This weekend and throughout this fall and winter, hundreds of thousands of Texans will head outdoors as duck, deer, goose and quail seasons are in full swing from Stratford to San Antonio.
None of them has a constitutional right to do so. And they don’t need one.
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it articulate...
Texas' war on feral hogs is a never-ending battle. However, recent legislation signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott is loosening the regulations currently on the books, allowing hunters to take the invasive species without a hunting license beginning Sept. 1.
On May 31, Abbott signed into law Senate Bill...
The largest barrier to hunting in our state is the fact that upwards of 95 percent or more of it rests in private hands.
However, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department again is offering services, drawings and permits to make it easier for hunters across the state to gain access...
Dove hunting is a grand pursuit in Texas for plenty of notable reasons. It kicks off the opening of fall hunting seasons across the state, it’s relatively inexpensive to bag a limit and it’s accommodating to hunters of all shapes, sizes, skillsets and ages.
Dove hunting also is big business...
Quail are a rainfall-dependent species, and thanks in large part to increased moisture during the right life cycles, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists say this fall and winter season should be improved.
Lingering drought across much of the core quail hunting areas in spring and summer 2013 resulted in...
Few things in this world compare with a great hunting lease, but nothing compares with the sucker punch that comes with losing one, especially when you least expect it.
Let’s face it – the going rate for prime hunting real estate in Texas is just that – with prices continuing...
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...
Christmas is the best time of year to give and to receive new hunting and fishing gear.
However, unless you know exactly what your special someone has their desires set upon, your best intentions to bestow happiness under the Christmas tree may fall somewhat flat.
With that in mind, here are a...
Hunting season is almost here, and for about 400,000 dove hunters, this time of year brings about a kick-start to fall seasons that will last through the New Year.
And anticipation is flying higher than in previous years.
Dove season in the north and central zones begins Sept. 1 and runs...