Two Collin County lawmakers have filed identical bills in the Legislature that would increase the buffer zone between hunting grounds and residential areas.

Most hunters, anglers and boaters in Texas could see a modest $2-$4 bump in license and boat registration/titling fees if a proposed 5 percent across-the-board increase is approved in May by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

Johnnie Hudman, of Albany, has watched the deer population increase in Shackelford County "since we've been a one-buck county."

The wildlife manager at Stasney's Cook Ranch said he thinks the area has the deer population to support the state's proposal to increase the limits on white-tailed deer hunting.

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Two disabled veterans of the Iraq War last weekend received a hero's welcome and tribute from grateful members of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Continued dry range conditions throughout much of the state this spring could have a negative impact on wild turkey production and hunting prospects, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists.

Plenty of improvements have been made over the years to the livestock business at the Matador Ranch, but many things are still much the same as they were a century ago. The old-timers would surely be surprised at the new hunting program, though.

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