Hunting

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...

The Texas deer hunting forecast can almost always be summed as being good, no matter what curve balls Mother Nature has thrown at the whitetail population. The Lone Star State is blessed with the highest whitetail figure in the country, offering hunters both quantity and quality, no matter where...

The 2016-17 migratory game bird seasons in Texas again will feature liberal frameworks and bag limits, including six ducks per day. https://texasoutdoordigest.com/hunting/goose-hunting-in-texas-faces-large-decline-in-birds-hunter-numbers/ Ducks/Geese Early Season Statewide Teal — Sept. 10-25 with a daily bag limit of six birds. East Zone Canada Geese – Sept. 10-25 with a bag limit of five. General Duck High Plains Mallard...

Texas hunting seasons again are here, and with a little help from Mother Nature things are looking up for doves, deer, ducks and a host of other wildlife. With that in mind, here is a preview for fall hunting seasons, including the best areas of the state for a variety...

Fall is my favorite time of year in Texas. And I don’t think I’m alone, especially when discussing hunting and fishing pursuits from the top of the Lone Star State to the Mexican border. We Texans have it good regardless of what may be "in season" and this year surely...

Texas waterfowl hunting is much like deer hunting in the Lone Star State: Even in what biologists and land managers term “down” seasons, we’ve still got what the average hunter would deem “good” opportunities. That being said, the current duck hunting outlook certainly has shaped up to be mostly murky...

The annual shakedown cruise at the family deer lease was running smoother than ever. Family commitments and other September items on the agenda in 2000 had made the yearly run to our time-honored hunting spot south of San Angelo to inventory and to check stands and feeders a one-day marathon...

The massive whitetail buck had evaded coyotes when he was a youngster, fought off antlered competitors in his middle years and outwitted a slew of hunters in the fading twilight of his life. However, in the end the monarch was found by ranch hands near a boundary fence parallel...

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...

Texas dove hunters will receive an additional 20 days this fall if proposed changes to the 2016-17 Statewide Hunting Proclamation for Migratory Game Birds are approved. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved a 90-day Texas dove season, the longest in 80 years, according to state officials. In addition, the Texas Parks & Wildlife...