2015

The state is considering several new options, including one involving cell phone pictures, to get the wild hog population under control. According to the LSU AgCenter, there are about 500,000 wild hogs here in Louisiana. The high population is destroying […]

Texas lawmakers hoping to make it legal to openly carry handguns in the state often point to a surprising statistic: Texas is one of just six states that prohibit it. That may soon change, if a measure lifting some of the

AUSTIN – An effort to control the pesky, non-native hydrilla weed in Lake Austin has apparently worked almost too well. For a little more than a decade, Texas Parks & Wildlife has worked with the City of Austin and Friends

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its Thursday public hearing approved closing spring eastern turkey hunting in 11 East Texas counties effective next year, while restructuring the season in two other counties. Hunting season for eastern turkey

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its Thursday public hearing approved adjustments to bass length limits on several lakes, a change in alligator gar bag limit on Falcon Lake and clarifications to commercial crab and finfish rules.

TYLER – Two Smith County men have been arrested and face more than 30 charges after a random tip sparked a two-month investigation by state game wardens into a series of illegal hunting incidents. Logan B. Smith, 21, and Aaron

The Texas Senate has already passed a bill allowing handguns on college campuses. Now the House is poised to consider its own measure. The lower chamber’s Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee voted 6-3 along party lines on Tuesday to send House Bill

ALBANY, N.Y. (March 31, 2015) Texas and four other states are suing companies they say sell magazine and newspaper subscriptions at inflated prices and without the permission of the publishers. “These companies engaged in deceptive practices that not only negatively

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – As the five-year anniversary of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig approaches, a new National Wildlife Federation report looks at how twenty species of wildlife are faring in the aftermath of the disaster. “Five

The world of 3D printing is evolving at a breakneck pace. What started out a couple of years with basic, single shot firearms that were not very practical has turned into technology would could revolutionize the gun industry. In this

A common defense mechanism for Hognose snakes is to play dead.  In this case it is rather humorous to watch the snake flip itself over and play dead.  Check out the video below: Source: cbackies’s channel via YouTube

If one Texas lawmaker’s bill is passed, patients may have a few less questions to answer at the doctor’s office. Stewart Spitzer (R-TX) has authored a bill which would essentially bar doctors from talking about guns with their patients. House Bill 2823 was

The US government will allow a Texas man to import the trophy of an endangered black rhinoceros if he kills one in Africa as part of a conservation fundraiser. The US Fish and Wildlife Service said on Thursday that importing a carcass from Namibia

The folks over at the Firearm Blog put together an awesome video discussing some their favorite guns for hog hunting in Texas.  The video is on the lengthy side but worth a watch. You can read the full article on