitat-focused timber management strategy; and
creating quality quail and turkey habitat to encourage native populations.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Wildlife Ecology, 2010-2014,
Auburn University
Master of Science, Wildlife Ecology & Range Management, 2014-2016,
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute,
Thesis: Factors Influencing Water Consumption by White-tailed Deer
Graduate Advisor: Charles DeYoung
