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November 9, 2016

Texas Hotshots – Opening Day East Texas Free Range Whitetail!!

Free range 12 pointer with split brow tines!! Took this beauty in Liberty county, TX at 9:05am opening day of rifle season. Harvested with 300 WBY. Magnum using WBY 165 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip cartridge.
November 8, 2016

Should We Hunt Rubs or Scrapes?

When I wore a younger man’s clothes, the question of the best place to hunt for deer often came to my mind. I can remember hours spent pondering this very thought while waiting for a whitetail […]
November 4, 2016

Prospects Remain Excellent for Deer Season

Hunters hoping Saturday’s opener brings reprieve from warm temps AUSTIN – Record high temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s from Amarillo to Austin left ardent bowhunters sweltering in their deer stands throughout October; a trend […]
November 3, 2016

Is It Illegal to Eat Deer Meat at Camp?

Did you know you may not process a deer beyond quarters at your deer camp unless the camp qualifies as a final destination? “While in camp you may remove and prepare a part of a wildlife […]
October 31, 2016

TPWD 2016 Deer Hunting Forecast Video Report

Hunters Have Reason to Smile This Season! Deer hunting brings in more than 2 billion dollars to the state’s economy each year and as fall comes to Texas, more than one million hunters are gearing up […]
October 27, 2016

Whitetail Secrets of Cold Fronts and Texas Rut Dates

Whitetail movement increasing after cold fronts is a commonly held belief among hunters. But according to Ken Swenson of Swenson Whitetail Ranch, he sees something different. “Our deer absolutely increase their eating in a big way before […]
October 26, 2016

Gaming Nature

You Must Outplay Nature to Outwit Deer. I hate crows. Well, I don’t really hate them, but the dislike is powerful since they have caused me to lose shots a couple of times. I did everything right. I wore camo, […]
October 21, 2016

What Texas Hunters Need to Know About New CWD Rules

Deer Carcass Movement Restrictions, Disease Testing Take Effect This Season AUSTIN – Deer hunters in certain areas of Texas and those who hunt in other states where chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected should familiarize […]
October 19, 2016

Rutting Buck Breaks into House

According to KJAS, Jasper Police were quite startled when they located a burglary suspect early Sunday afternoon. “According to Chief Gerald Hall, Officers Jimmy Neel and Gary Pullen were sent to the Myrtis Village Apartments when a […]
October 12, 2016

Do bucks “Hide” in October? Is This Why Deer Disappear?

It was a warm afternoon late in October when I witnessed something I had never seen before. After hunting all these years with my bow, I thought I had seen it all. I was mistaken. The […]