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4 Ways to Guess the Age of a Buck

Buck in Field

Want to make an educated guess at the age of a giant whitetail buck roaming your hunting grounds? Analyze his physical features using Charles Alsheimer’s four-point system: 1. The rack. A buck’s antlers change significantly with age, especially after the … Read More

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Intense Whitetail Management: Lessons From South Texas Provide Clues To Increase Trophy Buck Potential

Dan Schmidt Texas deer

The white-tailed deer’s popularity is especially augmented by its adaptability and abundance. This malleable herbivore is not only abundant, but it also can live just about anywhere — from our back yards to the deep, dark forests of Canada, providing … Read More

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She’s 100 and Still Hunts Deer!

Mary Hundley of Texas hasn't let her age - she's 100! - stop her from deer hunting! (Photo: Robert Hundley III / Lone Star Outdoor News)

It’s been said quite often that hunting is something for anyone, regardless of age or gender, and Mary Hundley is clear proof of that. The Texas native turned 100 in October and still enjoys getting out into a stand for … Read More

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Jason Aldean’s Downtime Includes Bow, Deer

Country star Jason Aldean with a 10-point Texas whitetail!

Jason Aldean travels the country performing before thousands of fans, stays in fine hotels and has achieved a level of success he dreamed about years ago while playing in small venues and college bars in central Georgia. By Alan Clemons, … Read More

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Monster Non-Typical Texas Whitetail!

A.J. Downs with his monster Texas non-typical buck. (Photo: www.BasecampTexas.com)

Giant non-typicals often have such crazy racks that you go “Hmmm” at first glance, but the monster buck killed by A.J. Downs in Texas is pretty doggone handsome. Downs arrowed the heavy-racked on the opening day of bow season in … Read More

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North Carolina Warns About Texas CWD, Deer

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is warning citizens that two mule deer in Texas have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease and, as a result, North Carolina taxidermists can no longer accept full heads for mounts from Texas. North … Read More

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Illinois Man’s Semen-Snatching Case Involves Texan

Court papers made public recently offer more details in the case of an an Illinois man pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining deer semen from a Texas buck named “Diablo.” According to the Houston Chronicle, Raymond Favero, 55, specifically pleaded guilty … Read More

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James Kroll Wisconsin Deer Report: No Sizzle, No Steak

39528847_Kroll final report cover July 2012

After months of waiting and thousands of forum and blog comments made across the blogosphere, Texas deer biologist James “Dr. Deer” Kroll has issued his final recommendations to “fix” Wisconsin’s so-called deer problem. BY DANIEL E. SCHMIDT, D&DH EDITOR If … Read More

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Shhhh … Come Shoot Guns With Us

With the recent approval of suppressors for hunting in Texas, it’s only fitting that a shooting range will host an event for hunters and shooters to learn more about them. The first Silencers Are Legal Shoot! will be held April … Read More

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Deer Seasons, Suppressors Get Top Approval

Deer seasons are expanded and suppressors approved in Texas after a state commission decision.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved opening a hunting season for deer in Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and Galveston counties as part of changes to the 2012-13 Statewide Hunting Proclamation. The Commission also adopted rules permitting the use of firearm … Read More

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