Will Leschper

Deer hunting and hunting in general are big business in Texas, but landowners are reminded that to lease out their tracts for those purposes they must have a hunting lease license, which must be renewed yearly. The owner of a hunting lease or the landowner’s agent may not receive pay...

The Texas Hill Country and South Texas are wild places, filled with critters of all shapes and sizes. And while white-tailed deer remain king among wild game during fall and winter, there are many other options for hunters now and throughout other seasons, setting the stage for inestimable opportunities...

The dusty breeze tickled the tops of spindly mesquites and thick bunch grass as I descended the steps of the tower stand. At the bottom, the icy chill of the late November morning hit me square in the face as binoculars were raised for what seemed like the 100th time. The massive nontypical buck was laying down. Better yet, he was facing away. Best of all, he...

The massive whitetail buck had evaded coyotes when he was a youngster, fought off antlered competitors in his middle years and outwitted a slew of hunters in the fading twilight of his life. However, in the end the monarch was found by ranch hands near a boundary fence parallel...

Texas deer hunters again are urged to properly dispose of carcasses from deer they shoot to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, particularly chronic wasting disease, which remains a low-level yet viable threat in far West Texas. Deer can become infected with the disease if they come into contact...

Chronic wasting disease is not prevalent in Texas, having only been discovered in the remote far western reaches of El Paso and Hudspeth counties, but as with other safety issues, deer hunters again are urged this fall and winter to take precautions to help curb the possibility of outbreaks...

Sandhill crane hunting in Texas is a pursuit unlike any other, but for hunters to be legal they must possess a federal permit to hunt the species dubbed the "ribeye in the sky." Texas sandhill crane hunters are advised to visit one of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law...

Whether you’re hunting deer or hogs or strolling through the woods to admire the fall landscape, you’re in critter country. However, using common sense about the causes of danger and gaining knowledge of how to keep tiny things from developing into life-altering problems are the best line of defense. Ticks...

The rugged cooler merchandising landscape has become an arms race of luxury, with companies continually seeking to one-up each other with their next salvo, offering models that keep ice frozen for days on end, and even models touted to stand up to the gnashing teeth and claws of a...

Port Aransas once was known as the "Tarpon Capitol of the World," and played host to presidents ranging from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George H.W. Bush and dignitaries the world over for exceptional tarpon fishing through the 1950s. However, in the 1960s the Port Aransas tarpon fishery collapsed and...