Texas Lawmakers Consider Bill to Legalize High-flying Hog Hunting
from WFAA-TV
 Texas Lawmakers are taking aim at a different kind of pork with a proposed bill that would legalize hunting feral hogs from a helicopter. The pork choppers would thin out the 1.5 million wild hogs that cause an estimated $52 million in property and crop damage annually. And landowners might recoup some of their damages by leasing hunting rights to flyers.
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State of the Hunting Industry
from ESPN
A narrowed look at the hunting and outdoor industry shows it appears in pretty good condition. There were record gun sales in November — up 42 percent from 2007 — and they didn't fall off much in December (up 24 percent). But as Frank Briganti, director of industry research and analysis for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said, all the numbers digested in the last three to four months need to be taken with a bit of cautious optimism. More
Antler Restrictions, Doe Days Proposed For East Texas
from the Tyler Morning Telegraph
The door isn't closed on one hunting season and it is time to look ahead. The reason is Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's regulation cycle requires proposed changes to be announced in January to allow public comment before the Commission votes on them in March. Public hearings will be held on the proposals across the state in February and March, however, more hunters and fishermen have started to use the department's Internet site to comment. More
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Racking Up the Points in Deer Hunting
from the Dallas Morning News
The smoke is clearing on another Texas big-game season, and this one was impacted by dry hunting conditions. David Brimager, director of the Texas Big Game Awards, said entries into that benchmark program have been slower than normal. Hunters have until Feb. 15 to have outstanding Texas pronghorn antelope, white-tailed deer and mule deer scored measured by an official TBGA scorer. Youth hunters and other novices who harvest their first Texas big-game animal of either sex may enter an unscored category and receive a certificate suitable for framing. More
What is Deer Management?
from the North American Whitetail Magazine
Whether you call it quality or trophy management, interest in managing deer herds for better bucks is spreading. It all began in Texas some 50 or more years ago when private ranchers started protecting and enhancing their deer herds. One such rancher was H.B. Zachary, a San Antonio contractor who purchased two ranches in the famed south Texas brush country. More
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Parks and Wildlife Commissioner Dies in Lufkin
from the Daily Sentinel
Friends of the late Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioner John D. Parker, who passed away last week in his Lufkin home, remember the outdoors advocate as a deeply passionate man who fought to increase state park funding and pushed for youth outreach programs. Parker, who was 73, died of natural causes. More
The Highs and Lows of Hunting
from Buckmasters
Last June, the author and two hunting buddies entered a state permit drawing to hunt for mule deer on the Matador Wildlife Management Area in Texas. The year before, 10 lucky hunters from 1,600 applications were drawn. Imagine their excitement of getting the letter from the TPWD notifying them that they’d been selected. More
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Announces Senate Leadership
from 7/24 Outdoors
Hunters, anglers, and conservationists across the country will have strong bi-partisan legislative support in the United States Senate on issues important to America's outdoor and sporting heritage during the 111th Congress. Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) have been chosen to serve as co-chairs and lead the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus in the United States Senate. More
Disabled Youth Gets First Two Deer in Hunt
from MyCentralJersey.com
Twelve-year-old Nick Santonastasso got his first two deer at the Spruce Run Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation's recent hunt for people with disabilities. Nice going for a youngster, but really special for this boy who also plays the drums in the school band, does a handstand on his skateboard, won a state art competition, and can toss and catch a football, despite a handicap of having just one arm and only one finger on his other hand. More
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