Numerous Reasons to Hunt Texas Exotics
from The Monitor
The excitement of spot-and-stalk in the rocky hill country for Axis deer or the wide open grassland of the South Texas coastal prairie for Nilgai antelope makes Al Senteno, Jr. one of those Texas hunters who are wild about exotics. If the beautiful trophy mounts don't do it for you, Senteno said the table fare procured from harvesting Texas exotic game just might. More

State Rep Wants Early Archery Season to Include Crossbows
from the Austin American-Statesman
State Rep. Mark Homer is trying to pass legislation that could open the special archery season to a number of hunters too young or frail to use traditional archery equipment. Ironically, Homer said, it's bowhunters who are most opposed to HB 968, which would allow the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to set regulations to include crossbows as legal equipment during the early archery season . The bill passed the Texas House in a near-unanimous vote and is awaiting action in the Senate. More

CITES to Ponder Bans on Bear Trophy Exports
from the Nunatsiaq News
Big game hunters who want to take polar bear hides and trophies out of Canada may soon be out of luck. That's because a ban on exporting polar bear products from some areas in Nunavut is likely to result from the federal environment department's report to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. More

Public Hunts a Real Experience
from the San Angelo Standard-Times
The 10-point buck turned its head and looked right at the author. Camouflaged as it was within the dense brush of South Texas, he hadn't seen the animal until it moved. The Pope and Young-class deer trotted to a ridge, then stopped to look back. His 20-inch spread and long tines were silhouetted against a cloudy sky. He was out of range because it was a bow-hunt. The author’s memorable but missed opportunity was made possible by the public hunt system of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. More

Aerial Hunting Bill Moves towards Approval in Oklahoma
from the Los Angeles Times
Hunters in Oklahoma may soon be allowed to hunt feral hogs from helicopters. The state senate overwhelmingly approved a bill, 37-9, that authorizes the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to issue aerial hunting permits to holders of commercial big game licenses. Those opposed to the measure cited concerns for safety. More

Turkey Season a Success Story
from the Longview News-Journal
The Eastern turkey season is well under way, and there are only two full weekends left to take advantage of the opportunity. This special season East Texans have been enjoying for the past several years is a success story of great proportions. What started out as an attempt has grown into a month-long hunting season that many from our area have grown to look forward to each year. More

Crocodile Hunting to be Allowed in Northern Territory of Australia
from The Courier-Mail
The Territory Government in Australia will reopen crocodile safari hunting under its proposed new croc management plan. Under the draft plan, released for public comment yesterday, the Government hopes to offer controlled game hunting of 25 salties - all a minimum of 3.5m long - each year. More

How Federal TMPs Lock Out Hunters
from NRA Hunters Rights
Travel Management Plans have the potential to close down thousands of miles of roads and trails that sportsmen need to get into ever-shrinking public hunting lands, and there is substantial public sentiment in favor of closures. Yet in many cases hunters have been strangely quiet on the issue. More

Boom in Gun Sales Fueled by Politics and the Economy
from TIME Magazine
Americans are afraid of this economy. As a result, they're getting locked and loaded. According to the SportsOneSource, a research firm that tracks the sporting-goods industry, firearms sales in large retail outlets are up 39 percent this year. And shops across the country are reporting ammunition shortages because stores can't meet demand for bullets. More