This week's episode of TROPHY HUNTERS TV®, "Pay It Forward" follows Trinity Oaks on an uplifting hunt with some South Texas Youth. Followed by a trip to the Broken Spur Ranch where Matt Hughes and his son, Joey, spend their first Texas hunt of the Season.

Linda Donaho, host of The American Huntress television show has been named "Outstanding Huntress of the Year" by the Houston Safari Club. This prestigious award honors a lifetime of achievement for Linda.

Texas Trophy Hunters Association™ (TTHA) is proud to announce the 2012 season of TROPHY HUNTERS TV® with a new schedule on Outdoor Channel.

Succulent forbs withered on the drought-stricken Texas landscape this year, prompting predictions that the health of deer would plummet.  But deer brought to wild game processors have largely been healthy, some carrying good stores of body fat.

After being closed for more than three months due to a massive wildfire that burned much of the park, Bastrop State Park will reopen today (Friday, Dec. 2). Campers, picnickers and hikers are being welcomed back to the park in what is being called a "soft opening."

 This week's episode of TROPHY HUNTERS TV®, "West Texas Aoudad and Boone and Crockett Buck" features Matt Hughes taking a trip to west Texas for his chance at an aoudad. In the same episode, an adorable grandmother gets an opportunity to take a record setting Boone and Crockett buck.

The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) is pleased to announced that Dr. Bill Eikenhorst of Texas and Austin Musselman of Kentucky have been elected to serve on QDMA's National Board of Directors.

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will hold its first ever Texas Wildlife Short Course August 20-21, 2010 at the Brazos County Exposition Center. Following the conclusion of the Texas Wildlife Short Course, the Texas Wildlife Association's Regions 5, 6, 7 (Post Oak Savannah, Pineywoods, and Coastal Prairies) will be holding the annual Texas Big Game Awards Sportsmen's Celebration.

Weather experts around the nation are predicting that this year's mosquito season could be "worse than normal" due to heavy rains and warm weather. While this may cause you to reach for the nearest Environmental Protection Agency recommended DEET insect repellent product, newest studies on DEET reveal some new information on DEET(an insect repelling chemical found in 90% of insect repellents on the market) that consumers should be aware of.

One of the most pro-active hunters in the outdoor television industry, Keith Warren attended a charity event in Jefferson Township, Penn., where he spoke passionately about the critical need for all hunters to unite in preserving our outdoor traditions and in protecting the sport of hunting.