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January 30, 2014

Flying snakes have great aerodynamics

This may be the last thing that anyone with a touch of ophidiophobia – fear of snakes – would want to hear: flying snakes have surprisingly good aerodynamic qualities. Scientists studying the amazing gliding proficiency of […]
January 30, 2014

PETA blasts alleged TX “Bigfoot” killer

For many, Bigfoot hunter Rick Dyer is one part Andy Kaufman and one part PT Barnum, carting around a Sasquatch carcass for display. Rick Dyer, 36, describes himself as a “master tracker” of Bigfoot. This week, […]
January 30, 2014

Diane Sawyer to host kids and gun special

In a one-hour special, hidden cameras reveal shocking examples of what children do when left alone with a gun in the house. “Young Guns,” a “20/20″ report, airs Friday, January 31 at 10:00 p.m., ET on […]
January 30, 2014

Learn fly fishing in Athens March 8

The Dallas Fly Fishers will teach morning and afternoon classes for beginning fly-fishers at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center’s (TFFC) Fly Fish Pavilion on Saturday, March 8th. Due to limited space, re-registration is required. Contact TFFC […]
January 30, 2014

Bike the state parks in February

February offers an ideal time to pack up your bike and explore hundreds of miles of trails that wind through Texas State Parks. The parks’ safe and scenic environments offer both easy and challenging rides hugging […]
January 30, 2014

Lake Livingston State Park piloting new registration system

Campers planning to visit Lake Livingston State Park in the Pineywoods can now select a specific campsite while making reservation under a one-year pilot program introduced recently. The site-specific reservations policy is unprecedented in the Texas […]
January 30, 2014

Early Christmas Present Gold Medal Trophy Aoudad

Taken 12/14/13, this Aoudad, pending official measurement results, could possibly rank #1 in North America for 2013. Traditionally the largest Aoudad in the world are taken in far west Texas or Mexico but this trophy ram came […]
January 30, 2014

TPWD Drawn Hunt, Mason Mountain Trophy Gemsbok

My Buddy Casey and I got drawn for two permits out of 3800+ applicants for the hunt of a lifetime. We hunted for three days and froze our butts off (19 degrees is pretty cold for […]
January 29, 2014

Percentage of snapper quota goes to charter captains

Recreational fishing groups are crying foul over a National Marine Fisheries Service pilot program that has taken a percentage of the 2014 recreational red-snapper quota and given it to a select group of charter-boat captains. As part of the program, […]
January 29, 2014

House Democrats seek to renew gun control push

WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic lawmakers is seeking to revive stalled gun control efforts on Capitol Hill, after President Barack Obama pledged in his State of the Union address Tuesday to take action “with or […]