Higher fuel and feed prices have worried some ‘experts’ on the continued growth of the deer industry, but there was only excitement and frenzy at the state’s largest-ever deer sale at the 10th Annual Texas Deer Association’s Convention & Trade Show. From attendance to deer sales to grand auction, the 2008 TDA convention set new records across the board and was, by all accounts, the most successful convention in the association’s history.

The Texas Wildlife Association has named Gary Joiner to the organization's newly-created position of Chief Executive Officer.

The Trinity Basin Conservation Foundation (TBCF) will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on October 17, 2008 at the Parten family’s 7J Ranch in Houston County, west of Crockett, Texas.  The theme of this year’s meeting is “Linkages among urban and rural Texans, conservation, and the Trinity River”.

The Texas Deer Association (TDA) is proud to announce it has partnered with the American Deer & Wildlife Alliance (ADWA) and is supporting the organization’s efforts to help educate the public on deer and wildlife issues. ADWA is a new non-profit organization established to better represent deer and wildlife associations, service providers and equipment manufacturers on a national level.

The No. 1 resource for premium whitetail sales in Texas, the Texas Deer Association (TDA), recently hosted its all-new TDA Premier Producers Invitational Deer Auction and the February Superior Genetics Whitetail Deer Auction at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. The combined events attracted nearly 1,000 TDA members, ranch owners and deer breeders and earned more than $1.2 million.