The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in three white-tailed deer in Medina, Dallam, and Hartley Counties, and in three mule deer in Hudspeth, Hartley, and El Paso Counties. TPWD emphasizes that the discoveries […]
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The Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) annual convention and expo is fast approaching! Attendees can meet hundreds of exhibitors from around the world, attend banquets and live auctions and experience live music, raffles, and more. Online auctions are now open.
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On this special edition of the podcast, host Dustin Warncke joins TF&G Shooting editor Dustin Ellermann at SHOT Show Range Day (Industry Day at the Range). Both Dustins gained a lot of insight and knowledge from this shooting event and
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SIG Sauer’s impressive BDX System brings hi-tech to hunting big game, but here’s the catch—you still must have the skill to deliver the shot. Let me explain. The SIG system is unique because your SIG BDX rangefinder sends your target’s
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In California, I have walked through three feet of snow, half a mile across a field near the base of Mount Shasta to hunt Canada geese in seven-degree temperatures. In New York, I have faced chilling sub-zero winds off Lake
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Duck season is winding down and the ducks have been hunted since September. They start getting shot at in Canada, and through every other state along the central flyway. If you are still using the same calling routine and decoy
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Just when you start to think the all-time benchmarks for white-tailed deer can’t get any taller, a remarkable buck with a really bizarre set of antlers comes along that blows away all the other whoppers before it. Deer hunting’s latest
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White-tailed Deer vs. Exotics Exotic deer were brought into the Texas Hill County in the 1930s. Exotic numbers began to increase rapidly in the 1950’s, with the birth of the hunting industry. Exotic surveys by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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It doesn’t take an astro physicist to figure out we have a huge population of feral hogs here in Texas. No matter whether you live in the hill country or the piney woods there are plenty of them. Hogs are
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AUSTIN – Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in a free-ranging, 5 ½ year-old white-tailed doe between Del Rio and Amistad Reservoir, making it the first confirmed case of the disease in Val Verde County. The Texas Parks and
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In December 1989, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA), which was a new continental conservation funding mechanism. Designed to assist the North American Waterfowl Management Plan when waterfowl populations were declining across North America,
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The general whitetail only season will be over before you can say “Christmas”. But hunters should note there are late season options available in Texas and so this week I thought I would give a few of these to consider. Jan. 7-20
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“Fit, fit, ffffeeeeeeeeeeeeee!” I hissed, then slammed my Rattling Forks together with a loud crash and immediately started meshing and grinding them together like two big-bodied, mature whitetail bucks engaged in mortal combat. I pushed hard into the ground with
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As I type this article my cell phone begins to ding. I have messages from my deer hunting friends telling me that the time is now. Bucks are chasing does and the rut is in full swing. One message said
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Christmas is just around the corner and it’s time to start shopping. If you haven’t already found the perfect gift for the duck hunter in your life, here are a few suggestions for the duck hunter. 1). Shotgun shells: If you
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I love hunting gear and the technological advancements that have helped me further in my hunting and shooting pursuits in the great outdoors. The trend of development in the technology we have today has helped many of us who use
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The debate over baiting has been a long and difficult one which has pitted friends and relatives at each others throats for years. I first got introduced into the debate over the use of feeders and feeding corn while I
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It stands out in my mind as if it were yesterday-a truly wild memory. A beautiful ringtail (ringtail cat) crawled out of a hole in the base of a live oak that had been cut nearly to the ground and
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In this episode, Dustin discusses whitetail deer mysteries, the different species of whitetail deer in Texas, and much more with Chester Moore, TF&G’s Editor-in-Chief. This is a fun and spirited show with lots of educational tidbits and fascinating facts! Sponsored
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If you have hunted waterfowl for any length of time, you have certainly found some things that work and some that don’t. There are very few absolutes in the world of duck and goose hunting, but these 5 tips will
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