Residents should not be alarmed if they see low-flying planes or helicopter over parts of West Texas and South-Central New Mexico starting in early November. Survey planes include a Cessna Grand Caravan fixed-wing as well as an Airbus A350 B3 […]
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The shrew is a mouse-sized insectivore that is arguably the most voracious predator on the planet and the two most common shrews are the southern short-tailed shrew and the least shrew. Shrews have an extremely high metabolic rate. According to
A Bandera County game warden received a call from a landowner who saw a white pickup on the property and hidden in the brush. The landowner said the driver’s side door was open, but no one was around the truck.
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Presidential candidate Joe Biden who could become the next President of the United States has made very clear statements on what he plans to do with “assault weapons”. Yes, we’re talking about the AR-15 you hog hunt with, its high-capacity
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Researchers made strides in whitetail research in 2020 as they jumped into a multifaceted research program aimed at population ecology, habitat use, survival, mortality, and productivity of white-tailed deer in Idaho. This research gives an interesting look at deer that
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists predict a fruitful white-tailed deer season in many regions of the state. Although conditions are drying statewide, rains in September helped to create an abundance of quality forbs and shrubs, both of which
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Columbian white-tailed deer are a subspecies unique to southwest Washington and western Oregon and were listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act in 1968. On October 13th, 2016 the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced and celebrated the
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Are you missing out on catching big trout right now? Fall is not known as the top time of year for big trout but if you know where to look it can be for you. Here are three ways to
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Many anglers who troll for Spanish and king mackerel employ in-line planers, but few seem to use planers for other fisheries – and this can be a mistake. Planers aren’t just for the macks, but in fact are effective for
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Fall is the prime time to score on flounder. With flounder making their migration from the bays into the Gulf of Mexico, November can be a memorable month. Here are three strategies for scoring on fall flounder during this crucial
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Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO), with support from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Rosebud Tribal Land Enterprise (TLE) proudly announce the inaugural transfer and release of 100 plains bison (buffalo) from the National Park Service to the Wolakota Buffalo Range
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The Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve the sport of hunting through education, conservation and the promotion of our hunting heritage. “Our members come from a diverse background and have a
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Due to ongoing public health concerns across the state, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Commission Meeting and Annual Public Hearing will be streamed virtually on TPWD’s website Nov. 9 and 10. The Annual Public Hearing begins at 2
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The big increase in bear sightings across my native state of Texas inspired Higher Calling Wildlife to focus heavily on black bears throughout 2020. In the podcast we did with Stephen F. Austin University officials, we learned in the eastern
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The decision by the Trump administration to lift protections from the roadless areas of the Tongass National Forest poses a grave threat to diverse wildlife habitat, old-growth forests, and the rural economies of Southeast Alaska according to officials with the National
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The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) congratulates one of its own, Clay Brewer, for winning the first-ever Dallas Safari Club (DSC) Conservation Trailblazer Award. The award celebrates the immense contribution of wildlife professionals in the field of game and non-game wildlife
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Abandoned fishing gear is the deadliest form of plastic debris for marine life and has already driven the vaquita porpoise and other marine mammals to the brink of extinction, yet even as this crisis continues to intensify, little attention is
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More than 45 years after gray wolves were first listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Trump Administration and its many conservation partners are announcing the successful recovery of the gray wolf and its delisting from the ESA. U.S.
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) discovered the presence of giant salvinia on Lone Star Lake during a recent fish population survey. This highly invasive plant is fast growing and can be a major threat to aquatic ecosystems. Members
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Tonight’s election will be historic. And this is especially true with the gun issue being key not only in the Presidential ballot but also in Senatorial and Congressional races as well. More Texans have early voted than voted altogether during
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