The Texas deer hunting forecast is always exceptional, even in years such as this when dry, hot conditions take over in the late spring and through the summer, leading to concerns about how the season will shape up as range conditions seemingly deteriorate by the day, if not the...
Tracking has become a lost art, but it's a skill that makes a huge difference no matter quarry you're hunting. For generations, learning the signs left by critters meant the difference between finding something for the dinner table or relying on leftovers – or simply not eating.
In this day and...
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...
Without a doubt, Texas is blessed with the best hunting opportunities in the country.
We’ve got the largest white-tailed deer herd in the nation – numbering roughly 4 million in moisture-rich years – and our bird hunting ranging from ducks, geese and doves to pheasants, sandhill cranes and quail offers...
The most dangerous game in Texas doesn’t have menacing claws, sweeping tusks or broad headgear.
It isn’t a predator, it isn’t a carnivore, and in fact, it doesn’t even have teeth.
It’s a 5-ounce bird (give or take, based on what species you're hunting -- mourning doves, whitewings or Eurasian collared...
You've probably heard of spring cleaning, right?
What about summer cleaning?
When it comes to hunting and fishing gear -- specifically getting rid of the old and starting anew -- there's no better time than right now to work on your organizational skills.
Here's a case in point: The Rubbermaid container haunting the...
This deer season may not be one for the overall record books, but in Texas that type of prognostication isn’t dire. In fact, even in what biologists and land managers would term an “average” or even “below average” season, we’ve still got some great hunting opportunities.
The Lone Star State...
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...