Kill a good whitetail buck these days and sooner or later someone is going to pop the question: What does it score? The same could be said for mule deer, elk and pronghorn antelope and other popular big game animals. […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is providing $5.7 million to 20 States and 8 Tribes or Tribal organizations to further develop and implement Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management and response activities in wild
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It was the biggest whitetail buck I had ever seen. Crossing the road with its head held high, the buck’s antlers towered over it as it slipped into the woods and disappeared into the night. I have seen and hunted whitetail
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Scientists identify and name new fish species around the globe practically every week. Some turn up in unlikely places like the soil of riverbanks. Some display characteristics and behaviors that are not what most people would call fish-like, such as
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The National Rifle Association announced today the location of its 2022 Annual Meeting and Exhibits will be in Houston, Texas over Memorial Day weekend May 27-29, 2022. The NRA had planned to host its 150th celebration in May 2021 in
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Ray Roberts Lake State Park is excited to announce the grand opening of a new Nature Center at the Johnson Branch of the park Saturday, October 9. The grand opening event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., beginning
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The U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure that will provide opportunities for retired Navy ships to be considered for artificial reefs. This language was included as an amendment to H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal
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For the first time in years, the recreational red snapper bag limit in Louisiana will double to four fish per person, per day. Additionally, the red snapper season is moving to 7 days per week until further notice. The changes
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Tiffany Osburn of Dripping Springs, TX loves the great outdoors. Volunteering for a private lands conservation trust, her heart is to spend as much time as possible beyond the pavement and make a difference for wildlife and wildlands. “I love
Women Hunt™ Program Kicks Off-In Texas! Read More »
The 2021 Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) red snapper fishing season in federal waters for vessels with federal for-hire (charter/headboat) reef fish permits was 63 days (opened June 1, 2021 and closed August 3, 2021). Based on updated landings data, NOAA
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A recent study of museum snake specimens shows that snake fungal disease, a skin infection threatening many important snake populations, existed in the U.S. over 50 years earlier than previously thought. This rat snake is a preserved museum specimen with snake fungal disease that was collected in Tennessee in 1973. (Credit: Jeff Lorch, USGS) Wild snakes are
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One of the most interesting waterfowl conservation projects is the ongoing deployment of “hen houses” created and put out by Delta Waterfowl. Each week this fall we will be profiling a different conservation project and this week we thought it
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With the opening of deer season on the horizon, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists are asking that hunters and landowners throughout the state be mindful of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) as new cases of the disease have been
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It’s a question I hear all the time: is it really safe to take my bay boat through the inlet, and out into the ocean? This question isn’t easy to answer, first because all boats are different; second because each
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OCEARCH has gained a huge following from its incredible satellite tagging of sharks and other ocean creatures. Great white sharks of course get the most attention, which is most likely why the following story sort of slipper under the radar.
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The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recently announced a continued commitment to fund critical waterfowl habitat work across the Canadian breeding grounds through the Fall Flights program. The Fall Flights Presidential Task Force was established to review the
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Wild hogs are endlessly fascinating. Whether you love to hunt them or simply despite their existence, there is no question these animals are intelligent, voracious and have survival ability unlike any other large animal. Want to learn about hogs that
Search For Albino Hogs Succeeds? Read More »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would move to vacate its 2019 decision to withdraw proposed protections for Bristol Bay and reinstate the agency’s earlier 2014 Proposed Determination. These proposed protections would limit the amount of waste water and
Key Alaska Fishery Protection Renewed Read More »
For many years, the proportion of people who hunt and fish in Texas has not kept pace with huge increases in the state population. Except for the recent pandemic-influenced surge in outdoor recreation, there hasn’t been a significant long-term increase
R2 Initiative Seeks To Bost Hunting, Fishing Read More »
The Department of the Interior today announced that $34 million in grants has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, which will provide the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners the ability to help conserve or restore
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