April 24, 2024

TEXAS WHITETAILS by Larry Weishuhn

Fawns and Other Important Things LISTEN: (4 Min, 47 Sec) WHAT WAS THE FAWN CROP like 3, 4, 5 and 6 years ago?” I asked one of the hunters on the lease I was considering joining. […]

April 3, 2024

The Story of How Whitetails Made Their Comeback

The National Deer Association and the Southeast Deer Partnership announce the premiere of “WildTail: America’s Wildest Conservation Success Story.” Narrated by country music star Dustin Lynch and featuring Steve Rinella from MeatEater, the documentary takes viewers […]

December 25, 2023

TEXAS WHITETAILS by Larry Weishuhn

Managed Lands Deer Permits LISTEN: (3 Min, 42 Sec) IN RECENT YEARS, more and more landowners and hunters have started taking advantage of our Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s “Managed Lands Deer Permit”, or MLDP. After the […]

September 19, 2023

Deer Hunters Need To Keep These Things In Perspective

Let’s take advantage of good opportunities presented to us. #Bird in the Hand: If you have an opportunity to shoot a decent buck, take it. Don’t wait around for the mythical 40-point buck of your dreams […]

August 24, 2023

TEXAS WHITETAILS by Larry Weishuhn

At the Water Hole LISTEN: (3 Min, 30 Sec) TEXAS IS A THIRSTY STATE! Rainfall at the right times and amounts will make anyone a fabulous wildlife manager! This year, in spite of extremely hot […]

May 24, 2023

Hunter Kills Deer With Third Eye

Reader Becky Kaminsky reached out to us about a very unusual buck her husband Gary killed. “Gary harvested a 10 point buck that was 17 inches wide and 196 pounds,” she said. “As the pictures note […]

September 6, 2022

CWD Discovered At Gillespie County Facility

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in a deer breeding facility in Gillespie County. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) are collaboratively working to determine the source and […]

November 6, 2020

Study Gives New Insights Into Deer

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 […]

November 6, 2020

Above Average Deer Season Expected

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 […]

September 24, 2020

Can Predators Pass CWD Through Digestive Track?

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal neurological disease that affects a number of wildlife species, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, and moose. CWD is caused by abnormal proteins called prions. Prions change normal proteins […]

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