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...
Texas’ big buck forecast isn’t going to be great this season, but in a state long considered among the top whitetail destinations in the country, that type of prediction isn’t bad.
Even in down or average seasons, we’ve still got it good when it comes to deer quality.
We have the...
The deer hunting forecast in Texas is always good.
Yes, there are lingering detrimental impacts across much of Southeast Texas in the months after Hurricane Harvey inundated the area with terrifying flooding.
However, even in what the whitetail prognosticators term as “down” or “average” years, we’ve still got the largest population...
Sadie’s stubby, liver-colored tail wiggled with feverish excitement as she bounded from the dog box in the back of the Suburban.
A hundred yards away, another more sinister tail was laying in wait.
Our year-old German shorthair pup exhibited the usual tendencies that a squirming toddler would, inspecting every nook and...
Texas is the most diverse ecological area you can find with rolling grasslands, arid deserts, coastal marshes and dense forests among noteworthy features found inside its borders. Perhaps it's fitting the men and women who don Texas Parks and Wildlife's blue badge also exhibit a wealth of notable characteristics.
For...
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...
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Spring turkey hunting in Texas is not an easy pursuit.
That's especially true if you define quick success as the prime indicator of a good hunt.
I’ve had the distinct pleasure of chasing after a variety of turkey subspecies in Texas and New Mexico, and the toughest aspect of hunting any...
