Apply for Texas Hunting Drawings Now
from Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 Applications for more than 5,700 hunters to receive special hunts through random computer drawings by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for wildlife management areas, state parks and leased private property are available online. These supervised hunts include white-tailed deer, mule deer, pronghorn, javelina, alligator, exotics, feral hog and spring turkey. Eight of the hunts are for youths, ages 8-16 only. As many as four hunters can apply together on one application. More
Summer is Opportune Time to Gear up for Hunting Season
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Many hunting enthusiasts take to the summer hunting grounds of their favorite outdoors superstore when they can get away, some spending hours browsing, testing, looking at all that gear they could use this fall and winter.
Here’s a look at four of the most popular buys in the gear hunting season.
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Texas County Bans Hunting on Small Tracts
from Brazosport Facts
After Bar X residents started finding arrows in their garages from bow hunters, Brazoria County Commissioners decided to do something about it. They used a state law that allows them to ban hunting with firearms and bows countywide on tracts of land 10 acres or smaller. Bar X is located off Highway 35 just west of Angleton, Texas. More
Texas Big Game Awards Banquets Pay Tribute to Texas’ Top Big Game Animals
from Athens Daily Review
The Texas Big Game Awards regional banquet season is in full swing across Texas. TBGA banquets are held each year to showcase the top big game animals taken across the state. Several events are history. Others are on tap before summer is out. More
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Top 10 Hunting Cartridges
from American Hunter
Jeff Johnston, American Hunter senior editor, chooses the greatest hunting rounds of all time—and the .30-30 ain’t on the list! More
New York DEC Considers Allowing Bear Hunting in Northern County
from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Prompted by an expanding black bear population, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed opening new areas for hunting bears in the state, including parts of Monroe County. The changes would take effect this fall. In this part of New York, bear hunting has typically been limited to the Southern Tier. The proposal would extend the area farther north, including parts of the Finger Lakes region. More
New Anti-meddling Bill in Sacramento has Fatal Flaw: It's too Sensible
from San Diego Union-Tribune
A bill that would stop local government interference in hunting activities in the state cleared the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and now will go before the full Senate. Despite the usual rants and raves from animal rights and anti-hunting groups, AB 815, sponsored by Assemblyman Tom Berryhill, R-Modesto, was approved thanks to Democratic Sens. Darrell Steinberg and Mike Machado, who joined Republicans Dennis Hollingsworth, Bob Margett and David Cogdill to advance the bill. More
Gun Plan for National Parks Gets Extension
from Casper Star Tribune
A controversial plan that would allow tourists to carry loaded guns in national parks is on hold, as pressure from critics has forced an extension of the public comment period through Aug. 8. Floated first by Congress and later considered by the White House, the plan would remove the current rule stating guns are allowed, but they must be properly stowed. The new proposal would replace the existing policy with a wide range of rules. More
NSSF Asks Sen. Obama ‘ Where Do You Stand on Gun Bans’
from National Shooting Sports Foundation
Following the recent landmark Second Amendment ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, sent presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) a letter, dated July 4, asking whether he believes laws in the City of Chicago – his hometown – that ban law-abiding citizens from having firearms, including handguns in their home, violate the Second Amendment. More
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