CWD: Travis Co. Judge Orders Deer Breeders to Pay $425,000 Plus in Attorney Fees

October 13, 2017 - A lawsuit filed by two deer breeders seeking to turn the tables on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's authority to govern over deer contained by high fence breeding operations as public property was recently spoiled by a Texas district judge.

Road Kill Bruiser: Okla. B&C Scorer Tapes Record Class Whitetail Killed by Vehicle

Outdoors Briefs: Big Time Texas Hunts Entry Deadline Closing in Oct. 15

October 6, 2017 - The Oct. 15 deadline to enter the Big Time Texas Hunts contest is just around the corner.

Run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, BTTH is a lotto-style program that offers hunters the opportunity to buy chances to win premium hunting packages in as many as nine different categories for a variety of game animals and birds including white-tailed deer, mule deer, alligator, exotics, waterfowl, bighorn sheep, dove, turkey and quail.

Pre-Season Prep Work: Planting Food Plots, Placing Stands and Feeders Big Part of Deer Hunting Game

Pipeline and power line right-of-ways are good places to situate deer stands and food plots. (Photo by Matt Williams) October 6, 2017 - Just about any serious deer hunter will be quick to agree that getting ready for a full season of chasing whitetails can add up to a considerable amount of work.

Fall: For the Fun of It

Cooling water temps, changing seasons put bass in the mood to chomp

Outdoors Briefs: Archery Only Season Opens Sept. 30; Early Teal Closes Sept. 24

September 22, 2017 - Several more hunting seasons are set to open in coming weeks and one is set to close as summer gives way to fall.

The first is the Youth Only squirrel season on Sept. 23-24. The two-day season is intended to give young hunters age 16 and under an early crack at the bushytails before the regular season gets underway on Oct. 1.

Game Warden Follies: On-line Reports Offer Inside Look into Law Enforcement Field Operations

Texas game wardens have been looking out our natural resources since the late 1800's. Here, wardens Leo Kohleffel and Emmitt Wolfsdorff in 1952 with a vehicle that was seized after a road hunting incident in or near Colorado County. (TPWD Photo)

State NWTF JAKES Event Set for Sept. 16

The 20th Annual Texas State Jakes event is coming up Sept. 16. Cost is $10 to attend. (Courtesy Photo) September 15, 2017 - The 20th Annual National Wild Turkey Federation Texas State JAKES event is set for at 8 a.m. on September 16 at the Winston Tree Farm located off U.S.

Tree Stand Safety: Hunters Should Use Caution, Good Judgement to Avoid Tree Stand Accidents

Hunting from elevated tree stands is a great way to help beat the whitetail's keen eyesight and sense of smell, but they also can be dangerous unless proper safety measures are taken to prevent falls.</body></html>

TBGA Nixes Refines Rules for Scored Entry Bucks

September 8, 2017 - The Texas Big Game Awards Program recently announced rule changes that will make deer taken on properties where pen-raised, Trap / Transport / Transplant and / or Deer Management Permit deer have been released since March 1, 2017 ineligible for entry in the program's scored entry category. The rule will apply to those properties for five years from the last release date.

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By Matt Williams (Outdoors Writer)