Commissioners OK Season Changes; TPWD Waits on Feds
from the Tyler Morning Telegraph
 Not all the news out of the last Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting was as costly as the license-fee increase. There actually was good news, beginning with the commission approving a 70-day season and 15-bird daily bag limit for dove. However, it is not a done deal until the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives final approval.
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Sales of Guns Shoot Skyward
from Go San Angelo
The recession has hit a lot of people hard with job layoffs and home foreclosures across the country, but times are good in West Texas for sales of guns and ammunition. “In the nine years I’ve been here, we’ve had special orders, now we have waiting lists,” said Gary Hicks, a salesman at the Outdoorsman sporting goods shop in San Angelo. More
Mountain (Lion) Man
from the San Antonio Express-News
Bill Applegate steers the blue-green Ford up one of the many desolate roads in the Big Bend. The four-wheel drive is engaged, the V-8 lugs and the only thing that can be seen through the windshield is blue sky. Applegate spits out the window and then nods to a saddle in the ridgeline. “Lions will find the lowest place to get through,” he says. “I trapped one there.” Texas is the only state to maintain an open season on mountain lions. More
Gray Ghosts
from Petersen’s Hunting
The greater kudu's marvelous appearance, coupled with great stories about hunting him, make him number one on the "most wanted" list of first-time African hunters--and many returning veterans. He deserves that placement, but the author doesn’t think he deserves his reputation as being one of Africa's most difficult prizes, especially not in today's Africa. More
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A Spring Turkey Hunting Memory
from the Times Record-News
Mark Howell had wanted to try spring turkey hunting for awhile. April’s turkey expo in Henrietta, Texas, had perked his interest and their hunting experts had made it all seem pretty easy. It seemed like all you needed was the right equipment and a place to go. Howell now reflects on his first turkey hunt. More
Ghost Blind - Not all Smoke and Mirrors
from the North Texas e-News
Chet Burdette, the inventor of Ghost Blind, says he was shaving one day and, while looking into the mirror, he had that “now, why didn’t I think of this 30 years ago!" moment. “The idea of creating a lightweight hunting blind with a conventional camo pattern on the inside and mirrors on the outside that perfectly imaged the terrain in front of the blind came to mind," says Burdette. "We spent a lot of time with prototypes and finally designed the finished product. The Ghost Blind sets up in less than a minute, blends perfectly into the landscape and weighs only 22 pounds. It comes with a built in backpack straps.” More
Black Bears Find New Territory in Cities, on Roads
from The Associated Press
Black bears are multiplying and on the move across North America, snooping around cities where they've been a rarity, becoming roadkill and leading states to start or expand hunting seasons. More
Two Great Hunting Rifles
from NRA Hunters’ Rights
Hunting rifles have certainly come a long way. We have stainless steel, even titanium, barrels and actions. Of course no hunting rifle is complete without a synthetic stock, muzzle brake, a very large telescope, and an ultra super-magnum cartridge. These things are necessary to have an accurate rifle, with extra power that will allow you to take a buck or a bull. Or are they? More
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