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: 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: 03/27/2009 22:16 by: Texas Outdoors View

Pack the binoculars and wing it to one of these seven perches, from the Big Thicket to Weslaco World travelers migrate to the Texas coast for the astounding variety of birds that congregate here. Yet birding remains a mystery to many Americans. It shouldn’t be. You don’t have to spend a fortun...

Written: 09/29/2008 12:05 by: treece4 View

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?

Written: 09/26/2008 13:24 by: treece4 View

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. 

Written: 09/13/2008 16:36 by: treece4 View

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.

Written: 06/08/2007 09:07 by: Texas Outdoors View

East Texas Food Plot Plan for the Parrish Property (June 2005 –May 2006)             More Deer, Bigger Deer… Period! Prepared by Wildlife Biologist John Schwarzlose, June 9th, 2005 on behalf of TEXLA Wildlife   Before coming to work for Texas Wildlife Unlimi...

Written: 05/16/2007 11:28 by: Texas Outdoors View

(From Europe) This is a feral hog that has been released into the wild. This hog comes in all colors ranging from black, white, red, brown, or spotted. The mature males have tusks protruding from the upper and lower gums. The lower tusks are measured for the book. A large male can weigh over 400 p...