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 According to a new study (which has not yet been peer-reviewed) published on bioRxiv, researchers at Penn State […]
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COVID-19 has been found in whitetail deer in Texas and numerous Midwestern states. And contrary to social media chatter, it’s not the coronavirus common to certain animals. It’s the same COVID-19 impacting people around the world. In this special edition of Higher
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The year 2021 was marked by extremes across the U.S., including exceptional warmth, devastating severe weather and the second-highest number of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters on record. The nation also saw an active wildfire year across the West as
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Although shaky heading seems to be an easy technique, there are subtleties that can make a huge difference. Those subtleties are anything from Shaking, Hopping, Dragging, and Swimming to size of shaky head or the plastic bait you choose. The
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Shiners in the streams could serve as canaries in a coal mine for tracking water availability and planning for future droughts, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist. The Shoal chub is a widely distributed small fish species being studied as
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U.S. LawShield will host a YouTube LIVE event on tonight Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 11 AM CT to discuss “The Truth About Self-Defense.” U.S. LawShield Independent Program Attorneys Emily Taylor and Richard Hayes will break down the topic of
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Some may think that you have to get out to deep water to target grouper, but truth be told, there are plenty of places and times when you can effectively target black grouper, gag grouper, red grouper, and others, in
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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, sika deer, moose and/or
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“Live Animals” Thirteen boxes with green and white stickers announcing this was organic, living cargo arrived at the headquarters of Cooper Lake Wildlife Management Area in Northeast Texas. The decal had an icon of a dog, a turtle and even
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public input on the proposed rules changing bag and size limits for spotted seatrout on the middle and lower Texas coast. A series of public hearings we reported on have passed
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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 to sound management of
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Should we poison feral hogs? For the last five years, various plans to poison feral hogs has been on tap for Texas but various challenges have changed the original plans. Click to listen. In the final installment on our series
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-25 in San Antonio Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. This closing is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing low
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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation provided $180,000 in funding from its Torstenson Family Endowment to help continue critical elk migration corridor mapping across the West. The grant to the University of Wyoming assists west-wide corridor mapping work, conducted collaboratively by
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On December 23, 2021 ATF launched a new system for applicants to complete various forms that ATF is responsible for administrating. For most gun owners, this change will primarily impact how applications for firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act
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It didn’t take long for the first pair of Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2022 Toyota ShareLunker season to find their way into angler’s boats. It was more than fitting that Tyler Anderson from Austin and Wendell Ramsey, Sr.
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Texas Fish & Game and St. Croix have issued a new conservation challenge to high school bass fishing teams around the state. New challenges will go out every two weeks, with a total of seven before the end of the
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Beginning today (Jan. 17), Texas Fish & Game and St. Croix will begin sending social media conservation challenges to high school bass team sponsors throughout the state. New challenges will go out every two weeks, with a total of seven
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Is it possible to kill bear-sized boars? Are wil hogs getting bigger and more dangerous? In part two of the Higher Calling Wildlife podcast series, we discuss truly monster hogs and how to kill them. Click to listen to this
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At its most recent January meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission amended a Notice of Intent (NOI) that creates coastal buffer zones to Gulf menhaden harvest regulations. The amendment removes the ¼ mile buffer on the outside of the
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