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The Wilson’s Snipe

The Wilson’s Snipe

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The snipe is probably the most misunderstood and underutilized game bird in North America. It is only one of two shorebirds that can be legally hunted under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.


Fair Chase Part II: Mule Deer

Fair Chase Part II: Mule Deer

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Mule deer will never replace whitetails as Texas’s most popular big game species. But to discerning hunters who love big country, big deer and broad horizons, the muley will always be a favorite.


Fair Chase Part I: Whitetails

Fair Chase Part I: Whitetails

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During rut, when bucks are on the move, a combination of careful still hunting and rattling can pay off. Sure, you’re likely to see a lot of deer while sitting in a stand watching a feeder, but you’re narrowing your real hunting time to the half hour the deer need to eat all of the dumped corn. Rattling tends to be most effective just before the rut’s peak when does are coming into estrus and bucks are looking for a fight. At the actual peak of the rut, the big boys are likely to be with does and can be impossible to call away.


What’s Happened to All The Pintails?

What’s Happened to All The Pintails?

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Waterfowl managers across the nation know there is a big problem with the Northern Pintail. Starting in the mid-1990s, precipitation returned to the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of southern Canada and the northern plains of America. Populations of all puddle ducks species escalated to some of their highest numbers since the 1950s, but pintails languished well below their long-term average, disappointing sportsmen with reduced bag limits and perplexing biologists with a population that should have rebounded with conditions.


Dove Fields, Abundant Yields

Dove Fields, Abundant Yields

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Dove hunting has long been a tradition that Texans look forward to every September because it kicks off fall hunting seasons and brings friends and family together.


2018 TWA Private Lands Summit (VIDEO)

2018 TWA Private Lands Summit (VIDEO)

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The day-long program, was the fifth installment of the organization’s Private Lands Summit, is scheduled for July 12, 2018 at the J.W. Marriott in San Antonio. The event explored the multi-faceted issues associated with the proposal to build a physical barrier stretching from Texas to California.


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