Join host Chester Moore as he discusses black bears in East Texas with Dr. Daniel Scognamillo and Sarah Fuller of the Arthur Temple College of Forestry & Agriculture at Stephe F. Austin University. Learn the history of black bears in
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Guns.com I’ve hunted with several Texas outfitters, the most recent being an adventurous week with the fine folks at Richard Muennink’s Action Outdoor Adventures near Hondo in Medina County. Muennink, his wife Suzanne, and the entire staff exemplify the heart
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Wildland Firefighters Wildland firefighters and biologists use fire as a useful tool – both for restoring native habitat and for protecting lands and infrastructure from the danger of even stronger, hotter fires. Every year, staff strategically plan and carry out
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Warden Slaughter The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joins the global conservation community in mourning the 17 lives lost in the recent tragic attack on community members, park rangers, and staff of the Virunga National Park. Virunga’s devoted rangers are the courageous
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Ferrets In Texas? The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered mammals on the planet. These ferrets have a fascinating history that deserves closer study. Thought extinct in the mid-1980s, a surprise finding of a handful in 1987 spawned a
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Hey man, red and yellow means friendly fellow.” Those words would have been laughable if they were not coming from a young teenage boy who was dangling a 2.5 foot long Texas coral snake over his hand. Wrapped around a stick it
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Game Warden Field Notes A Hardin County game warden was patrolling Village Creek by boat when he came across a woman in distress at just the right time. Two ladies had been paddling in two separate canoes when one of
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Navigating Around Rookeries May 12, 2020 (AUSTIN) — With peak boating season around the corner, Texans recreating on the coast are likely to spot iconic coastal birds like brown pelicans, roseate spoonbills, black skimmers and reddish egrets nesting in dense
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U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has announced the Bison Conservation Initiative (BCI), a new cooperative initiative that will coordinate conservation strategies and approaches for the wild American Bison over the next 10 years. The Department of the Interior
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For the first time in its 65-year history, the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey has been cancelled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) and state partners due to COVID-19 restrictions. The USFWS and
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Amberjack Data The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council would like to gain a better understanding of greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico. It is seeking information from anglers and divers about what they have observed, including any “strange
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Join host Chester Moore as he interviews Jason Hardin, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Wild Turkey Program leader about turkeys in Texas. Learn about ongoing Rio Grande research and even restoration, the hard work of restoring Easterns to the Pineywoods,
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As part of a broader effort to reopen Texas, Texas State Parks will resume limited overnight camping beginning May 18. This gradual reopening of overnight reservations will be limited at all Texas State Parks to varying degrees depending on individual
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AUSTIN—Texas State Parks will begin reopening for day-use only April 20 as part of a broader effort to begin reopening the state of Texas. Per Governor Abbott’s direction, new restrictions in effect include requiring visitors to wear face coverings and
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The latest numbers on Chronic Wasting Disease testing in Texas give some hope that efforts to contain the disease are working, according to state wildlife experts. The CWD testing year that ended in February produced just shy of 13,000 CWD
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What’s bigger than a crappie, fights harder than a catfish (pound for pound) and is extremely abundant on Lake Conroe? If you guessed hybrid striped bass (hybrids) you are correct. Hybrid striped bass are a cross between striped bass and
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Fishing Rigs Anglers know that oil and gas rigs mean fish, but a recent study investigated which types of platforms and water conditions were best for finding specific types of fish. Derek Bolser, a graduate student at the University of
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The polar bear is one of the most dangerous animals on the planet. That’s what makes this story on Chester Moore’s “Higher Calling” podcast so unique. Learn how Canadian outfitter Scott Smith bagged a polar bear with a 45-pound recurve
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has received test results confirming that Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) was diagnosed in a wild black-tailed jackrabbit in Lubbock County and a wild cottontail rabbit in Hudspeth County. This marks the first confirmed cases
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AUSTIN- With more people enjoying the outdoors and working from home this April, you may start to notice more wildlife in your backyard, neighborhood or surrounding area. Species including birds, deer and snakes are active this time of year and
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