July 11, 2011 Following is the Texas Parks and Wildlife rules and regulations concerning the 2011-12 hunting season. Please click on the tpwd.state.tx.us link below for the information: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/season/animal_listing/
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DEER ANTLER SHEDS – WHERE TO LOOK AND FIND THEM
May 8, 2011 I found this article concerning deer antler sheds, how to look, where to look and where to find them. Even tho it’s from back in March, it is still informative and I think, worth reading. Please click on the following examiner.com link to read all about it: http://www.examiner.com/hunting-in-houston/nows-the-time-to-hunt-for-antler-sheds
WHITETAIL DEER – HOW TO BRING THEM IN – SCENT – RATTLE?
June 02, 2011 I found this article that speaks about deer scents and how to rattle to bring in the big bucks. I have used both successfully so I know they work. Please click on the whitetails link below to read: http://www.whitetails.com/
ADDITIONAL TEXAS GAME WARDENS’ FIELD NOTES
May 24, 2011 Here are some Texas Game Warden field notes that follow some that I posted some time back. Most of these are interesting and some show how stupid people can get when it comes to illegal hunting, fishing or generally breaking the law. Please click on the following tpwd.state.tx.us link to read the […]
ABOUT AXIS DEER – TEXAS AND ELSEWHERE
May 20, 2011 Axis deer can be found in and around the Texas hill country in great numbers. I have personal knowledge as I hunt the hill country and there are plenty Axis roaming around in free range. There are several places that keep them inside high fences and sell canned hunts for these and […]
HUNTER ATTACKED BY BROWN BEAR IN CRITICAL CONDITION
May 16, 2011 A former Nome, Alaska fire chief was attacked and seriously mauled by a brown bear that he and some fellow spring hunters were tracking. It seems that the bear laid down in some deep snow and the man did not see it when he passed by on his snow mobile. when he […]
COLORADO STATE HOUSE BILL TO EXTEND BROWN BEAR HUNTING SEASON FAILS
May 11, 2011 An attempt by a Colorado legislator to open the brown bear hunting season in June instead of the present September, failed and it will die on the calendar without a vote. Initial support for House Bill 1294 wavered during debate after a strong lobbying effort against it. Please click on the following […]
WILD HOG STAMPEDE – UNBELIVEABLE
May 11, 2011 This is a video of the most wild hogs I have ever seen in a group at one time. I have no idea where it was taken and I can imagine what the ground around there looks like. This is almost unreal! Please click on the wildhoghunters.com link below to watch. Once […]
WILDLIFE DISEASES VERSUS PEOPLE
May 03, 2011 I found this site that discusses wildlife diseases that can transfer to human beings by outdoorsman George Dovel. A must read for hunters and outdoors folks. Please click on the following westinstenv.org link: http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/01/10/two-thirds-of-idaho-wolf-carcasses-examined-have-thousands-of-hydatid-disease-tapeworms/
ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FERAL HOGS IN TEXAS
April 25, 2011 I found this most informative site on feral hogs from the Texas Cooperative Extension of the Texas A&M System, written by Mark E. Mapston, District Supervisor for Wildlife Services. This is the largest and most extensive publication concerning this subject I have ever seen. This material contains a complete overview of the […]