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November 7, 2014

Texas Governor-Elect Will Sign Open Carry Into Law. Will Open Carry Groups Fade Away?

Governor-elect of Texas Greg Abbott says that he will sign legislation legalizing the open carry of holstered handguns just as soon as legislators can get him a bill: Attorney General Greg Abbottaffirmed his support for allowing […]
November 7, 2014

Aberdeen, SD man heads to Texas for alligator gar

Luke Hentges moved to Aberdeen a little over a year ago, and one of his passions is fishing for large catfish. “It’s all about the fight,” said Hentges, who regularly patrols stretches of the James River […]
November 7, 2014

Park warden guns down 13-foot alligator suspected to have killed pet dogs in Texas (VIDEO)

A gigantic alligator that’s believed to have killed several pet dogs in a Texas neighborhood has been shot dead. The 13-foot beast, which weighed more than 1,000-pounds, was reportedly gunned down by Texas Parks and Wildlife […]
November 7, 2014

Deer with ‘vampire fangs’ spotted for 1st time in decades

An endangered deer with vampirelike fangs was spotted for the first time in nearly 60 years, in a remote forest in northeastern Afghanistan. The fanged creature is known as the Kashmir musk deer, and it’s native […]
November 5, 2014

Second Amendment Crushes Gun Control Candidates in Midterm Elections

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- As the election returns came in on November 4th 2014 one thing was evident—the Second Amendment crushed gun control candidates in Senate and gubernatorial races around the country. In so doing, the Second […]
November 4, 2014

Urgent: More than 200,000 vehicles in Ford recall today

It’s a new month and the first of November’s recalls are by Ford. They include some 2014 and 2015 model year, as well as older vehicles. It seems that Ford, like its competitors, is using a […]
November 4, 2014

Texas ‘Snakeman’ Trains Dogs to Stay Safe

Texas quail hunting season is here, and dog owners want their companions to avoid dangerous snakes that can cause serious injury or even death. So they take their dogs to ‘de-snaking’ clinics, like one Julian Weslow […]
November 4, 2014

Hunting goes digital

Hunting season began Saturday, and Texas A&M is working to bring the hunting experience to the digital world. The A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Wildlife and Fisheries Unit developed 11 new iPhone apps in the last year […]
November 4, 2014

Deaths of Galveston Bay clams may signal trouble

BEACH CITY, Texas (AP) — From the boat slips of this Chambers County hamlet, Galveston Bay looks just as beautiful as ever, with the sun rising from the flat-line horizon to cast a greenish-blue tint on […]
November 4, 2014

Texas waiting on big push of ducks

Ready for the second split of teal season? From the looks of things, that just may be the case when Texas hunters opened regular duck season Saturday. Of course, real waterfowlers won’t complain if blue-winged teal […]