Hunting

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering an experimental landowner controlled harvest pronghorn buck season. Wildlife officials also are proposing an extension of mule deer season under Managed Lands Deer Permits as part of recommended changes to the 2013-14 Statewide Hunting Proclamation, according to a news release. TPWD staff recommended...

Nilgai antelope are right at home in the vast reaches of the brush country. Starting south of Corpus Christi and extending through the Wild Horse Desert and into the Rio Grande Valley, you’ll find the perfect habitat for “blue bulls,” which have continued to thrive since being introduced in the...

A father’s work is never done, but it’s a role he relishes. It’s what makes him tick. It’s what defines him. He is a provider. A father finds time. For his kids. His wife. The important things in life. The only things in life. When he must, he sacrifices and compromises for the...

It’s about to be big buck time across Texas, something that should have you spending as many hours in the field as possible, no matter where you call home. The Lone Star State has long had the largest population of white-tailed deer in the country, but the only thing that...

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...

KROOKED RIVER RANCH, SHACKELFORD COUNTY -- "Tell me and I will forget, show me and I will remember, involve me and I will understand." With that motto in mind, the weary, ragged-out cadets stepped in unison along the dusty, sun-scorched road, barking out memorized cadences on cue. They had been...

Texas deer hunting is big business – and business is booming. Whether you’re a hunter, breeder or landowner – or someone whose business caters to hunters during the fall and winter – you’re part of a multi-billion-dollar industry that continues helping rack up big bucks for the state and local...

  It’s a safe assumption the majority of Texans are fully aware of the regulations associated with dove hunting, but there remain common violations that game wardens continue to see each September. Most of them are easily avoidable, and in all reality, these issues rest at the heart of conservation: It’s...

Spring turkey hunting can be a hit-or-miss proposition. The jubilant Merriam's gobbler chortled in response each time the gentle purr in the distance carried on the faint mountain breeze. The attentive bird was all ears as he strutted in a clearing near a stand of sinewy Ponderosa pines, carefully keeping a...

Christmas in Texas is a time for family and for the outdoors. Sometimes the latter is the best excuse to get away from the former. However, the most fruitful of days involve both, bringing together those whom you most emulate and the joy of a shared pursuit that’s as much an...