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December 5, 2013

Thursday Was First Trout Release at PK Lake

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the first stocking of rainbow trout below the dam at Possum Kingdom Lake tailrace was set for yesterday, Thursday, Dec. 5. Because of the low-water conditions at the Highway 16 […]
December 5, 2013

Now You Can Print 3-D Guns…In Metal

One of the fondest dreams of modern-day backyard tinkerers is on the verge of coming true. Engineers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) have announced publication of their open-source plans for an affordable, homemade 3-D printer designed to fabricate […]
December 5, 2013

Falling Tree Branch Kills Texas Toddler, Injures Mother

A freak accident killed a baby and critically injured her mother in Tomball Tuesday night. A large branch fell on them outside the Lone Star Behavioral Health Clinic on Quinn Road. The mother and other volunteers […]
December 4, 2013

State expands public access to Guadalupe River

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department  has signed temporary leased access agreements with four Guadalupe River property owners to expand public access to the trout fishery downstream of Canyon Lake. Public fishing access will be available at […]
December 4, 2013

Proof: Gun registration leads to confiscation

In the wake of New York’s latest gun control law, the New York Police Department is now sending out notices to registered gun owners demanding that they give up their firearms, clear proof that gun registration […]
December 4, 2013

House Passes Renewed Ban on Plastic Guns

The U.S. House approved Tuesday a 10-year extension of a federal law banning guns that can go undetected by metal detectors and X-ray machines. The measure passed on an overwhelming bipartisan vote, despite reservations from Democrats […]
December 4, 2013

Ohio Hunters Check 22,620 Deer On Opening Day of Gun Season

Hunters checked 22,620 white-tailed deer on Monday, Dec. 2, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The deer-gun season remains open through Sunday, […]
December 4, 2013

New Curriculum Available on Teaching Aquatic Science

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment joined Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies to produce a comprehensive curriculum for middle school and high school students on the subject […]
December 4, 2013

Plenty of Deer Season Remains

Here we are halfway through white-tail deer season and so far the season seems to be producing some really nice deer. The reports are especially good for the East Texas white-tails with some nice racks and […]
December 4, 2013

Repost: 15-Year-Old Boy Uses Dad’s AR15 to Fight Off Intruders (video)

Editor’s Note: this story is one of the most successful stories ever posted in the Outdoor News section, generating over 33,000 views. Given the recent rhetoric talking against so-called “assault” weapons, I feel it appropriate to […]