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Conservation Stewardship Program
The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is a voluntary conservation program that encourages producers to address resource concerns in a comprehensive manner by: Undertaking additional conservation activities; and Improving, maintaining, and managing existing conservation activities. CSP is ...
Advanced Ecology, Ltd.
The history of AEL plays an important role in the success of the firm. Unlike most environmental firms, all AEL staff members have a background in natural resource management. AEL was established in 1993 by foresters and wildlife biologists. AEL was created to bridge the gap between increasing env...
Texas State Rifle Association
The purposes and objectives of the Texas State Rifle Association are: Mission I: To champion and support the rights of law abiding Texans to own, enjoy and use firearms as guaranteed by the Constitutions of the State of Texas and the United States of America. Mission II: To protect and defend...
GROWING A RIVER
Paddling down a river is my favorite way to spend time near my home in Central Texas. The grassy hills and rocky, undulating terrain make for gushing springs and clear rivers offering up a seemingly endless succession of gentle rapids, stepping you down the stream one after another. The cool curre... 
How to Score Mule Deer
Boone & Crockett B&C Instructions for Measuring Typical Mule Deer All measurements must be made with a 1/4-inch wide flexible steel tape to the nearest one-eighth of an inch. (Note: A flexible steel cable can be used to measure points and main beams only.) Enter fractional figures in eighths,...
How to Score Whitetail Deer
Boone & Crockett B&C Instructions for Measuring Typical Whitetail Deer All measurements must be made with a 1/4-inch wide flexible steel tape to the nearest one-eighth of an inch. (Note: A flexible steel cable can be used to measure points and main beams only.) Enter fractional figures in eig...
Buckmasters Trophy Records
Buckmasters Trophy Records Since its foundation in 1994, more than 1,000 official scorers have been certified for the BTR scoring system across the United States and Canada, with the numbers growing yearly. This means there is likely an official scorer near you. - CLICK HERE _ The philosophy of...
Boone and Crockett Club
The Legacy Over a century ago, a group of concerned individuals banded together to save wildlife and a place known as Yellowstone. The story that follows from the efforts of those visionaries is cherished as one of our nation's greatest accomplishments. The history of the Boone and Crockett Club ...
Pope and Young Club
The Pope and Young Club is one of North America's leading bowhunting and conservation organizations. Founded in 1961 as a nonprofit scientific organization, the Club is patterned after the prestigious Boone and Crockett Club. The Club advocates and encourages responsible bowhunting by promoting qua...
Private Landowner Network
PLN has the resources to help you learn about conservation opportunities that can assist you with land management, capital preservation, and tax & estate planning strategies designed to stimulate land conservation & preservation. From the basic concepts to in-depth articles or finding appropriate q...
Wildlife Habitat Federation
The Wildlife Habitat Federation (WHF) was formed in 2004 to bring together the best specialists and techniques for restoring and preserving wildlife in South Central Texas. Landowners want more wildlife but in many cases are unaware of the expertise, programs and information available to them. They...
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Texas Chapter
The RMEF is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of elk habitat, wildlife conservation, and the better understanding of elk ecology. Founded in 1984, RMEF has grown to more than 155,000 members across the United States and Canada. More than 10,000 volunteers worki...
Exotic Wildlife Association
In 1967, a group of concerned ranchers with a vision for the future of the exotic wildlife industry, met to form an organization that later became the EWA. The association's purpose since that first meeting has been to preserve the rights of exotic wildlife owners, and to promote the development an...
A Prickly Problem: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Like most things in life, the prickly pear cactus has it pros and its cons. For anyone who has ever had a brush with prickly pear glochids, those tiny, barbed spines that can inflict a world of hurt, it might be difficult to envision particular positives at that moment. But fans of the slightly tart, almost citrus flavor of nopalitos, made from the tender young pads of the cactus, are happy to extol the prickly pear's culinary virtues.
Quail Coalition
Welcome to the Quail Coalition. We are a group of sportsmen who enjoy quail hunting, bird dogs and all that goes with it. We are a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization that is 100% volunteer. Each chapter of the Quail Coalition is dedicated to creating a network of local quail hunters for fellowship, raising money for worthy projects and funding important quail research.
Bufflehead
Latin: Bucephala albeola Average length: M 15", F 13" Average weight: M 1.1 lbs., F 0.7 lbs. Description: Males: Male buffleheads have a large white patch across the back of the head that extends from cheek to cheek, forming a bushy crest. The remainder of the head is blackish wi...
Canada Goose
Latin: Branta canadensis Average length: M 25-45 inches Average weight: M 3-13 lbs., F 3-11 lbs. Description : Both sexes of Canada geese have a black head and neck except for broad white cheek patches extending from the throat to the rear of the eye. The female of a breeding pair is o...
White-fronted Goose
Latin: Anser albifrons Average length: M 29", F 27" Average weight: M 6.2 lbs., F 5.5 lbs. Description: The white-fronted goose is named for the distinctive white band found at the base of bill. The sexes are similar in appearance, but males typically are larger. The head, neck, an...
Ross' Goose
Latin: Chen rossii Average length: M 25", F 23" Average weight: M 4.0 lbs., F 3.6 lbs. Description: Ross' geese are the smallest of the three varieties of white geese that breed in North America. The Ross' goose is a small white goose with black primary feathers. The bill is a deep ...
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Latin: Dendrocygna bicolor Average length: M 18", F 17.3" Average weight: M 1.72 lbs., F 1.49 lbs. Descriptions: Adult fulvous whistling ducks of both sexes have a rufous-brown crown and upper nape becoming blackish down the center of the hindneck. The sides of the head, neck, chest...
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Latin: Dendrocygna autumnalis Average length: M 19.4", F 19" Average weight: M 1.80 lbs., F 1.85 lbs. Description: Male and female black-bellied whistling ducks are similar in size and color. In general, black-bellied whistling ducks are long-legged, long-necked and the most er...
QDMA Whitetail Map Guide
The Whitetail Map Guide (CLICK HERE) is an interactive map utility that shows whitetail deer populations by county. The map also features a 3D topographic background and contains a database with the names and locations of thousands of topographic and man made features.
A Field Guide to Texas Mountain Lions
By Billy Pat Mckinney INTRODUCTION The mountain lion (Puma concolor), also known as cougar, puma and panther, has been an integral part of the Texas fauna for thousands of years, as evidenced by the paintings and pictographs of Native Americans (see left) and the fossil record. Lions were once...
Lone Star Lunkers
The Lone Star Lunkers are a Bass Tournament club based out of San Antonio Texas. The purpose of our club is to increase the skill of our members in the sport of bass fishing and to encourage participation, sportsmanship, and camaraderie through club activities. Eligibility is open to anyone age 1...
Mourning Dove, White-winged Dove, and Band-tailed Pigeon 2009 Population Status
Mourning Dove, White-winged Dove, and Band-tailed Pigeon 2009 Population Status MOURNING DOVE POPULATION STATUS, 2009 DAVID D. DOLTON, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Migratory Bird Management, PO Box 25486 DFC, Denver, CO 80225-0486, USA TODD A. SANDERS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se...
The Doves of Texas
Texas is home to eight different species of doves. If you spend any time in the city, the pigeon is probably the one you are most familiar with. Two species are only found in the Rio Grande Valley – the white-tipped dove and the red-billed pigeon. The primer that follows should help you be able to ...
Lesser Snow Goose
Click Here to listed to a Lesser Snow Goose Latin: Anser caerulescens caerulescens Average length: M 29", F 28" Average weight: M 6.1 lbs., F 5.5 lbs. Description: Lesser snow geese have two color phases: a dark (blue) plumage and a white (snow) plumage. The two color pha...
Hooded Merganser
CLICK HERE to hear a Hooded Merganser Latin: Lophodytes cucullatus Average length: M 18.1 in, F 17 Average weight: M 1.6 lbs, F 1.5 lbs Description: The smallest of the three mergansers occurring in North America, the hooded merganser is also the only one restricted to North Am...
Greater Snow Goose
CLICK HERE to listen to a Greater Snow Goose. Latin: Anser caerulescens atlantica Average length: M 31", F 30" Average weight: M 7.4 lbs., F 6.1 lbs. Description: The greater snow goose is a slightly larger edition of the white-phase lesser snow goose. No color dimorphism...
Gadwall
CLICK HERE to listen to a Gadwall Latin: Anas strepera Average length: M 21", F 19" Average weight: M 2.0 lbs., F 1.8 lbs. Description: Gadwalls are medium-sized ducks characterized by a general lack of bright coloration. Males are gray-brown, with a white belly, and a black ...
Eurasian Wigeon
Click Here To Listen Latin: Anas penelope Average length: M 19.3", F 17.9 Average weight: M 1.6 lbs., F 1.4 lbs. Description: Eurasian wigeons can often be found in the company of American wigeons. The male's bright russet-red head, topped with a creme stripe, and it's g...
Common Merganser
The long, narrow bill with serrated edges readily distinguishes mergansers from all other ducks. Common mergansers are among the largest ducks, but are less stocky than eiders and goldeneyes. In flight, they appear more elongated than other ducks, flying in trailing lines close to the water surface.
Canvasback
Male canvasbacks have a chestnut red head and neck, a black breast, grayish back, black rump, and blackish brown tail. The sides, flank, and belly are white while the wing coverts are grayish and vermiculated with black.
Blue-winged teal
Male blue-winged teal have a slate gray head and neck, a black edged white crescent in front of the eyes and a blackish crown. The breast and sides are tan with dark brown speckles and there is a white spot on the side of the rump.
Cackling Goose
Latin: Branta hutchinsii Average length: M 22-30 inches Average weight: M 3.4-5.7 lbs., F 2.1-5.3 lbs. Description: Cackling geese resemble Canada geese in appearance. Male Cackling geese are slightly larger than females, with both sexes having long, black necks with white chinstraps. The breas...
Summary of New Wildlife Management Rules
The Texas Comptroller's Office has updated agency rules to provide clarity for landowners and tax appraisers regarding wildlife management standards for property to be appraised as open space land. The new rules, created with active input from the Texas Wildlife Association, went into effect December 11, 2008.
The Texas Deer Lease
Deer hunting is big business in Texas. Hunting leases continue to be a constant source of revenue for many Texas land-owners following cycles in the agriculture and petroleum sectors.
Alligators In Texas - Rules, Regulations and General Information
Effective September 1, 2005, an alligator hunter’s license is not required to hunt alligators in Texas. Under the terms of House Bill 2026, enacted by the Texas Legislature and signed by the governor, the alligator hunter’s license is abolished and hunters may take alligators under any hunting license except the non-resident spring turkey license or non-resident banded bird hunting license.
Economic Impact of the United States Cervid Farming Industry
The cervid, or deer, farming industry is a vital and growing business in rural areas of the United States. As demographic and market forces tend to shift traditional revenue sources away from rural communities, their economies increasingly rely on new industries such as this one. As the industry has grown, participants and legislators have developed an interest in measuring the economic contribution of the industry on their respective communities.
Economic Impact of the Texas Deer Breeding Industry
The scientific deer breeding industry is a vital and growing industry in the Texas economy, particularly the rural economy. As traditional revenue sources shift away from rural communities, their economies increasingly rely on new industries such as this one. At the national level, the industry is governed by a myriad of state and federal laws, regulations, and jurisdictions. Since the overwhelming majority of industry regulation is left up to the states, a significant amount of variability in the regulations exists from state to state. This lack of consistency in laws and regulations may be a factor affecting future industry growth.
Deer Management Within Suburban Areas
White-tailed deer populations within the United States have undergone tremendous change within the past two centuries. Unregulated market hunting and extensive habitat modification resulted in the near extirpation of the species by the early 1900’s.
Central Texas Plants for Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds
The following lists of plants are ones that have been recommended to plant in order to attract hummingbirds and butterflies. When you work with the nectar plants, plant them in groups of a single plant so that you get a mass of a single color. This will attract more butterflies than single flowers in each color.
A Place in the Country: Guidance for New Landowners
By Texas Parks and Wildlife WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN PURCHASING LAND The purchase of rural property for recreational purposes is one of the fastest growing segments of the real estate market in Texas. When considering the purchase of land for recreational use, ask yourself what recreational exp...
The Dangers of Invasive Species
Many exotic species get introduced just this easily and become significant environmental problems as a result. Others are flushed down the storm drain, thrown in the compost pile or released on the side of the road daily. But what is the real problem?
Conservation Easements - A Guide for Texas Landowners
This guidebook is intended to help Texas landowners understand one of the most flexible and effective means available to conserve and protect private property – the conservation easement. A conservation easement is a legal agreement that ensures a property will be managed according to the landowner’s wishes for years into the future and may also qualify the landowner for tax benefits. Every conservation easement document is individually crafted and reflects the special qualities of the land protected and the needs of the landowner.
Managing for Wood Ducks in East Texas
In the early 1900, wood ducks were on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss from over-harvesting of timber, drainage of swamps and marshes, and excessive exploitation by man for its meat and feathers. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which was enacted for the protection and well being of all migratory birds, gave protection to woods duck by closing the season until 1941. Since that time this beautiful bird has remained the subject of substantial attention by waterfowlers, birders, aviculturists and biologists.
Woody Plants and Wildlife
Our perspective is changing on the value of brush or woody plants. When Texas rangeland was used primarily for livestock, managing brush meant eradicating it, or at least removing certain unwanted species. Now rangeland owners are shifting to multiple use, which includes managing for wildlife, recreation and aesthetic value. Accordingly, our view of woody plants has changed to one that values these plants in appropriate amounts for wildlife and other benefits.
Prescribed Range Burning In Texas
Prescribed Range Burning in Texas by: Larry D. White and C. Wayne Hanselka Extension range specialists, The Texas A & M University System Reprinted by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Zerle L. Carpenter, Director, The Texas A & M Universit...
Prescribed Burning Associations in Texas
A prescribed burn is the planned and deliberate application of fire as a management tool for land stewardship. Unlike wildfires, prescribed burns are conducted under predetermined environmental conditions to achieve specific resource management goals and objectives. Wildfires can occur any time fuels will burn and often under very hazardous conditions.
Living with Overabundant White-tailed Deer in Texas
The white-tailed deer is one of the most popular and recognizable species of wildlife in Texas. They are a significant recreational resource among hunters and those who just like to watch wildlife. White-tailed deer are also an important economic resource to many rural landowners who lease hunting rights on their property and the businesses that profit from traveling hunters. They are also an increasingly common animal in and around many Texas urban and suburban communities.
Using Wildlife Management as a Qualifying Agricultural Practice
In order to help landowners manage their land for wildlife as an agricultural practice, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has put together a series of wildlife management planning guidelines for each of the ecological regions of Texas. These guidelines are available online at www.tpwd.state.tx.us/taxvaluation. Contact your local Texas Parks and Wildlife Department office for more detailed information on any of the practices discussed in these guidelines.
Landowner Services: Helping Landowners Achieve Their Wildlife Management Goals
Biologists of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) provide guidance and recommendations to landowners and managers who want to include wildlife management considerations in present or future land use decisions. This service is provided without charge.
Mountain Lions in Texas
The mountain lion, also known as cougar, panther, catamount or puma, has the widest distribution of any wild cat from Canada to South America. Prior to European settlement, mountain lions lived throughout Texas. By 1960, predator control, loss of habitat, and human settlement reduced mountain lion numbers and limited their distribution within Texas to the mountainous country in the TransPecos region of West Texas.
A Guide to Age Determination of White-tailed Deer
Deer Teeth Parts Cusp: a point or projection on a tooth
Living with Wildlife in Coyote Country
The name "coyote" (Canis latrans) is derived from the Aztec word coyotl. They are found throughout the United States (except Hawaii) and in most of Canada. Prior to 1900, coyotes were restricted to areas west of the Mississippi in the United States and the west of Ontario’s Lake Nipigon in Canada.
Lead vs. Steel Shot
"Lead vs. Steel Shot" In more and more areas, waterfowl hunters are being required to use steel shot rather than the traditional (and toxic lead) But even if given the option, many folks feel confused when it comes to the questions of . . . Each autumn some 2,000,000 hunters take to the fields, forests, and wetlands of the United States and Canada to shoot ducks, geese, and upland game birds (such as dove, pheasant, and grouse). And during a typical season, about 3,000 tons of lead shot is fired, the bulk of which — having missed its mark — falls to the ground or into the water.
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