Not only do Labrador retrievers, German shorthaired pointers and many other varieties of hunting dogs enjoy chasing after birds because it’s in their blood, they enjoy doing it with human companions. The sights and sounds of a hunting outing are what we can draw into our memory banks and...
The spring Rio Grande turkey season is almost underway once again across South Texas, and there will be no shortage of birds as our state has the highest population in the country.
However, any seasoned turkey hunter will tell you that despite your best scouting and calling efforts sometimes it...
The nilgai antelope is right at home in deep South Texas.
These current residents of the brush country are descendants of the first “blue bulls” from southern Asia that were transplanted on the famed King Ranch in the 1920s and 1930s, and their numbers have steadily grown from a few...
UPDATE: Texas State Parks to close to public amid COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor-related activities remain an encouraged part of life amid the COVID-19 pandemic, provided Texans maintain social distancing rules issued by state and local officials. However, if you are or planned to get outdoors in the Texas State Parks system...
The ornately cloaked rooster pheasant’s shimmering tones vanished among the drab shades of snaking growth that draped what once was a bustling feedlot.
The downed bird’s iridescent purple and orange hues topped with distinctive insignia of vivid red and green screamed at the group stumbling from clump to clump where...
He slowly slid the truck door back in place, performed the ritual gear check adopted as habit and started down a rut in the meandering ranch road.
The afternoon glow was a welcome departure from the previous two days when frigid north winds and light mist made the last week...
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...
Texas waterfowl hunters -- and by and large most duck, goose and sandhill crane hunters -- are birds of a different feather.
Rising long before the sun hints at making a rosy appearance to typically slog around in muck fit for a water buffalo while hauling around a gaggle of...
Texas will continue to see liberal hunting season dates and even more liberal bag limits under waterfowl frameworks issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The duck count remained well above the overall long-term average coming in at just less than 46 million birds during this year’s summer report....
It was a good year in 2013 for those of us who took part in all the hunting and fishing pursuits that Texas has to offer. And not simply because Dick Cheney didn’t shoot anybody — that we know of.
With that in mind, here are 10 things hunting and...























