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Antler quality holds on MLDP ranches
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Fawn survival might be low this year in Texas
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
It’s a report no hunter or wildlife manager wants to hear — mother deer leaving their fawns because they’re heat stressed, unable to produce milk.
Similar fears were realized in 2009 when fawn survival or “recruitment” dipped below 10 percent in some South Texas counties. Click to continue »
Deadly silence: Suppressors gaining popularity with hog hunters
Monday, July 11th, 2011
SNAP, NOT CRACK: Coleman gun maker Brent Hemphill demonstrates a .308-caliber rifle with a suppressor that runs the full length of the 20-inch barrel. Its report is no louder than a BB gun, and recoil is unnoticeable. Photo by Bill Miller, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Thwack.
It was the only sound heard by a sounder of feral hogs as something slammed into one of them, toppling it.
Then another went down. And another.
Gun maker Brent Hemphill was systematically dropping hogs with a high-powered rifle fitted with a sound suppressor, also called a “silencer.”
“The most I ever got was six,” Hemphill said.
The growing feral hog populations of Texas, and their depredations on property, have spurred new markets for sound-suppressed firearms. Click to continue »
Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl Migration Habitat
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011Drought Puts Wildlife in Precarious Position
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011A wobbly-legged whitetail fawn tottered along the edge of a barren field, alone. The days-old deer was the first of two I spotted while driving Highway 71 between La Grange and Columbus in the middle of an afternoon this past week. Many people would have been thrilled to spot the delicate, adorable, newly minted fawns. I wasn’t. Seeing them was disheartening because of what it said about the challenges Texas wildlife face from the brutal drought that has withered the state over the last eight months or so. Whitetail in most of Texas deliver their fawns in May and June, with those in South Texas dropping their newborns in July. Click to continue »
Groundwater Legislation – SB 332 approved unanimously by House
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
The Texas House of Representatives unanimously approved SB 332 on Tuesday morning, strengthening a landowner’s ownership of the groundwater below their land. Click to continue »
Controlled Burn: Environmental Effects of Prescribed Burning (Part 2)
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a 6-part series on prescribed burning, which is also referred to as controlled burning. Although fire is an important tool in a range manager’s toolbox, its role is sometimes misunderstood by the general public, who see only its potential for destruction.
In dry times, particularly when burn bans are in effect, county Click to continue »
Cabela’s Recon Hunt – Quality Hunting App for iPhone and Android
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Check out the Cabela’s Recon Hunt mobile application for Android and iPhone. They just added online mapping tools so you can preplan your next hunting trip and send it wirelessly to your phone along with other upgrades. If you already have this app, the upgrade is free! More detail below…
http://cabelas.trimbleoutdoors.com/
Understanding Land Easements Before You Buy
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011As large Texas tracts are broken into smaller ones, landlocked properties increase. Before purchasing land, buyers should investigate whether easements exist and, if so, what type they are. One attaches to property and benefits the buyer and subsequent owners. Another attaches to the person who receives it and may stay with them even if ownership changes. To learn more follow the link below:
http://www.nofencesland.com/articles/Nothing_Easy_About_Easements.pdf
2010 Texas Rural Land Values
Friday, April 29th, 2011
We just added the 2010 Texas Rural Land Values from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M to our website. Follow the link below to our resource page and download the full report for the following regions:
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Central Texas – Austin – Waco – Hill Country
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West Texas
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Northeast Texas
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Gulf Coast – Brazos Bottom
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Panhandle and South Plains
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Far West Texas