Despite welcome rains in late March, much of Texas remains parched by prolonged drought of historic proportions, and wildlife die-offs of whooping cranes and deer have been reported. However, experts say native wildlife evolved to bounce back from drought, and a bigger issue is how human water use is changing the equation, and how drought underscores the need for water planning and conservation.

SCI Austin is now in our 6th year, and what a great 6 years it has been! As many of you already know, we are the Austin Chapter of Safari Club International, the world's largest organization for international conservation, sport hunting / hunters' rights, educational and humanitarian services.

Leupold's® new RX®-1000 compact rangefinders are designed to deliver a brighter image and precise long-range measurement in the smallest package available for hunters and shooters.

Leupold's® Mark AR™ series provides a high-performance, attractively priced riflescope option for those who hunt with AR15-style semi-automatic rifles.

In one of the strangest instances yet of in-kind political contributions, massive infusions of premium deer semen are lubricating the expansion of one of Texas’ fastest-growing political action committees.

Texas’ half-million or so wingshooters could see substantially liberalized dove-hunting rules — a longer season, larger bag limit, earlier opening day in the South Zone — if federal wildlife officials give anticipated approval to modifications in regulatory frameworks governing migratory game-bird hunting.

Whitetails Unlimited is experiencing an increasing number of requests for the target packet to use in conjunction with the Kids on Target shooting program, and is encouraged that the program will urge youngsters to stay involved with shooting and hunting year-round.

Waterfowl hunters spent $900 million on a variety of goods and services from food, transportation, guns and decoys to hunting dogs, clothing and other incidental expenses in 2006, according to a new report issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Determining what a Travel Management Plan (TMP) does depends on who you ask. 
Ask a Forest Service official, and he'll say it's a way to balance the conflicting expectations of millions of visitors to national forests while protecting the land and wildlife under their administration.

The Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) has announced that sporting goods retailer Dick's Sporting Goods is partnering with the 2009 event. Dick's Sporting Goods is the exclusive TTBC merchandise retailer, official TTBC apparel provider and official TTBC sporting goods provider. The TTBC will be held October 16 - 18 at Lake Conroe in Montgomery, Texas.