Beginner's Guide to Big Game Handgun Hunting If you desire to hunt with a handgun, without doubt, you need to do your homework. Many hunters who carry a
rifle are not comfortable shooting with a handgun. Indeed, there are many reasons why one should hunt with a rifle
but once mastered, a change of venue may be just what you are looking for. That's not to say hunting with a rifle
is a cakewalk, it can be very challenging and in the favor of the game sought. When you pick up a handgun and
decide to hunt big game, the bar is placed even higher.
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Texas PWD Considers Changes to Deer Hunting Regulations 11/17/08
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has transitioned away from political boundaries for the purpose of monitoring white-tailed deer populations and toward biologically-based communities or Resource Management Units (RMUs). [Comments?]
Texas Hunters May Have to Change Strategy This Year 10/29/08
Hunters hoping for a shot at a quality deer during the 2008-09 deer season will need to get off the bench and into the game, suggest state wildlife biologists, as current range conditions indicate increased availability of native food sources. [Comments?]
Texas Big Time Hunt Deadline Oct.15th 10/10/08
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding Texas hunters to enter this year's Big Time Texas Hunts by the October 15th deadline. [Comments?]
Texas PWD Cancels Hunts Along Ike's Path 09/24/08
Due to flooding and dangerous conditions caused by Hurricane Ike, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has cancelled public hunts at sites in the storm's path. [Comments?]
Pronghorns Decline in 2 West Texas Counties 08/22/08
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wildlife biologists recently recorded a considerable drop in the pronghorn antelope population in portions of Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties. [Comments?]
Texas Offers Discount to Online Applicants 08/08/08
The Lone Star State boasts some of the finest hunting anywhere in the country, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Big Time Texas Hunts offer hunters a chance to experience the best of the best. [Comments?]
Texas PWD Offers Special Hunts This Fall 07/20/08
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will be conducting special drawings for hunts and applications for these quality, affordable hunting experiences are available online now. [Comments?]
Texas Conservation Plates Support Wildlife, Fish and Parks 06/30/08
What started as a wild idea in 1999 has become an important way to fund wildlife and fisheries conservation and support state parks in Texas, as evidenced by tens of thousands of motorists who have raised more than $4 million by humming down Lone Star roadways sporting conservation license plates. [Comments?]
Texas Approves Hunter Recruitment Initiative 05/24/08
A new public hunting opportunity for newcomers, the Mentored Hunting Permit (MHP), will launch this fall. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the new hunter recruitment initiative at its May 22 public meeting. [Comments?]
Texas LAMPS Deer Permits Available 05/24/08
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is now accepting applications for Landowner Assisted Management Permitting System (LAMPS) antlerless deer permits for the 2008-2009 hunting season. [Comments?]
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15 Year Old's First Archery Buck To start things off, on Friday I got picked up from school early and had already packed all of my hunting things to go hunting this weekend. I live in Columbus and was traveling to Muskingum County, Ohio for my Rut Hunt this weekend. When I first arrived it was about 2 o'clock in the afternoon and I was ready to hastily get my Summit Viper SS and take my Drenalin off into the woods that I have NEVER before been in.
