Deer hunting all day is no easy task, something I’ve learned from personal experience.
Nothing is more frustrating than sitting in your favorite stand -- or blind, depending on your preference -- for hours on end when the critters aren’t moving and bad weather decides to set in, making things...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hasn't found new positive evidence of chronic wasting disease in far West Texas, the agency has reported.
Nearly 300 tissue samples were collected from hunter harvested deer and elk from the Trans-Pecos region during the 2013-14 season to test for CWD, and during the...
Fatal hunting-related accidents in Texas remained at an all-time low in 2020, but the common theme in almost every accident, including non-fatal incidents, remains the improper handling of firearms.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department keeps detailed reports of all hunting-related fatal and non-fatal incidents dating back to 1966, providing...
The iron sights glow faintly on a frosty afternoon sit.
Rays from the setting run dance along the barrel as the old whitetail doe feeds closer.
The shot lines up perfectly.
The West Texas breeze rises slightly as the deer steps broadside at 60 yards. An instant later the trigger eases the...
Chronic wasting disease is not prevalent in Texas but recent positive test results from deer breeding facilities in separate regions of the state are certainly troubling news for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Animal Health Commission.
The agencies reported this week that CWD was discovered in breeding...
Doves
North, Central Zones: Sept. 1-Oct. 23 and Dec. 20-Jan. 5
South Zone: Sept. 20-Oct. 27 and Dec. 20-Jan. 20
Teal
Sept. 14-29
Pronghorn Antelope
Sept. 28-Oct. 6
White-Tailed Deer
Archery: Sept. 28-Nov. 1
Youth Season: Oct. 26-27; Jan. 6-19
North Texas (212 Counties): Nov. 2-Jan. 5
South Texas (30 Counties): Nov. 2-Jan. 19
Mule Deer
Archery: Sept. 28-Nov. 1
Panhandle (39 Counties):...
The Texas deer hunting forecast typically involves little in the way of new developments, but in a state with the largest whitetail population in the country, that’s nothing to fret about.
However, the 2016-17 hunting frameworks will feature a number of big changes all aimed at improving access and opportunity,...
Hitting a baseball is like sighting in a firearm for Texas deer hunters preparing to head afield in search of whitetails.
When you first chew on it, that statement may sound puzzling. But upon closer inspection, both pursuits can be broken down into three simple steps: Load, aim and shoot.
When...
Shed hunting has become the prime offseason pursuit for deer hunters across the country -- especially in Texas -- providing a hands-on hobby to allow for extra days in the field while also helping to serve as a scouting and management tool, even on the smallest of tracts.
If you’re...
Texas deer hunting is known across the country for both quantity and quality. And while many folks typically associate the Lone Star State as being a land primarily under high fence, there are huge bucks taken each year on low-fence lands.
Many of those bucks are taken on smaller tracts...