The Time to Get a Lifetime License is Now
from The Dallas Morning News
 Here's the last call for a long-term bargain investment. The commodity in question is a lifetime Texas resident hunting and/or fishing license. In May, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved fee increases of 5 percent for most licenses. Costs of hunting licenses for 2009-2010 will see a slight increase. But the only sportsmen getting seriously gigged by this change are those contemplating a lifetime license. That is why anyone interested in this kind of investment should make their purchase by Aug. 31.
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Uncommonly Deadly Food Plots
from ESPN Outdoors
Johnny Appleseed's dream was to fill every valley with apple blossoms in the spring and every home with apples in the fall. Noble causes to be sure, but if Appleseed wasn't a deer hunter, he was missing out on the real "fruits" of his labor. Despite all the press newly designed plants receive for providing superior food plot forage, none of them can hold a candle to an old apple tree. After 25 years of planting food for wildlife the author is convinced apple trees trump every other whitetail deer crop, with field corn being a close second. More
Governors Form an Outdoor Caucus
from The Sun Herald
The National Governors Association conference has produced an ally for outdoors enthusiasts everywhere. Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss., and some of his contemporaries recently announced the formation of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus, patterned much like the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, which has served the interest of outdoorsmen in the U.S. Congress and federal land management agencies. Sixteen governors have joined the caucus, less than half of them from the South (Gov. Sonny Perdue, R-Ga.; Gov. Phil Bredesen, D-Tenn.; Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas; Barbour; and Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La.). Its membership crosses party lines. More
Bills on “Climate Change” and Clean Water Act Draw TWA Concerns
from TexasHuntFish.com
The Texas Wildlife Association continues to voice its concerns over provisions in bills in Congress relating to climate change and the Clean Water Act. More
Texas, Other States File U.S. Supreme Court Brief Challenging Handgun Bans
from The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
In a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the top legal officers in Texas and 32 other states said state and local handgun bans violate Second Amendment protections allowing individuals to keep and bear arms. More
Zimbabwe: Hunting Rakes in $186,000
from The Herald via AllAfrica.com
Mbire Rural District Council has earned $106,000 while a number of wards in the district have also earned a total of $80,000 for the first three months of this year's hunting season, Zimbabwe’s Environment and Natural Resources Management Minister Francis Nhema has said. More
ICAST: Where Trends Are Born
from ESPN Outdoors
Chances are, you've never heard of the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST), the huge trade show that takes place every year, usually in Las Vegas. But it's a veritable guarantee that most of the tackle now in your boat or garage was initially debuted at the show. More
New Angle on Barrels
from Gun Hunter Magazine
Now there’s a new twist in barrels, and it comes from Remington in the form of triangular barrel. Actually, the "tri-barrel" as the author chooses to call it, debuted in 2008 on the 700 VTR (Varmint/Target Rifle). The primary feature that sets the new Remingtons apart is their unique barrels, so the question must be asked: Is there any sort of benefit to a triangular barrel, or is it just a cosmetic feature? More
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