Written: 10/31/2009 23:31 by: treece4 View

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...

Written: 10/24/2009 21:18 by: treece4 View

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...

Written: 10/02/2009 11:01 by: Texas Outdoors View

Give these basic tips and tactics a shot and you're sure to enjoy the exciting, fast-paced wingshooting provided by America's favorite game bird, the dove.

Written: 07/25/2009 09:55 by: treece4 View

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...

Written: 06/27/2009 17:03 by: Texas Outdoors View

John Graves said it best in Texas Rivers: “The loss of our primeval forests and prairies, the extinction or increasing rarity of many species of living things, the disruption of our waters’ flow and their pollution — all these evils and more … are the price we have paid for progress and prosperity and our nation’s power, for getting to the point we have reached today.”

Written: 05/25/2009 16:35 by: Texas Outdoors View

Rainwater harvesting is an ancient technique enjoying a revival in popularity due to the inherent quality of rainwater and interest in reducing consumption of treated water. 

Written: 04/08/2009 15:54 by: Texas Outdoors View

Last summer Texas A&M research scientist and professor Dr. Jim Heilman released a report showing that Ashe Junipers, a.k.a. cedar trees, aren’t really the water hogs that people think they are. According to Heilman, “People have this idea that trees are suction pumps, that if you have all of this l...

Written: 04/08/2009 14:59 by: treece4 View

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 ...