I hunted on NOV 2010 with Mike and had a hunt of a lifetime. We hunted for free range aoudad, the terrain is spectacular, lodging, meals and guides top notch. This is a challenging and demanding hunt, no feeders, no blinds, just the real deal glassing and hiking. This is how sheep should be hunted. I'll be back on 2011 and will recommed this hunt to anyone looking for a real sheep hunt without going broke on alaska or canada. License are 48dlls from TPWD over the counter.

TPWD has proposed letting shotgun sports into high school. but the way i understood it, it will be up to the school district to allow it in their schools. will try to get more info on the subject.

In my opinion they're a lot more abundant than the TPWD would have you to believe.

I am a firm believer in wildlife management and utilizing science to help improve habitat conditions.  At our ranch in Benavides TX we have done a similiar project to enhance the quality of our wildlife habitat.  We have taken a property that once was originally thick native brush and cleared some areas to promote native grass to grow and planted some food plots for wildile nutrition.  We have also cleared and disked areas near tree line for dove hunting and taken it a step futher by triming mesquite trees to make them more ideal for roosting birds.  I have seen some of the land managment that TPWD has done with the Las Palomas units in the RIo Grande Valley and you can tell the hard work has paid off for the dove hunting down there, great job!!!

Inca doves are no different from killdeer and barn swallows, which also get mistakenly shot each year.  It is up to the hunter to know what they are shooting at.  If a person cannot identify the species, they should not be shooting.  The law is simple and clear.  Inca doves are not listed as a legal species in the Outdoor Annual published by TPWD, so it is not legal to hunt.

Inca doves, as well as the similar ground dove, are not new to Texas - they are commonly seen in towns and barnyards in much of the state.  They aren't much bigger than a sparrow, and it should be easy to tell the difference between these and mourning, white-winged, and white-tipped doves which are legal for harvest.

I think you have confused information about the Inca and Eurasian collared dove.  The collared dove is an exotic species that is spreading throughout the state.  It is slightly larger than a white-winged dove, and although mostly found in towns, it may also be seen while hunting.  As an exotic species, similar to pigeons, there are no regulations on taking them.  Page 66 in the Outdoor Annual states there are no season or bag limits, although it does recommend you leave some plumage so that it can be identified as a collared dove if needed.

you can google Resaca de la palma state park or find the info on TPWD website under public hunting, there are several dove hunting units in the Rio Grande Valley and they are all great places to shoot birds all season long, hope you find some helpfull info

I believe TPWD is beginning to address the hog problem and trying to get out to counties where there is a problem and educate land owners about hog control.  I would like to see local / state agentcies provide finacial incintive to landowners who want to utilize land management for wildlife and help stimulate the economy through hunting.