The Hunting Business: There's No Business Like the Hunting Business

In 1987, immediately after graduating from Texas A&M University with a Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences degree, Greg Simons launched Wildlife Systems, Inc. (WSI). WSI has grown into one of the largest and most recognized outfitting and wildlife-related businesses in the U.S., currently operating hunting programs on almost 1 million acres in Texas. He also co-owns Wildlife Consultants, LLC, which provides wildlife management services to more than 50 private landowners in several states. In 2018, he helped fledge Conservation Equity Partners (CEP), LLC. Currently, Simons serves as a principal in CEP, which places large sums private equity into ecosystem service markets including environmental mitigation, forestry management, natural resource-based recreation, and other emerging ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) markets.
Few people have crossed over between commercial hunting and natural resource conservation as broadly and successfully as Greg Simons, while also actively donating time and money to help support causes important to him personally and professionally. While he is entering the twilight of his professional life, Simons' appetite for civic engagement and professional achievement remains strong and his commitment to serving as an advocate for wild things and wild places is unwavering. The Hunting Business is offered as the capstone of Simons' career.