Deer Hunting
Late June Rain Beneficial For Whitetails
Break in drought conditions forecast Rain has finally returned, and should give a boost to the state’s whitetails and other wildlife. Outdoor blogger Shannon Tompkins “chronicles” the weather situation across South Texas and the rest of the state. Let’s hope
Blake’s Resolve
Young hunter overcomes injury to finally take his trophy buck By Steve Blanchard October 2016 was the start of Blake Blanchard’s quest to find his first buck with a bow. It didn’t take long to find a mature deer that
Longer North Zone Whitetail Season Rejected
TPWC cites potential conflicts between quail hunters and deer hunters The Houston Chronicle reports Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners rejected a proposal to extend whitetail deer season by two weeks in the North Zone. Commissioners cited potential conflicts between quail
Fathers United For A Princess
By Josh Harendt Last year was an off hunting season for my family and me. I’d made it to a friend’s lease once for a quail hunt, and I managed to get one dove hunt. The season was closing fast,
“Maggie” and the Monster Buck
Hunter takes big buck in Liberty County By Corey Fuller Beep…Beep…Beep. The alarm on my phone went off opening day of rifle season 2016. I jumped out of bed and got in the shower for my de-scenting ritual. I threw
Poacher Given Unique Sentence
Judge orders poacher to weekend jail-time during hunting season Texas Parks and Wildlife reports a district court judge in Grayson County recently ordered a man convicted of poaching a big white-tailed buck to spend every weekend of hunting season in
Change To 2018-19 Whitetail Season Proposed
Close of whitetail season would be uniform across state The Houston Chronicle reports the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will consider extending the whitetail season an extra two weeks for next season. According to the paper, members of the public
White-Tailed Deer Forecast
White-tailed deer forecast looks promising, experts say By Will Leschper The deer-hunting forecast in Texas is always good. Even in what the whitetail prognosticators term as “down” or “average” years, we’ve still got the largest population estimate in the country.
The Trophy Experience
TTHA Member shares his own Trophy Experience By Prentice Clemons Year after year of watching my uncles, Jimmy Spivey and Garland Spivey, taking record scoring bucks in North Texas, I was inspired to hunt in Walker County. On Nov. 30,
Deer Archery Season Already Under Way
General Gun Season Opens Nov. 4 Texas bowhunters have already taken to the field since last Saturday, when the state’s deer hunting archery season officially kicked off. Wildlife biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) expect good hunting
