March 16, 2022

Wolf Relisting Frustrates Hunting Group

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation strongly disagrees with a ruling by a federal judge in California to restore federal protections to gray wolf populations in the Lower 48. “Scientists, biologists and professional wildlife managers agree that […]

March 16, 2022

Turkey Hunters Should Remember Special Reporting Requirements

AUSTIN – This spring turkey season, hunters in Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Fayette, Jackson, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Milam and Wharton counties are required to report their harvests. Mandatory harvest reporting will increase the Texas Parks and Wildlife […]

March 15, 2022

TX Turkey Hunting Outlook Strong

Areas in Texas that have historically had huntable populations of wild turkeys will have solid numbers again this spring hunting season. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists say hunters will have the most luck in […]

March 10, 2022

Groups Fight For Public Hunting

Seeking to maintain public access for hunters and anglers to the nation’s wildlife refuges, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Rifle Association, Safari Club International and Sportsmen’s Alliance filed to intervene in a lawsuit by an […]

February 22, 2022

Biden Admin Negotiating With Antis

An animal-rights group and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the leadership of the Biden administration have announced settlement discussions over a lawsuit that could revoke hunting opportunities on nearly 100 National Wildlife Refuges nationwide […]

February 8, 2022

The Biggest Buck Harvest In 21 Years!

Deer hunters in the United States harvested an estimated 6.3 million white-tailed deer in the 2020-21 hunting season, the most since 2011, according to the National Deer Association’s latest Deer Report released this week. Harvests of […]

February 1, 2022

Tracking Eastern Turkeys

A cutting-edge study to examine the lives of Eastern wild turkeys has crossed the Sabine River from Louisiana into East Texas. Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers with the cooperation of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department […]

January 27, 2022

Omnicron Found In Whitetails

A Penn State University has discovered the omicron variant of the coronavirus in whitetail deer according to a report in Time magazine. According to a new study (which has not yet been peer-reviewed) published on bioRxiv, […]

January 20, 2022

So What Are CWD-Susceptible Species And Regs?

The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reminds Texas landowners and hunters of statewide exotic chronic wasting disease (CWD) susceptible species requirements. Exotic susceptible species include North American elk or wapiti, black tailed deer, red deer, reindeer, […]

January 19, 2022

Texan Named Deer Manager Of The Year

The National Deer Association is pleased to name Mike Hinkle of Flower Mound, Texas, as its 2021 NDA Deer Manager of the Year Award, an award presented to an amateur deer manager who demonstrates outstanding commitment […]

The National News of Texas